04 Genesis Overview

Genesis Overview Gen 1:1toGen 2:3

• A summary of the days of creation to God resting on the seventh day.

Gen 2:4-25

• An account of the creation of the plants, animals, Adam and Eve.

Gen 3:1-19

• The deception of Eve and the sin of Adam.

• Entry of evil, suffering, death and toil.

• Knowledge of good and evil.

Gen 3:20-24

• Expulsion from the garden of Eden.

Gen 4:1-16

• Cain and Abel are born.

• Cain kills Abel.

Gen 4:17-26

• Account of Cain and descendants.

• Birth of Seth.

Gen 5:1-32

• Book of the generations of Adam.

• Genealogy from Adam to Noah and his sons .

Gen 6:1-17

• Mankind has become so corrupt that God is going to destroy the land animals and birds with a flood.

Gen 6:9toGen 9:29

• Records of the generations of Noah.

• Account of Noah’s life.

• Institution of the death penalty for murder.

Gen 7:6toGen 8:13

• Flood account.

Gen 10:1toGen 11:9

• Records of the sons of Noah.

• The dispersion from the tower of Babel.

Gen 11:10-26

• Records of the generations of Shem.

Gen 11:27-32

• Records of the generations of Terah.

Gen 12:1toGen 25:10

• Record of Abraham’s life.

• Move from Haran to Canaan.

• Promise of God to Abraham that his descendants would possess the land of Canaan and that God would make nations of his descendants.

• The covenant of circumcision is established.

• Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

• Birth of Isaac.

Gen 21:3toGen 35:29

• Life of Isaac.

• Testing of Abraham regarding Isaac.

Gen 25:12-17

• Records of the generations of Ishmael.

Gen 25:19toGen 35:29

• Records of the generations of Isaac.

• Birth of Esau and Jacob.

Gen 36:1toGen 37:1

• Records of the generations of Esau.

Gen 37:1toGen 50:26

• Records of the generations of Jacob.