Old Testament Pentateuch 50 chapters
Genesis
The book of beginnings — creation, the fall of humanity, the flood, and God's covenant promises to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. God chooses one family through whom He will bless all nations.
Outline
- Ch. 1–2 Creation of the world and humanity; the garden of Eden
- Ch. 3–5 The fall; Cain and Abel; genealogy from Adam to Noah
- Ch. 6–9 The flood; God's covenant with Noah (rainbow sign)
- Ch. 10–11 Table of nations; the tower of Babel
- Ch. 12–25 Abraham: call and covenant (12, 15, 17), Sodom and Gomorrah (18–19), birth of Isaac (21), the near-sacrifice of Isaac (22)
- Ch. 25–28 Isaac and his sons; Jacob steals Esau's blessing (27)
- Ch. 28–36 Jacob: ladder vision (28), Laban and marriages (29–31), wrestling with God, renamed Israel (32)
- Ch. 37–50 Joseph: sold into slavery (37), rise in Egypt (39–41), reconciliation with brothers (42–45), Israel settles in Egypt (46–50)