Genesis
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The Book of Genesis
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Genesis 1:1-2:3 In the Beginning
Genesis 2:4-25 Adam and Even in Eden
Genesis 5:1-32 Genealogy from Adam to Noah
Genesis 6:1-22 Sin Before the Flood; Noah Builds the Ark
Genesis 7:1-24 The Waters Rise
Genesis 8:1-19 The Waters Recede
Genesis 8:20-9:17 God's Covenant with Noah
Genesis 9:18-29 The Sin of Ham
Genesis 10:1-32 The Table of Nations
Genesis 11:1-9 The Tower of Babel
Genesis 11:10-32 Genealogy from Shem to Abram
Genesis 12:1-9 The Call of Abram
Genesis 12:10-20 Abram, Sarai, and Pharaoh in Egypt
Genesis 13:1-18 Abram and Lot Separate
Genesis 14:1-24 Abram Rescues Lot; Tithes to Melchizedek
Genesis 15:1-21 God's Covenant with Abram
Genesis 16:1-16 Abram, Hagar, and Ishmael
Genesis 17:1-27 The Covenant of Circumcision
Genesis 18:1-15 The Three Visitors; Sarah Laughs
Genesis 18:16-33 Abraham Bargains for Sodom
Genesis 19:1-29 Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed
Genesis 19:30-38 Lot & His Daughters
Genesis 20:1-18 Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech
Genesis 21:1-34 The Birth of Isaac
Genesis 22:1-24 Abraham and Isaac
Genesis 23:1-20 The Death of Sarah
Genesis 24:1-67 Isaac and Rebekah
Genesis 25:1-18 The Death of Abraham; Account of Ishmael
Genesis 25:19-34 Birth of Esau and Jacob; Transfer of Birthright
Genesis 26:1-35 Isaac, Rebekah, and Abimelech
Genesis 27:1-28:9 Jacob Steals Esau's Blessing and Flees
Genesis 28:10-22 Jacob's Dream of the Ladder at Bethel
Genesis 29:1-30 Jacob at Laban's; Marries Leah and Rachel
Genesis 29:31-30:24 Jacob, Leah, Rachel, and their Children
Genesis 30:25-43 Jacob's Flocks Increase
Genesis 31:1-55 Jacob Flees from Laban
Genesis 32:1-21 Jacob Flees from Esau
Genesis 32:22-32 Jacob Wrestles with God at Peniel
Genesis 33:1-20 Jacob Meets Esau
Genesis 34:1-31 Dinah and the Shechemites
Genesis 35:1-15 Jacob's Return to Bethel
Genesis 35:16-29 Deaths of Rachel and Isaac
Genesis 36:1-43 The Account of Esau/Edom
Genesis 37:1-11 Joseph's Dreams
Genesis 37:12-36 Joseph Sold into Slavery
Genesis 38:1-30 Judah and Tamar
Genesis 39:1-23 Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
Genesis 40:1-23 The Cupbearer and the Baker
Genesis 41:1-40 Joseph and Pharaoh's Dreams
Genesis 41:41-57 Joseph in Charge of Egypt
Genesis 42:1-38 Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt
Genesis 43:1-34 The Second Trip to Egypt
Genesis 44:1-34 The Silver Cup in a Sack
Genesis 45:1-28 Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers
Genesis 46:1-34 Jacob Goes to Egypt
Genesis 47:1-31 Jacob Blesses Pharaoh; Joseph and the Famine
Genesis 48:1-22 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
Genesis 49:1-28 Jacob Blesses His Sons
Genesis 49:29-50:14 Jacob Dies and is Buried
Genesis 50:15-26 Joseph Reassures His Brothers; Joseph's Death
