The Torah · Old Testament
Genesis
Genesis is book 1 of 66 and belongs to the Torah in the Old Testament. It has 50 chapters, each with source-checked General, Historical and Literary context. 326 people are indexed in its passages.
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Chapters
- Genesis 1: Creation declared good
The chapter begins with God creating the heavens and earth, then describes light, sky, dry land, vegetation, lights in the heavens and living… - Genesis 2: Life and companionship in Eden
God finishes the work of creation, rests on the seventh day, and blesses and sanctifies it. The account then turns to the man formed from dust and… - Genesis 3: Hiding and departure from Eden
The serpent questions the command about eating from the garden's trees and denies the warning of death. The woman eats the fruit and gives some to… - Genesis 4: A brother’s blood and a growing family
Cain and Abel bring offerings from their work in the fields and with sheep. God regards Abel and his offering, while Cain becomes angry when his own… - Genesis 5: Generations that lead to Noah
The genealogy begins by recalling humanity's creation in God's likeness and the blessing of male and female. It then follows a line from Adam through… - Genesis 6: Preparing an ark amid violence
After a brief account of the sons of God, the daughters of men and mighty people, the chapter describes continual human wickedness and an earth… - Genesis 7: The flood and those within the ark
Noah is told to bring his household into the ark and take the creatures needed to preserve life. The warning gives seven days before forty days and… - Genesis 8: Waiting for the waters to recede
God remembers Noah and the creatures in the ark, sends a wind and brings the floodwaters into retreat. The ark rests, mountain tops appear, and Noah… - Genesis 9: Covenant and a troubled household
God blesses Noah and his sons, calls them to multiply, permits living creatures as food and forbids eating flesh with its blood. Human bloodshed… - Genesis 10: Families and nations after the flood
The chapter traces the families of Noah's sons after the flood. It lists descendants of Japheth, Ham and Shem, repeatedly connecting families with… - Genesis 11: Babel and the generations leading to Abram
People sharing one language settle in Shinar and plan a city and tower. They want to make a name and avoid being scattered. The Lord comes down… - Genesis 12: The call to Abram and the journey to Egypt
The Lord calls Abram to leave his country, relatives and father's house for a land he will be shown, promising blessing, a great nation and a great… - Genesis 13: Abram and Lot take separate paths
Abram returns from Egypt with Sarai, Lot and his possessions, and calls on the Lord at the place of his earlier altar. The possessions of Abram and… - Genesis 14: Lot is rescued and Abram meets two kings
A war between four kings and five leads to the capture of Lot and the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah. An escapee brings news to Abram, who arms 318… - Genesis 15: An heir and a covenant promise
The Lord addresses Abram in a vision as his shield and reward, and Abram asks about remaining childless. He is promised an heir from his own body and… - Genesis 16: Hagar is found in the wilderness
Sarai, who has no children, gives her Egyptian handmaid Hagar to Abram as a wife. Hagar conceives and begins to despise Sarai. After Sarai complains… - Genesis 17: New names and the covenant sign
The Lord appears to Abram at ninety-nine and calls him to walk before him and be perfect. The everlasting covenant promise includes many nations… - Genesis 18: Visitors, a promised son and an appeal for Sodom
Abraham welcomes three visitors at Mamre and prepares a meal. A son is promised to Sarah, who hears from the tent and laughs within herself because… - Genesis 19: Lot escapes Sodom and faces a troubled aftermath
Two angels enter Sodom and accept Lot's hospitality. A mob surrounds his house and demands the guests for sexual abuse. Lot offers his daughters… - Genesis 20: Abimelech returns Sarah after a warning
In Gerar, Abraham calls Sarah his sister, and King Abimelech takes her. God warns the king in a dream that she is married. Abimelech has not… - Genesis 21: Isaac is born, Hagar finds water and a well is secured
Sarah bears Isaac at the promised time, and Abraham names and circumcises him. After reporting the child's weaning feast, the account describes Sarah… - Genesis 22: Isaac is spared and a ram is offered
God tests Abraham by commanding him to take Isaac, the son he loves, to Moriah and offer him as a burnt offering. Abraham travels with Isaac and two… - Genesis 23: Abraham buys a burial place for Sarah
Sarah dies at one hundred and twenty-seven in Hebron, and Abraham mourns and weeps for her. Calling himself a stranger and sojourner, he asks the… - Genesis 24: Rebekah agrees to leave and becomes Isaac's wife
Abraham sends his senior household servant to find a wife for Isaac among his kindred. Isaac must not be taken back there, and the servant is… - Genesis 25: Abraham dies and Esau sells his birthright
The chapter names Abraham's children through Keturah, reports his gifts to the sons of his concubines, and says he gives all he has to Isaac. Abraham… - Genesis 26: Isaac faces disputes over wells and makes a covenant
During a famine, Isaac goes to Gerar. The Lord tells him not to go to Egypt and repeats the promises made to Abraham. Isaac calls Rebekah his sister… - Genesis 27: Jacob obtains Isaac's blessing through deception
Isaac, old and unable to see, asks Esau to prepare game so he can bless him. Rebekah overhears and directs Jacob to bring goats for a meal she will… - Genesis 28: Jacob dreams at Bethel and makes a vow
Isaac blesses Jacob and sends him to his mother's family to marry, forbidding a Canaanite wife. Esau sees his father's displeasure with Canaanite… - Genesis 29: Jacob marries Leah and Rachel, and Leah bears four sons
At a well, Jacob meets shepherds from Haran and learns that Rachel is coming with Laban's sheep. He rolls away the stone, waters her flock, kisses… - Genesis 30: Children are born amid rivalry, and Jacob's flocks increase
Rachel envies Leah and gives her handmaid Bilhah to Jacob as a wife. Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali. Leah gives Zilpah, who bears Gad and Asher. After… - Genesis 31: Jacob leaves Laban and makes a covenant at Gilead
As relations with Laban's household worsen, the Lord tells Jacob to return to his kindred. Jacob tells Rachel and Leah about changed wages and divine… - Genesis 32: Jacob prepares to meet Esau and wrestles through the night
Angels of God meet Jacob, and he names the place Mahanaim. He sends messengers to Esau in Seir and learns that his brother is coming with four… - Genesis 33: Esau welcomes Jacob, and the brothers take separate routes
Seeing Esau approach with four hundred men, Jacob arranges his household and goes ahead, bowing seven times. Esau runs to meet him, embraces and… - Genesis 34: Dinah is assaulted, and her brothers attack the city
Shechem takes and rapes Dinah, Leah and Jacob's daughter. The account then describes his attachment to her and his request to marry her. Jacob waits… - Genesis 35: Jacob returns to Bethel amid births and deaths
God directs Jacob to Bethel. Jacob tells his household to put away foreign gods, cleanse themselves and change their clothes; he hides the gods and… - Genesis 36: Esau's family, Seir's chiefs and Edom's kings
The chapter identifies Esau with Edom and lists his wives and children. His household leaves the vicinity of Jacob because their livestock and wealth… - Genesis 37: Joseph is sold, and Jacob mourns a son he thinks is dead
Seventeen-year-old Joseph brings his father a bad report about his brothers. Israel favors him and gives him a special coat. Joseph's dreams of… - Genesis 38: Tamar presents Judah's pledge, and he acknowledges his failure
Judah's sons are Er, Onan and Shelah. Er marries Tamar, but the Lord kills him for wickedness. Onan is told to provide offspring for his dead… - Genesis 39: Joseph refuses his master's wife and is imprisoned
Potiphar buys Joseph in Egypt. The Lord is with Joseph, and his master puts the household and possessions under his care. Potiphar's wife repeatedly… - Genesis 40: Two dreams are fulfilled, but Joseph is forgotten
Pharaoh imprisons his chief cupbearer and chief baker after they offend him. Joseph is assigned to serve them. Both have dreams on the same night… - Genesis 41: Joseph prepares Egypt for famine after interpreting Pharaoh's dreams
Two full years later, Pharaoh dreams of seven thin cows consuming seven fat cows, then of seven thin heads of grain consuming seven full ones. His… - Genesis 42: Joseph recognizes his brothers and keeps Simeon while they return home
Jacob sends ten sons to buy grain in Egypt, keeping Benjamin home because he fears harm. The brothers bow before Joseph, who recognizes them while… - Genesis 43: Benjamin goes to Egypt, and the brothers dine with Joseph
With the grain exhausted and famine continuing, Jacob tells his sons to return to Egypt. Judah insists that Benjamin must go and promises to answer… - Genesis 44: The planted cup is found, and Judah offers himself for Benjamin
Joseph orders his steward to fill the brothers' sacks, return their money and place his silver cup in Benjamin's sack. After they leave, he sends the… - Genesis 45: Joseph reveals himself and invites his family to Egypt
Joseph sends the attendants out and makes himself known to his brothers, weeping loudly enough for the Egyptians and Pharaoh's household to hear. He… - Genesis 46: Jacob travels to Egypt and meets Joseph in Goshen
Israel journeys to Beersheba and offers sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. God speaks in a night vision, telling him not to fear going to… - Genesis 47: Jacob's family settles while famine transfers land and labor to Pharaoh
Joseph presents five brothers to Pharaoh. They explain that they are shepherds seeking pasture because of the famine, and Pharaoh permits settlement… - Genesis 48: Jacob counts Joseph's sons as his own and puts Ephraim first
Joseph brings Manasseh and Ephraim to his sick father. Jacob recalls God's appearance and promise at Luz, then claims Joseph's two sons as his own… - Genesis 49: Jacob addresses his twelve sons and gives his burial instructions
Jacob gathers his sons to speak about what lies ahead. He rebukes Reuben for defiling his bed and condemns Simeon and Levi's violence, cursing their… - Genesis 50: Jacob is buried in Canaan, and Joseph leaves an oath about his bones
Joseph weeps over his father and has the physicians embalm him. After the mourning, he seeks Pharaoh's permission to fulfill his burial oath and…
