Genesis is the name of the first book of the Bible. The name is of Greek origin and refers to the creation of the earth, and the roots of the children of Israel, whose story the rest of the Bible tells.
Chapters[]
- Genesis 1-5, the beginning to the first mention of Noah
- Genesis 6-9, the decadence of the antediluvians to the flood
- Genesis 10-11, Noah's genealogy to Abram
- Genesis 12-17, Abram's exodus to his renaming and circumcision
- Genesis 18-21, the announcement of Isaac's birth to Isaac's birth
- Genesis 22-23, Abraham's sacrifice to Sarah's death
- Genesis 24-26, Isaac's marriage to Esau's unfavorable marriage
- Genesis 27-31, Jacob's exodus from Esau to Jacob's exodus from Laban
- Genesis 32-36, Jacob's name change to his father's death
- Genesis 37-42, Joseph being sold until the famine
- Genesis 43-45, Israel's sons' voyage to Egypt, to when they all return
- Genesis 46-50, Israel's voyage to Egypt, to his death and burial
The Old Testament |
Hexateuch | Genesis · Exodus · Leviticus · Numbers · Deuteronomy · Joshua |
History | Judges · Ruth · I Samuel | II Samuel · I Kings · II Kings · I Chronicles · II Chronicles · Ezra · Nehemiah · Esther |
Wisdom |
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes · Song of Solomon |
Major Prophets | Isaiah · Jeremiah · Lamentation · Ezekiel · Daniel |
Minor Prophets | Hosea · Joel · Amos · Obadiah · Jonah · Micah · Nahum · Habakkuk · Zephaniah · Haggai · Zechariah · Malachi |