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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
  
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'''Relationship to Old Testament.''' The relationship of Genesis to even larger blocks of text is discussed at '''[[Old Testament: Organization | Organization and Overview of the Old Testament]]''' and '''[[Five Books of Moses]]'''.
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'''Relationship to Old Testament.''' Genesis is the first book of the Old Testament. It explains the origin of the world, of mankind, and of the House of Israel. The relationship of Genesis to the Old Testament as a whole, and to the five books of Moses in particular, is discussed at [[Old Testament: Organization]].
  
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'''Story.''' Genesis is the first book of the Old Testament. It explains the origin of the world, of mankind, and of the House of Israel as the Lord's covenant people. Genesis consists of a series of four "cycles" or collections of stories:
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'''Story.''' Genesis is composed as a series of four major "cycles" or collections of stories:
  
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* '''[[Genesis 1-11 | Chapters 1-11b]]: Adam-Noah cycle.''' God creates the world. God creates mankind, male and female, in his own image. How mankind came to occupy its current position in the world through the Fall. God establishes covenants with all of mankind through their father Adam, and then through their father Noah.
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* '''[[Genesis 1-11 | Genesis 1-11b]]: Adam-Noah cycle.''' God creates the world. God creates mankind, male and female, in his own image. How mankind came to occupy its current position in the world through the Fall. God establishes covenants with all of mankind through their father Adam, and then through their father Noah.
  
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* '''[[Genesis 11-25 | Chapters 11c-25a]]: Abraham cycle.''' Explains the origin of God's special covenant with Abraham. The birthright blessing under the Abrahamic Covenant then passes to the younger son Isaac, while the older son Ishmael is cast out.
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* '''[[Genesis 11-25 | Genesis 11c-25a]]: Abraham cycle.''' Explains the origin of God's special covenant with Abraham. The birthright blessing under the Abrahamic Covenant then passes to the younger son Isaac, while the older son Ishmael is cast out.
  
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* '''[[Genesis 25-35 | Chapters 25b-35]]: Jacob cycle.''' The birthright blessing under the Abrahamic Covenant is disdained by the older brother Esau and passes to the younger brother Jacob who fervently seeks it. While Jacob obtains the birthright blessing from his father Isaac through trickery, the Abrahamic Covenant is confirmed with Jacob by God himself.
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* '''[[Genesis 25-35 | Genesis 25b-35]]: Jacob cycle.''' The birthright blessing under the Abrahamic Covenant is disdained by the older brother Esau and passes to the younger brother Jacob who fervently seeks it.
  
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* '''[[Genesis 36-50 | Chapters 36-50]]: Joseph cycle.''' Joseph ends the pattern of older brothers separating themselves from the younger brother who enjoys the birthright blessing under the Abrahamic Covenant. Joseph saves his father Jacob's house temporally at the time of a great famine by gathering them to Egypt, thus creating the House of Israel. This gathering also saves the House of Israel spiritually by collecting the entire family into a single people so that all of Jacob's descendants, including all of Joseph's as well, will share in the blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant. While his brothers do bow down to him as heir of the birthright, he gathers and nourishes his brothers rather than casting them out or allowing them to wander away.
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* '''[[Genesis 36-50]]: Joseph cycle.''' Joseph ends the pattern of younger brothers receiving the birthright under the Abrahamic Covenant and of older brothers separating themselves from the full blessings of that covenant. Joseph saves his father Jacob's house temporally at the time of a great famine, thus creating the House of Israel. Joseph also saves the House of Israel spiritually by collecting all of his father's descendants into a single people so that all of Jacob's descendants, including all of Joseph's too, will share in the blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant. While his brothers do bow down to him as heir of the birthright, he gathers and nourishes his brothers rather than casting them out or allowing them to wander away.
  
 
'''Message.''' Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Genesis include:
 
'''Message.''' Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Genesis include:
  
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* '''Origin of the House of Israel.''' Genesis can be usefully understood as not a history of the origin of the world and of mankind in general, but as a history of the origin of a family (the House of Israel) and as a statement of the historical justification for that family's claim to be God's chosen people.
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* The Abrahamic Covenant.
  
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* '''The Abrahamic Covenant.''' Genesis emphasizes both the content of the Abrahamic Covenant and its passing from Abraham to Isaac to Jacob (Israel).
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* Favoring younger brothers over their older siblings.
  
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* '''Other blessings and covenants.''' The Abrahamic Covenant has center stage in Genesis, in large part because it is the covenant that distinguishes Israel as a people from all other peoples. But Genesis also records several other significant blessings and covenants.
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* Marriage within the covenant.
  
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* '''Favoring younger sons over older siblings.''' The cultural setting of Genesis clearly favors inheritance by the oldest son. The birthright blessing nevertheless passes repeatedly to younger sons Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Ephraim. This favor is sometimes shown by the younger son's father, sometimes by God, and sometimes by both.
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== Historical setting ==
  
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* '''Marriage within a preferred group.''' Great importance is placed upon marrying with a preferred family group, as seen in the lives of Isaac and of Esau and Jacob. This emphasis will continue through much of later Israelite history.
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''This heading should be brief and explain facts about the historical setting that will help a reader to understand the book. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →''
  
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* '''God's direct interaction with mankind.''' God frequently interacts directly with mankind throughout the book of Genesis: with Adam & Eve, Cain, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
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=== Difficulties in calculating earliest dates ===
  
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== Historical setting ==
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The period from the Fall to the death of Joseph in Egypt roughly corresponds to 4000 BC to 1700 BC. There is no consensus, however, about the exact dating of events during that period. This difficulty can be understood by thinking of events before Christ in four groups.
  
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Counting backwards from Christ, there is broad scholarly consensus that Solomon reigned from 970-931 BC. From this it is not too difficult to count back and determine that Saul began to reign in 1049 BC.<ref>Steinmann, ''From Abraham to Paul'', 37-44, 106 & n.165, 111-15, noting that these dates for Solomon's reign are widely accepted as one of the principal known anchor points from which the rest of the Old Testament chronology can be calculated; Finegan, ''Handbook of Biblical Chronology'', 249-50; Thiele, ''Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings'', 67-78. See [[Old Testament: Historical Overview]] for further details on dating the reigns of Saul, David, and Solomon.</ref> Scholarly disagreement about dates more recent than 1049 BC usually involve a difference of less than five years.
  
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Purposes of this historical overview section include: (1) providing a sense of how much the lives of the patriarchs overlapped, something that is often not apparent from the way in which narrative text is divided up; and (2) providing chronological anchor points that are both verifiable and internally consistent for use when working on subpages. The historical data on this page for events prior to Abraham is merely a summary that relies upon the detailed discussion and documentation at [[Genesis 5 | Chapter 5-6a]] and [[Genesis 11 | Chapter 10-11a]]. Another detailed account from Adam to Abraham that incorporates modern revelation is located at [[Moses]]. A broader treatment of the history of ancient Israel, including Genesis, is found at [[Old Testament: Historical Overview]].
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Next is the date of the Exodus. There is broad scholarly consensus that the Exodus occurred in either 1250 BC or 1446 BC. But there is not a consensus about which of these two dates is correct. There is broad agreement that following the Exodus, Moses led Israel for 40 years and Joshua for about another 27 years, for a total of about 67 years. But the length of the period between Joshua and Saul, the period covered by the book of Judges, is not settled. So here one must choose between two dates that are 196 years apart. (See the lengthy footnotes at [[Old Testament: Historical Overview]] for the arguments in favor of each of these two dates).
  
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Third is the length of time that Israel was in Egypt prior to the Exodus. There is broad scholarly consensus that the Israelite sojourn in Egypt lasted either 215 years or 430 years. But again there is not a consensus about which of these two lengths of time is correct. Here one must choose between two dates that are 215 years apart. (Again see the lengthy footnotes at [[Old Testament: Historical Overview]] for a discussion of the arguments in favor of each of these two positions).
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The period from the Fall to the death of Joseph in Egypt roughly corresponds to 4000 BC to 1700 BC. There is no consensus, however, about the exact dating of events during that period.<ref>The difficulty in dating events in Genesis can be understood by thinking of events before Christ in four groups: '''(1)''' Counting backwards from Christ, there is broad scholarly consensus that Solomon reigned from 970-931 BC. From this it is not too difficult to count back and determine that Saul began to reign in 1049 BC. Steinmann, ''From Abraham to Paul'', 37-44, 106 & n.165, 111-15, noting that these dates for Solomon's reign are widely accepted as one of the principal known anchor points from which the rest of the Old Testament chronology can be calculated; Finegan, ''Handbook of Biblical Chronology'', 249-50; Thiele, ''Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings'', 67-78. See [[Old Testament: Historical Overview]] for further details on dating the reigns of Saul, David, and Solomon. Scholarly disagreement about dates more recent than 1049 BC usually involve a difference of less than five years. '''(2)''' Next is the date of the Exodus. There is broad scholarly consensus that the Exodus occurred in either 1250 BC or 1446 BC. But there is not a consensus about which of these two dates is correct. There is broad agreement that following the Exodus, Moses led Israel for 40 years and Joshua for about another 27 years, for a total of about 67 years. But the length of the period between Joshua and Saul, the period covered by the book of Judges, is not settled. So here one must choose between two dates that are 196 years apart. (See the lengthy footnotes at [[Old Testament: Historical Overview]] for the arguments in favor of each of these two dates). '''(3)''' Next is the length of time that Israel was in Egypt prior to the Exodus. There is broad scholarly consensus that the Israelite sojourn in Egypt lasted either 215 years or 430 years. But again there is not a consensus about which of these two lengths of time is correct. Here one must choose between two dates that are 215 years apart. (Again see the lengthy footnotes at [[Old Testament: Historical Overview]] for a discussion of the arguments in favor of each of these two positions). '''(4)''' Finally, there is broad consensus that according to Genesis the length of time from the Fall of Adam and Eve until Jacob moved all of his household to Egypt was 2,238 years. This number is easily derived from the genealogical and chronological data discussed in greater detail below. (Since the age difference between each father and son is given only in whole years, it is reasonable to expect that twenty rounding errors averaging half a year each could accumulate to a total error of about ten years, or a little less than one half of one percent). But there is still a choice to made here as well since the Joseph Smith Translation manuscripts make changes during the first twelve generations from Adam to Arphaxad that add another 128 years to this total. (See [[Moses]] for a discussion of those changes). '''Thus''' the calculation of the date for the Fall is (either 1250 BC or 1446 BC for the date of the Exodus) + (either 215 years or 430 years for the sojourn in Egypt) + (either 2238 years per Genesis or 2366 years per the JST) to yield eight different possible dates ranging from 3703 BC at the shortest to 4242 BC at the longest.</ref> To sidestep this difficulty, dates on the wiki pages addressing Genesis generally: (1) count time forward from the fall of Adam and Eve rather than trying to count backward in years BC through the period of the judges and the sojourn in Egypt; and (2) do so according to the information provided in Genesis rather than the JST.
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Fourth, there is broad consensus that according to Genesis the length of time from the Fall of Adam and Eve until Jacob moved all of his household to Egypt was 2,238 years. This number is easily derived from the genealogical and chronological data discussed in greater detail below. (Since the age difference between each father and son is given only in whole years, it is reasonable to expect that twenty rounding errors averaging half a year each could accumulate to a total error of about ten years, or a little less than one half of one percent). But there is still a choice to made here as well since the Joseph Smith Translation manuscripts make changes during the first twelve generations from Adam to Arphaxad that add another 128 years to this total. (See [[Moses]] for a discussion of those changes).
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Thus the calculation of the date for the Fall is (either 1250 BC or 1446 BC for the date of the Exodus) + (either 215 years or 430 years for the sojourn in Egypt) + (either 2238 years per Genesis or 2366 years per the JST) to yield eight different possible dates ranging from 3703 BC at the shortest to 4242 BC at the longest.
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To sidestep these uncertainties, dates on the wiki pages addressing Genesis generally: (1) count time forward from the fall of Adam and Eve rather than trying to count backward in years BC through the period of the judges and the sojourn in Egypt; and (2) do so according to the information provided in Genesis and do not include the additional 128 years given in the JST.
  
 
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=== Historical overview ===
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Purposes of this historical overview section include: (1) providing a sense of how much the lives of the patriarchs overlapped, something that is often not apparent from the way in which narrative text is divided up; and (2) providing chronological anchor points that are both verifiable and internally consistent for use when working on subpages. The historical data on this page for events prior to Abraham is merely a summary that relies upon the detailed discussion and documentation at [[Genesis 5 | Chapter 5-6a]] and [[Genesis 11 | Chapter 10-11a]]. Another detailed account from Adam to Abraham that incorporates modern revelation is located at [[Moses]]. A broader treatment of the history of ancient Israel, including Genesis, is found at [[Old Testament: Historical Overview]].
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Genesis recounts the history of the world beginning with the Creation and continuing up through the establishment of the House of Israel, or through 24 generations from about 4000 BC to about 1700 BC.
 
Genesis recounts the history of the world beginning with the Creation and continuing up through the establishment of the House of Israel, or through 24 generations from about 4000 BC to about 1700 BC.
  
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== Discussion ==
 
== Discussion ==
  
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''This section is for detailed discussion such as the meaning of a symbol, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout a passage, or insights that can be further developed in the future. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →''
  
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=== Origin of the House of Israel ===
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* '''"These are the generations of."''' The phrase "These are the generations of X" is used to break up Genesis into its major constituent parts, as shown on [[#Complete outline and page map | the complete outline below]]. This phrase can be understood as "These are the descendants of X," or "This is what followed after X." This phrase introduces separate sections in the book of Genesis for Abraham and Jacob, but not for Isaac. Thus, while the phrase "Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" appears frequently in the scriptures, including in Genesis, it is apparent from the outline below that Genesis does not include a separate cycle for Isaac.
  
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Genesis can be usefully understood as not a history of the origin of the world and of mankind in general, but as a history of the origin of a family (the House of Israel) and as a statement of the historical justification for that family's claim to be God's chosen people.
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== Complete outline and page map ==
  
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=== Blessings and covenants ===
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''This heading contains an outline for the entire book. Items in blue or purple text indicate hyperlinked pages that address specific portions of the book. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →''
  
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The Abrahamic Covenant has center stage in Genesis, in large part because it is the covenant that distinguishes Israel as a people from all other peoples. But Genesis also records several other significant blessings and covenants.
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[[Genesis 1-11 | '''I. Adam-Noah cycle (Genesis 1-11b)''']] <br>
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:● ''Book 1: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/1.1?lang=eng 1:1]) <br>
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:[[Genesis 1 | '''A. The creation (Chapter 1)''']] <br>
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::• Day 1: sun ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/1.1-5?lang=eng 1:1-5])
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::• Day 2: firmament ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/1.6-8?lang=eng#5 1:6-8])
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::• Day 3: dry land and plant life ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/1.9-13?lang=eng#8 1:9-13])
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::• Day 4: lights in the sky: sun, moon, and stars ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/1.14-19?lang=eng#13 1:14-19])
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::• Day 5: fish and birds ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/1.20-23?lang=eng#19 1:20-23])
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::• Day 6: land animals and mankind ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/1.24-31?lang=eng#23 1:24-31])
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::• Day 7: Sabbath rest ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/2.1-3?lang=eng 2:1-3])
  
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:● ''Book 2: "These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/2.4?lang=eng#3 2:4]) <br>
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:[[Genesis 2-3 | '''B. The fall (Chapter 2-3)''']]
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::a. Adam, placed in Garden, commanded not to eat tree of knowledge ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/2.4-17?lang=eng#3 2:4-17])
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:::b. Lord says not good to be alone, Eve, unaware naked ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/2.18-25?lang=eng#17 2:18-25])
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::::c. serpent induces Eve to transgress by eating fruit ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/3.1-5?lang=eng 3:1-5])
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:::::d. Adam & Eve eat and discover nakedness ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/3.6-7?lang=eng#5 3:6-7])
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::::c. where art thou? Adam & Eve admit eating fruit ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/3.8-13?lang=eng#7 3:8-13])
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:::b. Lord pronounces curses, ground cursed for man’s sake, coats ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/3.14-21?lang=eng#13 3:14-21])
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::a. Adam and Eve know good from evil, driven from Garden, prevented from eating of tree of life ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/3.22-24?lang=eng#21 3:22-24])
  
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The cultural setting of Genesis clearly favors inheritance by the oldest son. The birthright blessing nevertheless passes repeatedly to younger sons Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Ephraim. This favor is sometimes shown by the younger son's father, sometimes by God, and sometimes by both.
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:[[Genesis 4 | '''C. Non-birthright line: Cain and Lamech (Chapter 4)''']]
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::1. Cain and Abel born ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.1-2?lang=eng 4:1-2])
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:::2. Cain kills Abel ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.3-16?lang=eng#2 4:3-16])
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::::a. Lord accepts Abel’s offering of sheep, but not Cain’s of produce ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.3-5?lang=eng#2 4:3-5])
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::::::c. Lord warns Cain not to sin ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.6-7?lang=eng#5 4:6-7])
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:::::::d. Cain kills Abel ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.8?lang=eng#7 4:8])
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::::::c. where is Abel? Cain denies knowledge of his brother ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.9?lang=eng#8 4:9])
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:::::b. Cain cursed as a fugitive, ground cursed against him ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.10-12?lang=eng#9 4:10-12])
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::::a. Cain driven from God and man, mark to prevent vengeance ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.13-16?lang=eng#12 4:13-16])
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:::2. Lamech's genealogy, kills Irad ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.17-24?lang=eng#16 4:17-24])
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::::• genealogical list of Lamech’s ancestors ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.16-18?lang=eng#15 4:17-18])
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::::• genealogical list of Lamech’s descendants ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.19-22?lang=eng#18 4:19-22])
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::::• Lamech kills and will be avenged even as Cain ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.23-24?lang=eng#22 4:23-24])
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::1. Seth as a son in place of Abel, and Seth’s son ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4.25-26?lang=eng#24 4:25-26])
  
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:● ''Book 3: "This is the book of the generations of Adam ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.1?lang=eng 5:1]) <br>
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:[[Genesis 5 | '''D. Birthright genealogy: Adam to Noah's three sons (Chapter 5-6a)''']] <br>
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::• genealogical list for generations 1-10 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5?lang=eng 5:1-32])
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::• wickedness of the sons of God ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/6.1-8?lang=eng 6:1-8])
  
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Great importance is placed upon marrying with a preferred family group, as seen in the lives of Isaac and of Esau and Jacob. This emphasis will continue through much of later Israelite history.
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:● ''Book 4: "These are the generations of Noah ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/6.9?lang=eng#8 6:9]) <br>
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:[[Genesis 6-9 | '''A-B. Re-creation through the flood (Chapter 6b-9)''']]
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::a. earth corrupt, Lord repents of creation and plans destruction ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/6.9-13?lang=eng#5 6:9-13])
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:::b. told to build ark, covenant to be established with Noah ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/6.14-22?lang=eng#13 6:14-22])
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::::c. enter ark, flood begins, waters rise, 7 + 40 + 150 days ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/7?lang=eng 7:1-24])
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::::c. waters recede, flood ends, leave ark, 150 + 40 + 7 + 7 days ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/8?lang=eng 8:1-19])
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:::b. ground no longer cursed, told to multiply and replenish earth, covenant of rainbow to not again flood ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/8.20-22?lang=eng#19 8:20-9:17])
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::a. Noah unaware naked, curses son Ham (and his son Canaan) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/9.18-29?lang=eng#17 9:18-29]) <br>
  
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:● ''Book 5: "Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japheth ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/10.1?lang=eng 10:1]) <br>
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:[[Genesis 10 | '''C. Non-birthright line: Nimrod and Babel (Chapter 10-11a)''']] <br>
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::• genealogical list, especially Nimrod king of Babel ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/10.1-32?lang=eng#3 10:1-32])
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::• Tower of Babel ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.1-9?lang=eng 11:1-9])
  
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God frequently interacts directly with mankind throughout the book of Genesis: with Adam & Eve, Cain, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
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:● ''Book 6: "These are the generations of Shem [Noah's son] ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.10?lang=eng#9 11:10]) <br>
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:[[Gen 11:10-26  | '''D. Birthright genealogy: Shem to Terah's three sons (Chapter 11b)''']] <br>
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::• genealogical list for generations 11-20 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.10-26?lang=eng#9 11:10-26])
  
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=== Identifying the principal blocks of text ===
 
  
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Identifying the principal blocks of text in Genesis is easiest by working in reverse from back to front and by focusing on the phrase "These are the generations of X." Variations on this phrase appear twelve times in Genesis and are consistently used to indicate the beginning of a new block of text. This phrase can be understood as "These are the descendants of X," or "This is what followed after X." The use of this phrase in organizing the text of Genesis can be seen in the [[#Complete outline and page map | complete outline of Genesis]] below.
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[[Genesis 11-25 | '''II. Abraham cycle (Genesis 11c-25a)''']] <br>
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:● ''Book 7: "Now these are the generations of Terah [Abraham’s father] ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.27?lang=eng#26 11:27]) <br>
  
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* '''[[Genesis 36-50 | Gen 36-50]]: Joseph Cycle.''' The last three appearances of this phrase occur in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/36.1?lang=eng Gen 36:1]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/36.9?lang=eng#8 Gen 36:9], and [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/37.2?lang=eng#1 Gen 37:2]. The first two of these instances each introduce a genealogical list of the descendants of Isaac's son Esau that collectively fill only one chapter. The story of the descendants of Isaac's other son Jacob is introduced by the third instance of this phrase. This story of Jacob's descendants fills the last fourteen chapters of Genesis and is primarily about Joseph. For simplicity, all of the stories in the entire last quarter of Genesis, including the two lists of Esau's descendants, are often referred to collectively as the Joseph Cycle.
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::[[Gen 11:27-12:20 | '''• Abraham travels to Haran, Canaan, and Egypt (Chapters 11c-12)''']]
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::::• Haran: descendants and death of Terah (11:27-32)
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::::• Canaan: promises to Abraham of posterity and land (12:1-9)
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::::• Egypt: Pharoah misled and takes Sarah into his house (12:10-20)
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::[[Gen 13:1-14:24 | '''• Abraham and Lot in Canaan (Chapter 13-14)''']]
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:::• Abraham and Lot separate (13:1-18)
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::::• Abraham and Lot travel from Egypt to Canaan (13:1-6)
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::::• Lot chooses the plain of Jordan (13:7-13)
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::::• Abraham promised the land of Canaan (13:14-18)
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:::• Abraham rescues Lot (14:1-24)
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::::• Sodom's failed rebellion (14:1-12)
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::::• Abraham rescues Lot (14:13-16)
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::::• Abraham blessed by Melchizedek (14:17-20)
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::::• Abraham refuses reward from Sodom (14:21-24)
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::• [[Gen 15:1-21 | '''Abrahamic covenant renewed (Chapter 15)''']]
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::::• descendants (15:1-6)
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::::• land (15:7-21)
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::• [[Gen 16:1-16| '''Birth of Ishmael (Chapter 16)''']]
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::::• Hagar given to Abraham, conceives, despises Sarah, and flees from Sarah (16:1-6)
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::::• angel tells Hagar to return, promise re: Ishmael (16:7-14)
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::::• birth of Ishmael (16:15-16)
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::• [[Gen 17:1-27 | '''Covenant of circumcision (Chapter 17)''']]
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::::• promise of descendants and land (17:1-8)
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::::• sign of circumcision (17:9-14)
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::::• Sarah promised a covenant son, Isaac (17:15-22)
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::::• Abraham circumcised (17:23-27)
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::[[Gen 18:1-19:38 | '''• Destruction of Sodom (Chapter 18-19)''']]
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:::• Abraham and the destruction of Sodom (18:1-33)
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::::• Abraham entertains visitors (18:1-8)
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::::• Sarah promised a son (18:9-15)
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::::• destruction of Sodom foretold (18:16-22)
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::::• Abraham pleads for Sodom (18:23-33)
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:::• Lot and the destruction of Sodom (19:1-38)
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::::• Lot entertains visitors (19:1-3)
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::::• men of Sodom seek to abuse visitors (19:4-11)
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::::• visitors warn Lot to flee destruction of Sodom (19:12-16)
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::::• Lot pleads for Zoar (19:17-23)
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::::• destruction of Sodom (19:24-29)
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::::• birth of Lot's two sons Moab and Ammon (19:30-38)
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::[[Gen 20:1-18 | '''• Abraham and Abimelech reconciled (Chapter 20)''']]
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::::• Abimelech misled and takes Sarah into his house (20:1-7)
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::::• Abimelech confronts Abraham (20:8-13)
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::::• Abimelech and Abraham reconciled (20:14-18)
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::[[Gen 21:1-21 | '''• Birth of Isaac (Chapter 21a)''']]
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::::• birth of Isaac (21:1-8)
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::::• Ishmael mocks, Sarah says to cast out Hagar and Ishmael (21:9-11)
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::::• God tells Abraham to allow, promise re: Ishmael (21:12-13)
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::::• angel helps Hagar to find water (21:14-21)
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::[[Gen 21:22-34 | '''• Treaty of peace with Abimelech, dispute over wells resolved (Chapter 21b)''']]
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::[[Gen 22:1-19 | '''• Abraham offers Isaac in sacrifice (Chapter 22a)''']]
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::[[Gen 22:20-24 | '''• Birth of Rebekah (Chapter 22b)''']]
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::[[Gen 23:1-20 | '''• Sarah dies, Abraham purchases cave for burial (Chapter 23)''']]
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::[[Gen 24:1-67 | '''• Abraham obtains a covenant wife for his son Isaac (Chapter 24)''']]
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::::• Abraham commissions his servant (24:1-9)
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::::• the servant's prayer at the well (24:10-14)
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::::• Rebekah at the well (24:15-28)
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::::• Laban provides for the servant (24:29-32)
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::::• the servant's account (24:33-49)
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::::• Rebekah returns with the servant (24:50-61)
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::::• Isaac and Rebekah marry (24:62-67)
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::[[Gen 25:1-11 | '''• Abraham's other children and death (Chapter 25a)''']]
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::::• Abraham's children by Keturah (25:1-6)
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::::• Abraham dies (25:7-11)
  
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* '''[[Genesis 25-35 | Gen 25b-35]]: Jacob Cycle.''' The two previous appearance of this phrase occur in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.12?lang=eng#11 Gen 25:12] and [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.18?lang=eng#18 Gen 25:19]. The first of these two instances introduces a genealogical list of the descendants of Abraham's son Ishmael that fills only seven verses. The story of the descendants of Abraham's other son Isaac is  introduced by the other instance of this phrase. This story of Isaac's two sons fills more than ten chapters and is primarily about Jacob rather than Esau. For simplicity, the entire third quarter of Genesis, including the list of Ishmael's descendants, is often called the Jacob Cycle.
 
  
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* '''[[Genesis 11-25 | Gen 11c-25a]]: Abraham Cycle.''' The previous appearance of this phrase occurs in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.27?lang=eng#26 Gen 11:27] and introduces more than fifteen chapters about the life of Terah's son Abraham. This second quarter of Genesis is often called the Abraham Cycle. While this phrase introduces story cycles in Genesis for both Abraham and Jacob, it does not introduce a separate cycle for Isaac. Thus, while the phrase "Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" appears frequently in the scriptures, including in Genesis, it is apparent that Genesis treats Isaac more as a link between Abraham and Jacob than as a separate point of focus.
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[[Genesis 25-35 | '''III. Jacob cycle (Genesis 25b-35)''']] <br>
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:● ''Book 8: "Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.12?lang=eng#11 25:12]) <br>
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:[[Gen 25:12-18 | '''Descendants of Ishmael (Chapter 25b)''']] <br>
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::• genealogical list ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.12-18?lang=eng#11 25:12-18]) <br>
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:● ''Book 9: "And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.18?lang=eng#18 25:19]) <br>
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:[[Genesis 25-26 | '''A. Father Isaac in Canaan (Chapter 25c-26)''']]
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::::• Rebekah struggles in childbirth of Esau and Jacob ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.19-26?lang=eng#18 25:19-26])
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::::• Jacob purchases Esau’s birthright ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.27-34?lang=eng#26 25:27-34])
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::::• Isaac's covenants with God and king ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/26?lang=eng 26:1-33])
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::::::a. Abrahamic covenant given to Isaac ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/26.1-5?lang=eng 26:1-5])
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:::::::b. Rebekah taken as wife by king Abimelech ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/26.6-11?lang=eng#5 26:6-11])
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:::::::b. Philistines ask Isaac to depart ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/26.12-17?lang=eng#11 26:12-17])
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::::::::c. Disputes with Philistines over wells ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/26.18-22?lang=eng#17 26:18-22])
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::::::a. Abrahamic covenant renewed with Isaac ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/26.23-25?lang=eng#22 26:23-25])
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:::::::b. Covenant of peace with king Abimelech ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/26.26-31?lang=eng#25 26:26-31])
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::::::::c. Well at Beersheba ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/26.32-33?lang=eng#31 26:32-33])
  
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* '''[[Genesis 1-11 | Gen 1-11b]]: Adam-Noah Cycle.''' Variations of this phrase occur six more times in the first eleven chapters of Genesis, which provides the key to further subdividing the first quarter of genesis into its major parts. ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/1.1?lang=eng Gen 1:1]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/2.4?lang=eng#3 2:4]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.1?lang=eng 5:1]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/6.9?lang=eng#8 6:9]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/10.1?lang=eng 10:1]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.10?lang=eng#9 11:10]). For simplicity, the entire initial quarter of Genesis is often called the Adam-Noah Cycle.
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::[[Genesis 27-28 | '''B. Jacob and Esau in conflict (Chapter 27-28)''']]
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::::• Jacob obtains Isaac’s favored blessing by trick, flees ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/26?lang=eng#34 26:34-28:9])
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::::::a. Esau’s non-covenant marriages ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/26.34-35?lang=eng#33 26:34-35])
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:::::::b. Isaac plans to bless Esau ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/27.1-5?lang=eng 27:1-5])
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::::::::c. Rebekah arranges for Isaac to bless Jacob ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/27.6-17?lang=eng#5 27:6-17])
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:::::::::d. Isaac unwittingly blesses Jacob ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/27.18-29?lang=eng#17 27:18-29])
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:::::::::d. Isaac confirms Jacob’s blessing, then blesses Esau ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/27.30-40?lang=eng#29 27:30-40])
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::::::::c. Rebekah arranges for Isaac to send Jacob to Haran ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/27.41-46?lang=eng#40 27:41-46])
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:::::::b. Isaac sends Jacob to Haran for a covenant wife ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/28.1-5?lang=eng 28:1-5])
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::::::a. Esau's covenant marriage ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/28.6-9?lang=eng#5 28:6-9])
 +
::::• Abrahamic covenant given to Jacob (Jacob's ladder) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/28.10-22?lang=eng#9 28:10-22])
  
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<div id="outline"></div>
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:::[[Genesis 29-31 | '''C. Jacob and Laban (Chapter 29-31)''']]
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::::a. Laban tricks Jacob re wife ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/29.1-30?lang=eng 29:1-30])
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== Outline and page map ==
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:::::b. Jacob blessed with children ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/29.31-35?lang=eng#30 29:31-30:24])
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:::::b. Jacob blessed with flocks ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/30:25-43?lang=eng#24 30:25-43])
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''This section contains an outline for the entire book. Items in blue or purple text indicate hyperlinked pages that address specific portions of the book. Click the "edit" link to edit or add content to this section. →''
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::::a. Jacob flees Laban and is reconciled ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/31?lang=eng 31:1-55])
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This outline is summarized on [http://www.kurtelieson.com/scriptures/101-genesis-outline.pdf this handout] and is used with the King James text of Genesis here: [http://www.kurtelieson.com/scriptures/101-newspaper-format-genesis-01-11.pdf Genesis 1-11b] • [http://www.kurtelieson.com/scriptures/101-newspaper-format-genesis-11-25.pdf 11c-25a] • [http://www.kurtelieson.com/scriptures/101-newspaper-format-genesis-25-35.pdf 25b-35] • [http://www.kurtelieson.com/scriptures/101-newspaper-format-genesis-36-50.pdf 36-50]
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[[Genesis 1-11 | '''I. Adam-Noah cycle (1-11b)''']] <br>
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'''I-A. Adam cycle (1-6a)''' <br>
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''• Book 1: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/1.1?lang=eng 1:1]) <br>
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[[Genesis 1 | A. Story of the Creation (1)]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/1?lang=eng 1:1-2:3]) <br>
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''• Book 2: "These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/2.4?lang=eng#3 2:4]) <br>
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:[[Genesis 2-3 | B. Story of Adam and Eve in the Garden and the Fall (2-3)]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/2?lang=eng 2:1-3:24]) <br>
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::[[Genesis 4 | C. Stories of murders by Cain and Lamech connected by non-birthright genealogical list to Lamech's three sons (4)]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/4?lang=eng 4:1-26])
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''• Book 3: "This is the book of the generations of Adam ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.1?lang=eng 5:1]) <br>
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:::[[Genesis 5 | D. Birthright genealogical list from Adam to Noah's three sons (5)]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5?lang=eng 5:1-32])<br>
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::::[[Genesis 5 | E. Story of pervasive wickedness and God's intent to destroy mankind (6a)]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/6.1-8?lang=eng 6:1-8])
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'''I-B. Noah cycle (6b-11b)''' <br>
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''• Book 4: "These are the generations of Noah ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/6.9?lang=eng#8 6:9]) <br>
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[[Genesis 6-9 | A'. Story of Noah and the Flood, re-creation (6b-9a)]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/6?lang=eng#8 6:9-9:19])
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:[[Genesis 10 | B'. Story of Ham disrespecting Noah's nakedness, Canaan cursed (9b)]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/9.20-29?lang=eng#19 9:20-29]) <br>
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''• Book 5: "Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/10.1?lang=eng 10:1]) <br>
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::[[Genesis 10 | C'. Non-birthright genealogical list of Noah's three sons (10)]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/10.1-32?lang=eng#3 10:1-32])
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::::[[Genesis 10 | E'. Story of the Tower of Babel and God's scattering of mankind (11a)]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.1-9?lang=eng 11:1-9]) <br>
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''• Book 6: "These are the generations of Shem [Noah's son] ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.10?lang=eng#9 11:10]) <br>
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:::[[Gen 11:10-26  | D'. Birthright genealogical list from Shem to Terah's three sons including Abraham (11b)]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.10-26?lang=eng#9 11:10-26])
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[[Genesis 11-25 | '''II. Abraham cycle (11c-25a)''']] <br>
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''• Book 7: "Now these are the generations of Terah [Abraham’s father] ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.27?lang=eng#26 11:27]) <br>
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'''[[Gen 11:27-20:18 | II-A. Abraham settles near Sodom in Northern Canaan (11c-19)]]''' <br>
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• Terah's descendants: his three sons Abraham, Nahor, and Haran (11c) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.27-32?lang=eng#26 11:27-32]) <br>
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A. Abrahamic Covenant formed (12a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/12.1-9?lang=eng 12:1-9])
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:B. My wife is my sister: Pharaoh (12b) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/12.10-20?lang=eng#9 12:10-20])
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::C. Strife among servants, peace among leaders: Lot (13a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/13.1-13?lang=eng 13:1-13])
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A. Abrahamic Covenant renewed (13b) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/13.14-18?lang=eng#13 13:14-18])
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:::D. No reward accepted from Canaanites: Rescue of Lot, blessing from Melchizedek (14) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/14?lang=eng 14:1-24])
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A. Abrahamic Covenant renewed (15) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/15?lang=eng 15:1-21])
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::::E. Birth of Ishmael, Hagar flees and returns (16) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/16?lang=eng 16:1-16])
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A. Symbolic ritual of circumcision, Abrahamic Covenant renewed (17) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/17?lang=eng 17:1-27])
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:::::F. Canaanites of Sodom rejected: Abraham pleads, Lot flees, God destroys (18-19a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/18?lang=eng 18:1-19:29]) <br>
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• Terah's descendants through his 3rd son Haran: Lot's sons Moab and Ammon (19b) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/19.30-38?lang=eng#29 19:30-38])
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'''[[Gen 21:1-25:11 | II-B. Abraham settles near Gerar in Southern Canaan (20-25a)]]''' <br>
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:B'. My wife is my sister: Abimelech (20) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/20?lang=eng 20:1-18])
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::::E'. Birth of Isaac, Hagar is cast out (21a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/21.1-21?lang=eng 21:1-21])
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::C'. Strife among servants, peace among leaders: Abimelech (21b) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/21.22-34?lang=eng#21 21:22-34])
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A' Symbolic ritual sacrifice of Isaac, Abrahamic Covenant renewed (22a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/22.1-19?lang=eng 22:1-19]) <br>
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• Terah's descendants through his 2nd son Nahor: twelve sons and Bethuel's daughter Rebekah (22b) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/22.20-24?lang=eng#19 22:20-24])
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:::D'. No gift accepted from Canaanites: Purchase of Sarah's tomb (23) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/23?lang=eng 23:1-20])
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:::::F'. Brides of Canaan rejected: Isaac marries Rebekah (24) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/24?lang=eng 24:1-67]) <br>
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• Terah's descendants through his 1st son Abraham, and death of Abraham (25a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.1-11?lang=eng 25:1-11])
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[[Genesis 25-35 | '''III. Jacob cycle (25b-35)''']] <br>
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''• Book 8: "Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.12?lang=eng#11 25:12]) <br>
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[[Gen 25:12-18 | '''● Descendants of Ishmael (25b)''']] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.12-18?lang=eng#11 25:12-18])
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''• Book 9: "And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.18?lang=eng#18 25:19]) <br>
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[[Genesis 25-28 | '''III-A. Jacob in Canaan (25c-28)''']] <br>
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A. Isaac's two sons: Jacob and Esau (25c) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.19-34?lang=eng#18 25:19-34])
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:B. Isaac deals humbly with Canaanites, treaty of peace (26) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/26?lang=eng 26:1-33])
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::C. Jacob deals trickily with Esau and flees (27-28) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/27?lang=eng 27:1-28:22])
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[[Genesis 29-31 | '''III-B. Jacob in Haran (29-31)''']]
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::::D. Laban tricks Jacob re wife after first 7 years (29a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/29.1-30?lang=eng 29:1-30])
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:::::E. Jacob blessed with children during second 7 years (29b-30a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/29.31-35?lang=eng#30 29:31-30:24])
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:::::E'. Jacob blessed with flocks during final 6 years (30b) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/30:25-43?lang=eng#24 30:25-43])
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::::D'. Jacob flees Laban and is then reconciled with Laban (31) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/31?lang=eng 31:1-55])
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[[Genesis 32-35 | '''III-A'. Jacob back in Canaan (32-35)''']]
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::[[Genesis 32-33 | '''B. Jacob and Esau reconciled (Chapter 32-33)''']]
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::C'. Jacob deals humbly with and Esau and is reconciled (32-33) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/32?lang=eng 32:1-33:20])
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::::• Jacob gives gifts to Esau ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/32:1-23?lang=eng 32:1-23])
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:B'. Jacob's sons deal trickily and proudly with Canaanites, Jacob's family flees (34-35a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/34?lang=eng 34:1-35:15])
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::::• Jacob's name changed to Israel (Jacob wrestles) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/32:24-32?lang=eng#23 32:24-32])
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A'. Jacob's sons, deaths of Rachel and Isaac (35b) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/35?lang=eng#15 35:16-29])
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::::• Jacob reconciled with Esau ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/33?lang=eng 33:1-20])
  
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:[[Genesis 34-35 | '''A. Father Jacob in Canaan (Chapter 34-35)''']]
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::::• Dina to marry king's son, brothers break covenant with king and kill city ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/34?lang=eng 34:1-31])
 +
::::• Abrahamic covenant renewed at Bethel ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/35:1-15?lang=eng 35:1-15])
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::::• Births, Rachel and Jacob die ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/35.16-29?lang=eng#15 35:16-29])
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::::::• Rachel dies in childbirth ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/35.16-20?lang=eng#15 35:16-20])
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::::::• Reuben's adultery ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/35.21-22?lang=eng#20 35:21-22a])
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::::::• Jacob's sons ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/35.22-26?lang=eng#21 35:22b-26])
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::::::• Jacob dies ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/35.27-29?lang=eng#26 35:27-29])
  
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[[Genesis 36-50 | '''IV. Joseph cycle (36-50)''']] <br>
 
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''• Book 10: "Now these are the generations of Esau ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/36.1?lang=eng 36:1]) <br>
 
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''• Book 11: "And these are the generations of Esau ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/36.9?lang=eng#8 36:9]) <br>
 
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[[Gen 36:1-43 | '''● Descendants of Esau (36)''']] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/36?lang=eng 36:1-43]) <br>
 
  
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''• Book 12: "These are the generations of Jacob ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/37.2?lang=eng#1 37:2]) <br>
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[[Genesis 36-50 | '''IV. Joseph cycle (Genesis 36-50)''']] <br>
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[[Genesis 37-41 | '''IV-A. Family disharmony and division, Joseph's tribulations (37-41a)''']] <br>
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:● ''Book 10: "Now these are the generations of Esau ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/36.1?lang=eng 36:1]) <br>
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A. Joseph's two dreams that brothers will serve him (37a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/37.1-11?lang=eng 37:1-11]) <br>
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:● ''Book 11: "And these are the generations of Esau ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/36.9?lang=eng#8 36:9]) <br>
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A'. Brothers' plans to get rid of Joseph (37b) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/37.12-36?lang=eng#11 37:12-36])
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:[[Gen 36:1-43 | '''Descendants of Esau (Chapter 36)''']] <br>
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:B. Judah a poor steward and seduced by Tamar (38) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/38?lang=eng 38:1-30])
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::• [[Gen 36:1-43 | genealogical lists]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/36?lang=eng 36:1-43]) <br>
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:B'. Joseph a good steward and resists Potiphar's wife (39) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/39?lang=eng 39:1-23])
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:● ''Book 12: "These are the generations of Jacob ..."'' ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/37.2?lang=eng#1 37:2]) <br>
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::C. Joseph interprets two prisoner dreams (40) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/40?lang=eng 40:1-23])
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:[[Genesis 37-41 | '''A. Joseph's worthiness and suffering (Chapters 37-41a)''']]
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::C'. Joseph interprets two pharoah dreams (41a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/41?lang=eng 41:1-45])
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:::[[Gen 37:1-11 | a. Joseph's two dreams that brothers will serve him]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/37.1-11?lang=eng 37:1-11])
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::::[[Gen 37:12-36 | a. Brothers' three plans to be rid of Joseph]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/37.12-36?lang=eng#11 37:12-36])
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:::[[Gen 38:1-30 | b. Judah poor steward, Tamar]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/38?lang=eng 38:1-30])
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::::[[Gen 39:1-23 | b. Joseph good steward, Potiphar's wife]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/39?lang=eng 39:1-23])
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:::[[Gen 40:1-23 | c. Joseph interprets two prisoner dreams]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/40?lang=eng 40:1-23])
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::::[[Gen 41:1-45 | c. Joseph interprets two pharoah dreams]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/41?lang=eng 41:1-45])
  
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[[Genesis 41-47 | '''IV-B. Family reunited and saved in Egypt, Joseph's greatness (41b-47a)''']]
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::[[Genesis 41-47 | '''B. Joseph saves Israel with the resources of Egypt (Chapters 41b-47a)''']]
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:::D. Pharaoh prepares for the famine (41b) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/41.46-57?lang=eng#45 41:46-57])
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:::[[Gen 41:46-57 | a. Egyptians pay all their gold for grain in 1st year]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/41.46-57?lang=eng#45 41:46-57])
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::::[[Gen 42:1-38 | b. brothers pay for grain 1st year, Simeon unwilling hostage]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/42?lang=eng 42:1-38])
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:::::[[Gen 43:1-14 | c. brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin in 2nd year]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/43.1-14?lang=eng 43:1-14])
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:::::F. Family's third trip to Egypt, Joseph nourishes family, Jacob a guest (46-47a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/46?lang=eng 46:1-47:12])
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::::::[[Gen 43:15-34 | d. brothers eat with Joseph]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/43.15-34?lang=eng#14 43:15-34])
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:::D'. Pharaoh profits from the famine and Egyptians impoverished (47b) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/47.13-26?lang=eng#12 47:13-26])
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:::::::[[Gen 44:1-17 | e. Joseph’s cup in Benjamin’s sack, brothers agree to serve Joseph]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/44.1-17?lang=eng 44:1-17])
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::::::[[Gen 44:18-34 | d. Judah a willing ransom, Joseph revealed]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/44.18-34?lang=eng#17 44:18-34])
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:::::[[Gen 45:1-28 | c. Jacob’s family invited to Egypt]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/45.1-28?lang=eng 45:1-28])
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::::[[Gen 46:1-47:12 | b. Jacob’s family given resources in Egypt in 2nd year]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/46?lang=eng 46:1-47:12])
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:::[[Gen 47:13-26 | a. Egyptians pay herds, lands, and themselves for grain in 2nd year]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/47.13-26?lang=eng#12 47:13-26])
  
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[[Genesis 47-50 | '''IV-C. Jacob and Joseph's last days in Egypt (47b-50)''']] <br>
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:[[Genesis 47-50 | '''A. Blessings and burials (Chapters 47b-50)''']]
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::C'. Jacob adopts and blesses two sons of Joseph, and blesses his own sons (48-49a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/48?lang=eng 48:1-49:28])
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:::● [[Gen 47:27-49:33 | Jacob blesses his posterity]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/47.27-31?lang=eng#26 47:27-49:33])
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A'. Brothers knowingly agree to serve Joseph (50a) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/50.15-21?lang=eng#14 50:15-21]) <br>
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::::a. Jacob desires to be buried in Canaan ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/47.27-31?lang=eng#26 47:27-31])
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• Jacob dies and is buried in Canaan, Joseph dies (47c, 49b, 50b) ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/47.27-31?lang=eng#26 47:27-31]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/49.29-50?lang=eng#28 49:29-50]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/50.22-26?lang=eng#21 50:22-26])
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:::::b. Jacob blesses Joseph's sons ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/48?lang=eng 48:1-22])
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:::::b. Jacob blesses his own sons ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/49.1-28?lang=eng 49:1-28])
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::::a. Jacob desires to be buried in Canaan ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/49.29-32?lang=eng#28 49:29-32])
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:::● [[Gen 50:1-26 | Jacob and Joseph Die]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/50?lang=eng 50:1-26])
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::::a. Jacob is buried in Canaan ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/50.1-14?lang=eng 50:1-14])
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:::::b. brothers fear retribution, again agree to serve Joseph ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/50.15-21?lang=eng#14 50:15-21])
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::::a. Joseph desires to be buried in Canaan and dies ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/50.22-26?lang=eng#21 50:22-26])
  
 
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* Cassuto, Umberto, [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9652235407/qid=1139801888/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-5078557-9003069?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 From Noah to Abraham: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis Vi-XI], p. 254.
 
* Cassuto, Umberto, [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9652235407/qid=1139801888/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-5078557-9003069?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 From Noah to Abraham: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis Vi-XI], p. 254.
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