Genesis (1 Book Moses) is book number 1 of the Bible. It contains 50 chapters.
Contents by chapter
- The story of how God created the earth and men.
- How Adam and Eve were created and put into the garden of Eden.
- Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge.
- Cain kills Abel.
- A record from the people from Adam to Noah.
- God orders Noah to build the ark.
- The earth is flooded for 150 days.
- Noah and all the animals get out of the ark again.
- God makes a covenant with Noah.
- A list of Noah's descendants.
- The Tower of Babel, list of people from Shem to Abram
- Abram and Lot leave their home country and go to Egypt.
- Abram and Lot separate.
- Abram rescues Lot.
- God's covenant with Abram.
- Abram marries Hagar who then gives birth to Ishmael.
- The covenant of circumcision, Abram is now called Abraham and Sarai is called Sarah.
- Three vistors come to Abraham and he pleads for Sodom and Gomorrah
- Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed, Lot and his daughters are saved.
- Abraham moves to Gerar and has contact with Abimelech.
- Sarah's first child Isaac, Hagar and Ishmael are sent away.
- Abraham about to sacrifice his son Isaac.
- Sarah dies.
- Isaac finds his wive Rebekah.
- Death of Abraham, family history of Ishmael and birth of Esau and Jacob.
- Isaac goes to Abimelech.
- Jacob tricks Esau.
- Jacob gets Isaac's blessing and receives a dream from God.
- Jacob arrives in Paddan Aram and marries Leah and Rachel.
- Jacob's family grows and he tricks Laban so that he gets lots of goats and lambs.
- Jacob goes back to the land of Canaan; pursued by Laban.
- Jacob prepares to meet Esau again, wrestles with God and is now called Israel.
- Jacob and Esau meet.
- Dinah is raped by Shechem after which Simeon and Levi kill the whole town for revenge.
- Jacob goes to Bethel, Rachel and Isaac die.
- Descendants of Esau.
- Joseph has dreams, is then sold to Egypt by his brothers.
- Judah's children Er, Onan and Shelah.
- Joseph is put into prison because of Potiphar's wive.
- Joseph interprets the dreams of two prisoners.
- The Pharaoh has dreams and Joseph is asked to interpret them. Joseph then becomes master over all of Egypt.
- Joseph's brothers go to Egypt to get food during the famine.
- Joseph's brothers go to Egypt for the second time.
- Joseph tricks his brothers and threatens to put Benjamin into prison.
- Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers.
- Jacob goes to Egypt; the descendants of Jacob
- Jacob and his family settle in Rameses, Joseph handles the famine.
- Manasseh and Ephraim are blessed.
- Jacob prophesies over his children and dies.
- Jacob is buried, Joseph dies.
Trivia
In this book 315 people, 37 peoples and 1 pagan god were added to the Bible genealogy.
