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* '''9. Lamech.''' Born in 874 when father age 187 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.25?lang=eng#24 Gen 5:25]). Ordained by Seth at age 32 in 906 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/107.51?lang=eng#50 D&C 107:51]). Zion taken up when age 113 in 987. Died at age 777 in 1651 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.31?lang=eng#30 Gen 5:31]).
 
* '''9. Lamech.''' Born in 874 when father age 187 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.25?lang=eng#24 Gen 5:25]). Ordained by Seth at age 32 in 906 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/107.51?lang=eng#50 D&C 107:51]). Zion taken up when age 113 in 987. Died at age 777 in 1651 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.31?lang=eng#30 Gen 5:31]).
  
* '''10. Noah.''' Born in 1056 when father age 182 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.28=29?lang=eng#27 Gen 5:28-29]). Ordained by Methuselah at age 10 in 1066 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/107.52?lang=eng#51 D&C 107:52]). Flood at age 600 in 1656 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/7.6?lang=eng#5 Gen 7:6]). Died at age 950 in 2006 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/9.29?lang=eng#28 Gen 9:29]).
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* '''10. Noah.''' Born in 1056 when father age 182 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.28-29?lang=eng#27 Gen 5:28-29]). Ordained by Methuselah at age 10 in 1066 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/107.52?lang=eng#51 D&C 107:52]). Flood at age 600 in 1656 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/7.6?lang=eng#5 Gen 7:6]). Died at age 950 in 2006 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/9.29?lang=eng#28 Gen 9:29]).
 
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=== Noah to Abraham ===
 
=== Noah to Abraham ===
  
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* '''10. Noah.''' Born in 1056 when father age 182 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.28-29?lang=eng#27 Gen 5:28-29]). Ordained by Methuselah at age 10 in 1066 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/107.52?lang=eng#51 D&C 107:52]). Flood at age 600 in 1656 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/7.6?lang=eng#5 Gen 7:6]). Died at age 950 in 2006 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/9.29?lang=eng#28 Gen 9:29]).
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* '''11. Shem.''' Born in 1558 when father age 502 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.32?lang=eng#31 Gen 5:32]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.10?lang=eng#9 Gen 11:10]).<ref>Genesis states that Noah's three sons were born when Noah was age 500 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/5.32?lang=eng#31 Gen 5:32]), and that the flood occurred 100 years later when Noah was age 600 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/7.6?lang=eng#5 Gen 7:6]). However, Genesis also states that Shem's son Arphaxad was born when Shem was age 100, two years ''after'' the flood ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.10?lang=eng#9 Gen 11:10]), which can only be true if Shem was born when Noah was age 502 rather than age 500, so that Shem was age 98 rather than age 100 during the flood. This contradiction can be resolved by treating Noah's three sons not as triplets but rather as all being born close to each other in time when Noah was about age 500, with Shem in particular being born when Noah was age 502. That approach is followed in calculating all dates on this page.</ref> Flood at age 98 in 1656 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.10?lang=eng#9 Gen 11:10]). Died at age 600 in 2158 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/9.29?lang=eng#28 Gen 9:29]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.10?lang=eng#9 Gen 11:10]).
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* '''12. Arphaxad.''' Born in 1658 two years after the flood when when father age 100 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.10?lang=eng#9 Gen 11:10]). Died at age 438 in 2096 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.13?lang=eng#12 Gen 11:13]).
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* '''13. Salah.''' Born in 1693 when father age 35 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.12?lang=eng#11 Gen 11:12]). Died at age 433 in 2126 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.15?lang=eng#14 Gen 11:15]).
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* '''14. Eber.''' Born in 1723 when father age 30 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.14?lang=eng#13 Gen 11:14]). Died at age 464 in 2187 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.17?lang=eng#15 Gen 11:17]).
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* '''15. Peleg.''' Born in 1757 when father age 34 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.16?lang=eng#15 Gen 11:16]). Died at age 239 in 1996 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.19?lang=eng#18 Gen 11:19]).
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* '''16. Reu.''' Born in 1787 when father age 30 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.18?lang=eng#17 Gen 11:18]). Died at age 239 in 2026 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.21?lang=eng#20 Gen 11:21]).
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* '''17. Serug.''' Born in 1819 when father age 32 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.20?lang=eng#19 Gen 11:20]). Died at age 230 in 2049 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.23?lang=eng#22 Gen 11:23]).
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* '''18. Nahor.''' Born in 1849 when father age 30 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.22?lang=eng#21 Gen 11:22]). Died at age 148 in 1997 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.25?lang=eng#24 Gen 11:25]).
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* '''19. Terah.''' Born in 1878 when father age 29 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.24?lang=eng#23 Gen 11:24]). Died at age 205 in 2083 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.32?lang=eng#31 Gen 11:32]).
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* '''20. Abraham.''' Born in 1948 when father age 70 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.26?lang=eng#25 Gen 11:26]). Died at age 175 in 2123 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.7?lang=eng#6 Gen 25:7]).
  
 
=== Abraham to Joseph ===
 
=== Abraham to Joseph ===
  
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* '''20. Abraham.''' Born in 1948 when father age 70 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/11.26?lang=eng#25 Gen 11:26]). Died at age 175 in 2123 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.7?lang=eng#6 Gen 25:7]).
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* '''21. Isaac.''' Born in 2048 when father age 100 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/21.5?lang=eng#4 Gen 21:5]). Died at age 180 in 2228 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/35.28?lang=eng#27 Gen 35:28]).
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* '''22. Jacob (Israel).''' Born in 2108 when father age 60 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/25.26?lang=eng#25 Gen 25:26]). Died at age 147 in 2255 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/47.9,28?lang=eng#8 Gen 47:9, 28]).
  
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* '''23. Joseph.''' Born in 2198 when father age 90 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/41.46-47?lang=eng#45 Gen 41:46-47]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/45.6-11?lang=eng#5 45:6-11]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/47.9,28?lang=eng#8 47:9, 28]). Died at age 110 in 2309 ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/gen/50.22-26?lang=eng#21 Gen 50:22-26]).
  
 
0 Abraham born Gen 11:26; 21:5
 
0 Abraham born Gen 11:26; 21:5

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The Old Testament > Genesis

Subpages: Genesis 1-11, Genesis 11-25, Genesis 25-35, Genesis 36-50

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Summary

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The book of Genesis breaks down into four major "cycles" or collections of stories as follows. A complete outline appears further down on this page.

Adam-Noah Cycle (1-11)
Abraham Cycle (12-25a)
Jacob Cycle (25b-35)
Joseph Cycle (36-50)

The phrase "These are the generations of ______" is used to break up Genesis into its major constituent parts, as shown on the complete outline below. This phrase can be understood as "These are the descendants of ______," or "This is what followed after ______." 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 inGenesis, the book of Genesis does not include a separate cycle for Isaac.

Genesis tells the story of the origin of the world including God's covenants with all of mankind through Adam and Noah (chapters 1-11), the origin of God's special covenant with Abraham (chapters 11-25), how this covenant passed twice from father to favored sons Isaac and Jacob (chapters 11-25, chapters 25-35), and how Joseph's sharing of this blessing with his brothers gave rise to the House of Israel (chapters 36-50).


Historical setting

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Genesis recounts the history of the world beginning with the creation through the establishment of the House of Israel, or until about 1500 BC.

Adam to Noah

  • 1. Adam. Fall in Year 0. Blessed descendants at Adam-ondi-Ahman at age 927 in Year 927 (D&C 107:53). Died at age 930 in Year 930 (Gen 5:5).
  • 2. Seth. Born in 130 (Gen 5:3). Ordained by Adam at age 69 in 199 (D&C 107:42). Adam-ondi-Ahman at age 797 in 927. Zion taken up when age 857 in 987; Died at age 912 in 1042 (Gen 5:8).
  • 3. Enos. Born in 235 when father age 105 (Gen 5:6). Ordained by Adam at age 134 in 369 (D&C 107:44). Adam-ondi-Ahman at age 692 in 927. Zion taken up when age 752 in 987. Died at age 905 in 1140 (Gen 5:11).
  • 4. Cainan. Born in 325 when father age 90 (Gen 5:9). Ordained by Adam at age 87 in 412 (D&C 107:45). Adam-ondi-Ahman at age 602 in 927. Zion taken up when age 662 in 987. Died at age 910 in 1235 (Gen 5:14).
  • 5. Mahaleel. Born in 395 when father age 70 (Gen 5:12). Ordained by Adam at age 496 in 891 (D&C 107:46). Adam-ondi-Ahman at age 532 in 927. Zion taken up when age 592 in 987. Died at age 895 in 1290 (Gen 5:17).
  • 6. Jared. Born in 460 when father age 65 (Gen 5:15). Ordained by Adam at age 200 in 660 (D&C 107:47). Adam-ondi-Ahman at age 467 in 927. Zion taken up when age 527 in 987. Died at age 962 in 1422 (Gen 5:20).
  • 7. Enoch. Born in 622 when father age 162 (Gen 5:18). Ordained by Adam at age 25 in 647 (D&C 107:48). Adam-ondi-Ahman at age 305 in 927. Taken up with Zion at 365 752 in 987 (Gen 5:22-23).
  • 8. Methuselah. Born in 687 when father age 65 (Gen 5:21). Ordained by Adam at age 100 in 787 (D&C 107:50). Adam-ondi-Ahman at age 240 in 927. Zion taken up when age 300 in 987. Died at age 969 in 1656 (Gen 5:27).
  • 9. Lamech. Born in 874 when father age 187 (Gen 5:25). Ordained by Seth at age 32 in 906 (D&C 107:51). Zion taken up when age 113 in 987. Died at age 777 in 1651 (Gen 5:31).
  • 10. Noah. Born in 1056 when father age 182 (Gen 5:28-29). Ordained by Methuselah at age 10 in 1066 (D&C 107:52). Flood at age 600 in 1656 (Gen 7:6). Died at age 950 in 2006 (Gen 9:29).

Noah to Abraham

  • 10. Noah. Born in 1056 when father age 182 (Gen 5:28-29). Ordained by Methuselah at age 10 in 1066 (D&C 107:52). Flood at age 600 in 1656 (Gen 7:6). Died at age 950 in 2006 (Gen 9:29).
  • 12. Arphaxad. Born in 1658 two years after the flood when when father age 100 (Gen 11:10). Died at age 438 in 2096 (Gen 11:13).
  • 13. Salah. Born in 1693 when father age 35 (Gen 11:12). Died at age 433 in 2126 (Gen 11:15).
  • 14. Eber. Born in 1723 when father age 30 (Gen 11:14). Died at age 464 in 2187 (Gen 11:17).
  • 15. Peleg. Born in 1757 when father age 34 (Gen 11:16). Died at age 239 in 1996 (Gen 11:19).
  • 16. Reu. Born in 1787 when father age 30 (Gen 11:18). Died at age 239 in 2026 (Gen 11:21).
  • 17. Serug. Born in 1819 when father age 32 (Gen 11:20). Died at age 230 in 2049 (Gen 11:23).
  • 18. Nahor. Born in 1849 when father age 30 (Gen 11:22). Died at age 148 in 1997 (Gen 11:25).
  • 19. Terah. Born in 1878 when father age 29 (Gen 11:24). Died at age 205 in 2083 (Gen 11:32).
  • 20. Abraham. Born in 1948 when father age 70 (Gen 11:26). Died at age 175 in 2123 (Gen 25:7).

Abraham to Joseph

  • 20. Abraham. Born in 1948 when father age 70 (Gen 11:26). Died at age 175 in 2123 (Gen 25:7).
  • 21. Isaac. Born in 2048 when father age 100 (Gen 21:5). Died at age 180 in 2228 (Gen 35:28).
  • 22. Jacob (Israel). Born in 2108 when father age 60 (Gen 25:26). Died at age 147 in 2255 (Gen 47:9, 28).

0 Abraham born Gen 11:26; 21:5 10 Sarah born Gen 17:1,17 75 Abraham leaves Haran Gen 12:4 85 Abraham marries Hagar Gen 16:3 86 Ishmael born Gen 16:16 99 Abram renamed Abraham Gen 17:1,21,24 100 Isaac born Gen 25:26 137 Sarah dies Gen 23:1 140 Isaac marries Rebekah Gen 25:20 160 Jacob and Esau born Gen 25:26 175 Abraham dies Gen 25:7 200 Esau marries Gen 26:34 223 Ishmael dies Gen 25:17 236 Jacob flees to Padan Aram Gen 29:15-30 243 Jacob marries Leah and Rachel Gen 29:15-30 244 Reuben born (circa) 245 Simeon born (circa) 246 Levi born (circa) 247 Judah and Dan born (circa) 248 Naphtali born (circa) 249 Isaachar and Gad born (circa) 250 Joseph born Gen 41:46 250 Zebulon and Asher born (circa) 251 Dina born (circa) Gen 30:21 256 Jacob returns to Canaan Gen 31:38,41 264 Jacob goes to Bethel (circa) Gen 35:1 265 Benjamin born, Rachel dies (circa) Gen 35:16-20 266 Jacob settles in Mamre Gen 35:27 266 Judah marries Shuah (circa) Gen 38:1-2 267 Joseph sold into slavery Gen 37:2 267-77 Joseph serves Potiphar (circa) Gen 37:36 267 Judah's son Er born (circa) Gen 38:3 269 Judah's son Onan born (circa) Gen 38:4 271 Judah's son Shelah born (circa) Gen 38:5 277-80 Joseph in prison (circa) Gen 39:20 278 Joseph interprets dreams of baker and cupbearer Gen 41:1 280 Isaac dies Gen 35:28 280 Joseph freed from prison Gen 41:46 285-87 Years of plentiful harvest Gen 41:47 287 Judah's sons Er and Onan marry Tamar (circa) Gen 38:6-10 288-95 Years of famine Gen 45:11 288 Judah's wife Shuah dies (circa) Gen 38:12 289 Tamar's twin sons Pharez and Zerah born (circa) Gen 38:27-30 290 Jacob's family moves to Egypt Exo 12:40-41 307 Jacob dies Gen 47:28 360 Joseph dies Gen 50:22


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Related scriptures

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  • The Book of Moses in the Pearl of Great Price is the Joseph Smith translation of Genesis 1:1-6:13.

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Genesis


I. Adam-Noah Cycle (Genesis 1-11)

Book 1: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth ..." (1:1)
A. The creation (Chapter 1)
• Day 1: sun (1:1-5)
• Day 2: firmament (1:6-8)
• Day 3: dry land and plant life (1:9-13)
• Day 4: lights in the sky: sun, moon, and stars (1:14-19)
• Day 5: fish and birds (1:20-23)
• Day 6: land animals and mankind (1:24-31)
• Day 7: Sabbath rest (2:1-3)
Book 2: "These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth ..." (2:4)
B. The fall (Chapter 2-3)
a. Adam, placed in Garden, commanded not to eat tree of knowledge (2:4-17)
b. Lord says not good to be alone, Eve, unaware naked (2:18-25)
c. serpent induces Eve to transgress by eating fruit (3:1-5)
d. Adam & Eve eat and discover nakedness (3:6-7)
c. where art thou? Adam & Eve admit eating fruit (3:8-13)
b. Lord pronounces curses, ground cursed for man’s sake, coats (3:14-21)
a. Adam and Eve know good from evil, driven from Garden, prevented from eating of tree of life (3:22-24)
C. Non-birthright line: Cain and Lamech (Chapter 4)
1. Cain and Abel born (4:1-2)
2. Cain kills Abel (4:3-16)
a. Lord accepts Abel’s offering of sheep, but not Cain’s of produce (4:3-5)
c. Lord warns Cain not to sin (4:6-7)
d. Cain kills Abel (4:8)
c. where is Abel? Cain denies knowledge of his brother (4:9)
b. Cain cursed as a fugitive, ground cursed against him (4:10-12)
a. Cain driven from God and man, mark to prevent vengeance (4:13-16)
2. Lamech's genealogy, kills Irad (4:17-24)
• genealogical list of Lamech’s ancestors (4:17-18)
• genealogical list of Lamech’s descendants (4:19-22)
• Lamech kills and will be avenged even as Cain (4:23-24)
1. Seth as a son in place of Abel, and Seth’s son (4:25-26)
Book 3: "This is the book of the generations of Adam ..." (5:1)
D. Birthright genealogy: Adam to Noah's three sons (Chapter 5-6a)
genealogical list for generations 1-10 (5:1-32)
universal wickedness, plan for un-creation (6:1-8)
Book 4: "These are the generations of Noah ..." (6:9)
A-B. Re-creation through the flood (Chapter 6b-9)
a. earth corrupt, Lord repents of creation and plans destruction (6:9-13)
b. told to build ark, covenant to be established with Noah (6:14-22)
c. enter ark, flood begins, waters rise, 7 + 40 + 150 days (7:1-24)
c. waters recede, flood ends, leave ark, 150 + 40 + 7 + 7 days (8:1-19)
b. ground no longer cursed, told to multiply and replenish earth, covenant of rainbow to not again flood (8:20-9:17)
a. Noah unaware naked, curses son Ham (and his son Canaan) (9:18-29)
Book 5: "Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japheth ..." (10:1)
C. Non-birthright line: Nimrod and Babel (Chapter 10-11a)
genealogical list, especially Nimrod king of Babel (10:1-32)
Tower of Babel (11:1-9)
Book 6: "These are the generations of Shem [Noah's son] ..." (11:10)
D. Birthright genealogy: Shem to Terah's three sons (Chapter 11b)
genealogical list for generations 11-20 (11:10-26)


II. Abraham Cycle (Genesis 12-25a)

Book 7: "Now these are the generations of Terah [Abraham’s father] ..." (11:27)
• Abraham travels to Haran, Canaan, and Egypt (Chapters 11c-12)
• Haran: descendants and death of Terah (11:27-32)
• Canaan: promises to Abraham of posterity and land (12:1-9)
• Egypt: Pharoah misled and takes Sarah into his house (12:10-20)
• Abraham and Lot in Canaan (Chapter 13-14)
• Abraham and Lot separate (13:1-18)
• Abraham and Lot travel from Egypt to Canaan (13:1-6)
• Lot chooses the plain of Jordan (13:7-13)
• Abraham promised the land of Canaan (13:14-18)
• Abraham rescues Lot (14:1-24)
• Sodom's failed rebellion (14:1-12)
• Abraham rescues Lot (14:13-16)
• Abraham blessed by Melchizedek (14:17-20)
• Abraham refuses reward from Sodom (14:21-24)
Abrahamic covenant renewed (Chapter 15)
• descendants (15:1-6)
• land (15:7-21)
Birth of Ishmael (Chapter 16)
• Hagar given to Abraham, conceives, despises Sarah, and flees from Sarah (16:1-6)
• angel tells Hagar to return, promise re: Ishmael (16:7-14)
• birth of Ishmael (16:15-16)
Covenant of circumcision (Chapter 17)
• promise of descendants and land (17:1-8)
• sign of circumcision (17:9-14)
• Sarah promised a covenant son, Isaac (17:15-22)
• Abraham circumcised (17:23-27)
• Destruction of Sodom (Chapter 18-19)
• Abraham and the destruction of Sodom (18:1-33)
• Abraham entertains visitors (18:1-8)
• Sarah promised a son (18:9-15)
• destruction of Sodom foretold (18:16-22)
• Abraham pleads for Sodom (18:23-33)
• Lot and the destruction of Sodom (19:1-38)
• Lot entertains visitors (19:1-3)
• men of Sodom seek to abuse visitors (19:4-11)
• visitors warn Lot to flee destruction of Sodom (19:12-16)
• Lot pleads for Zoar (19:17-23)
• destruction of Sodom (19:24-29)
• birth of Lot's two sons Moab and Ammon (19:30-38)
• Abraham and Abimelech reconciled (Chapter 20)
• Abimelech misled and takes Sarah into his house (20:1-7)
• Abimelech confronts Abraham (20:8-13)
• Abimelech and Abraham reconciled (20:14-18)
• Birth of Isaac (Chapter 21a)
• birth of Isaac (21:1-8)
• Ishmael mocks, Sarah says to cast out Hagar and Ishmael (21:9-11)
• God tells Abraham to allow, promise re: Ishmael (21:12-13)
• angel helps Hagar to find water (21:14-21)
• Treaty of peace with Abimelech, dispute over wells resolved (Chapter 21b)
• Abraham offers Isaac in sacrifice (Chapter 22a)
• Birth of Rebekah (Chapter 22b)
• Sarah dies, Abraham purchases cave for burial (Chapter 23)
• Abraham obtains a covenant wife for his son Isaac (Chapter 24)
• Abraham commissions his servant (24:1-9)
• the servant's prayer at the well (24:10-14)
• Rebekah at the well (24:15-28)
• Laban provides for the servant (24:29-32)
• the servant's account (24:33-49)
• Rebekah returns with the servant (24:50-61)
• Isaac and Rebekah marry (24:62-67)
• Abraham's other children and death (Chapter 25a)
• Abraham's children by Keturah (25:1-6)
• Abraham dies (25:7-11)


III. Jacob Cycle (Genesis 25b-35)

Book 8: "Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son ..." (25:12)
Descendants of Ishmael (Chapter 25b)
genealogical list (25:12-18)
Book 9: "And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son ..." (25:19)
A. Father Isaac in Canaan (Chapter 25c-26)
Rebekah struggles in childbirth of Esau and Jacob (25:19-26)
Jacob purchases Esau’s birthright (25:27-34)
Isaac's covenants with God and king (26:1-33)
a. Abrahamic covenant given to Isaac (26:1-5)
b. Rebekah taken as wife by king Abimelech (26:6-11)
b. Philistines ask Isaac to depart (26:12-17)
c. Disputes with Philistines over wells (26:18-22)
a. Abrahamic covenant renewed with Isaac (26:23-25)
b. Covenant of peace with king Abimelech (26:26-31)
c. Well at Beersheba (26:32-33)
B. Jacob and Esau in conflict (Chapter 27-28)
Jacob obtains Isaac’s favored blessing by trick, flees (26:34-28:9)
a. Esau’s non-covenant marriages (26:34-35)
b. Isaac plans to bless Esau (27:1-5)
c. Rebekah arranges for Isaac to bless Jacob (27:6-17)
d. Isaac unwittingly blesses Jacob (27:18-29)
d. Isaac confirms Jacob’s blessing, then blesses Esau (27:30-40)
c. Rebekah arranges for Isaac to send Jacob to Haran (27:41-46)
b. Isaac sends Jacob to Haran for a covenant wife (28:1-5)
a. Esau's covenant marriage (28:6-9)
Abrahamic covenant given to Jacob (Jacob's ladder) (28:10-22)
C. Jacob and Laban (Chapter 29-31)
a. Laban tricks Jacob re wife (29:1-30)
b. Jacob blessed with children (29:31-30:24)
b. Jacob blessed with flocks (30:25-43)
a. Jacob flees Laban and is reconciled (31:1-55)
B. Jacob and Esau reconciled (Chapter 32-33)
Jacob gives gifts to Esau (32:1-23)
Jacob's name changed to Israel (Jacob wrestles) (32:24-32)
Jacob reconciled with Esau (33:1-20)
A. Father Jacob in Canaan (Chapter 34-35)
Dina to marry king's son, brothers break covenant with king and kill city (34:1-31)
Abrahamic covenant renewed at Bethel (35:1-15)
Births, Rachel and Jacob die (35:16-29)
• Rachel dies in childbirth (35:16-20)
• Reuben's adultery (35:21-22a)
• Jacob's sons (35:22b-26)
• Jacob dies (35:27-29)


IV. Joseph Cycle (Genesis 36-50)

Book 10: "Now these are the generations of Esau ..." (36:1)
Book 11: "And these are the generations of Esau ..." (36:9)
Descendants of Esau (Chapter 36)
genealogical lists (36:1-43)
Book 12: "These are the generations of Jacob ..." (37:2)
A. Joseph's worthiness and suffering (Chapters 37-41a)
a. Joseph's two dreams that brothers will serve him (37:1-11)
a. Brothers' three plans to be rid of Joseph (37:12-36)
b. Judah poor steward, Tamar (38:1-30)
b. Joseph good steward, Potiphar's wife (39:1-23)
c. Joseph interprets two prisoner dreams (40:1-23)
c. Joseph interprets two pharoah dreams (41:1-45)
B. Joseph saves Israel with the resources of Egypt (Chapters 41b-47a)
a. Egyptians pay all their gold for grain in 1st year (41:46-57)
b. brothers pay for grain 1st year, Simeon unwilling hostage (42:1-38)
c. brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin in 2nd year (43:1-14)
d. brothers eat with Joseph (43:15-34)
e. Joseph’s cup in Benjamin’s sack, brothers agree to serve Joseph (44:1-17)
d. Judah a willing ransom, Joseph revealed (44:18-34)
c. Jacob’s family invited to Egypt (45:1-28)
b. Jacob’s family given resources in Egypt in 2nd year (46:1-47:12)
a. Egyptians pay herds, lands, and themselves for grain in 2nd year (47:13-26)
A. Blessings and burials (Chapters 47b-50)
Jacob blesses his posterity (47:27-49:33)
a. Jacob desires to be buried in Canaan (47:27-31)
b. Jacob blesses Joseph's sons (48:1-22)
b. Jacob blesses his own sons (49:1-28)
a. Jacob desires to be buried in Canaan (49:29-32)
Jacob and Joseph Die (50:1-26)
a. Jacob is buried in Canaan (50:1-14)
b. brothers fear retribution, again agree to serve Joseph (50:15-21)
a. Joseph desires to be buried in Canaan and dies (50:22-26)


Resources

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Translations

  • Amplified • The Amplified Bible, 1987 update
  • NASB • New American Standard Bible, 1995 update
  • NIV • New International Version
  • RSV • Revised Standard Version

Cited references

  • Wayment, Thomas A., ed. The Complete Joseph Smith Translation of the Old Testament, p. ___. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 2009. (ISBN 1606411314) BX8630.A2 2009

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Notes

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  1. Genesis states that Noah's three sons were born when Noah was age 500 (Gen 5:32), and that the flood occurred 100 years later when Noah was age 600 (Gen 7:6). However, Genesis also states that Shem's son Arphaxad was born when Shem was age 100, two years after the flood (Gen 11:10), which can only be true if Shem was born when Noah was age 502 rather than age 500, so that Shem was age 98 rather than age 100 during the flood. This contradiction can be resolved by treating Noah's three sons not as triplets but rather as all being born close to each other in time when Noah was about age 500, with Shem in particular being born when Noah was age 502. That approach is followed in calculating all dates on this page.
  2. Wayment, The Complete Joseph Smith Translation of the Old Testament, p. 1-113.



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