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GENESIS GENESIS GENESIS
n The firstneleven INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS TO GENESIS The first chapters elevenofchapters Genesisoftrace Genesis events trace such events as creation, such asthe creation, fall, thethe flood, fall, and the flood, and n The first eleven chapters of Genesis trace events such as creation, the fall, the flood, and INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS the establishing the establishing of the nations. of the The nations. accounts The of accounts four great of four people great complete people the complete book inthechapters book in 12–50: chaptersAbraham, 12–50: Abraham, Isaac, Isaac, theJoseph. establishing of the nations. The accounts of four greatword people complete“origin, the book in chapters 12–50: Isaac, Jacob, andJacob, andGenesis Joseph. comes Genesis from comes the Greek from the word Greek geneseos, geneseos, meaning meaning source, “origin, generation, source, generation, orAbraham, beginning.” or beginning.”
Jacob, and Joseph. Genesis comes from the Greek word geneseos, meaning “origin, source, generation, or beginning.”
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THE CREATION 1 tree Joh tree yielding fruit,whose whose seedwas was itself, THE ORIGINAL THEORIGINAL ORIGINAL CREATION CREATION 1 Joh11:1;JohHeb tree yielding fruit,seed whose seed was in itself, yielding fruit, inin itself, 1:1; Heb 1:1; Hebafter his kind: and God saw that it was good. InInthe God created the the heaven 1:10; Jobafter his kind: In the beginning thebeginning beginning God created God the created heaven heaven after his it was good. andkind: God and saw God that itsaw wasthat good. 1:10; Job 1:10; Job 38:4 and the earth. 13 And the evening and the morning were thewere the 38:4 38:4 and the earth. and the earth. 13 And the 13 evening And the and evening the morning and the morning were the 2 And the earth was without form, and void; 3 2Co third day. 2 And the 2 earth And the was earth without was form, without and form, void; and 3void; 2Co4:6; Psa 3 third 2Co day.third day. and darkness was upon the face of the deep. 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the Psa 33:6,94:6; and darkness and the darkness was upon theupon face ofupon the facedeep. of face the 4:6; deep. 14PsaAnd God 14 And said,God Letsaid, thereLetbethere lightsbein lights the in the And Spirit ofwas God movedthe the of 33:6,9 33:6,9 firmament of the heaven to divide the day from And the the Spirit Andwaters. the of Spirit God moved of Godupon moved theupon face of the face of4 Psa firmament firmament of the heaven of thetoheaven divide to thedivide day from the day from 4 Psa145:10; 4 Psa the night; and let them be for signs, and for the waters. waters. the seasons, night;theand night; let and be them for signs, be forand signs, for and for 3the And God said, Let there be light: and there Isa 45:7 and forthem days, let and years: 145:10; 145:10; 3 And God 3 And said,God Let said, thereLet be there light: be andlight: thereand Isa there 45:7 45:715 And seasons, andletfor days, and anddays, years:and was light. them be for for lights in theyears: firmament 6 PsaIsaseasons, was light.4wasAnd light. 15 them And to let begive them for light lights be upon for in the lights in theand firmament God saw the light, that it was good: and of thelet heaven thefirmament earth: 6 Psa19:1; 6Psa15 Psa And 136:6;19:1; Psa 19:1; God divided light from thethat darkness. 4 And God 4 And saw God the the light, saw the that light, it was good: it was andgood: andPsa it was of the heaven ofso.thetoheaven give light to give uponlight theupon earth:the andearth: and Jer 10:12; 136:6;Psa 148:4 136:6; 5GodAnd God the Day, the dark16 so. And Godso. made two great lights; the greater God divided the divided lightcalled from the light the light from darkness. the and darkness. was it was Jer 10:12; Jerit10:12; ness he called Night. Andlight the evening light God to theGod day, and the lesser light to rule 9 2PePsa16 Psa 148:4 148:4 5 And God 5 And called God thecalled light Day, the and Day, the darkandand thethe darkAnd 16rule And made twomade great two lights; greatthe lights; greater the greater Job morning were theNight. first the night: hetomade the day, starslesser also.the ness he called ness heNight. calledAnd theday. evening And the and evening the and the3:5; lightthe day, ruleand the the and light lesser to rule light to rule 9 2Pe 2Pe to rule 38:8; 9Psalight 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in 17 And God set them in the firmament of the 3:5; Job 24:1 3:5; morning morning were the were first day. the first day. theJobnight:the he night: made he themade stars the also.stars also. 38:8; Psa 38:8; Psa the midst of waters, let heaven to give light upon thefirmament earth, 6 And God 6 And said,God Letthe said, there Let be there aand firmament be ita divide firmament in the 17 And God 17 And set them God set in the them in the firmament of the of the 24:1 in10 Psa 24:1 waters from the waters. 18 And to rule over the day and over the night, 33:7; Psa midst ofmade the and waters, and let it divide the the midst7theofAnd theGod waters, let it divide the heaven to heaven give light to give upon light the upon earth, the earth,and 95:5 10 Psaand to divide the light from the darkness: 10 Psa the firmament, and divided waters the waters. waters from the from waters. 18 Psa And 18rule Andover rule thegood. day overand the over day and the night, over the night, 33:7; Psa 11–1233:7; the waters which were under the firmament God to saw that ittowas 95:5 1Co 95:5 7 And God 7 And made themade firmament, thewere firmament, and divided divided and 19 to divide andthetothe divide light and the fromlight from darkness: the darkness: and and from the God waters which above theand firmaAnd evening thethemorning were the 15:38; 11–12Heb 6:7; 11–12 the waters the which waters which under weretheunder firmament the firmament Godfourth saw God that wasthat good. it was good. ment: and itwere was so. day.itsaw 1Co 1Co Psa 65:919 And waters which were the firmafrom the8from waters which were above theabove firmathe 19 God evening And said, the and evening and thebring morning wereforth the were the AndtheGod called the firmament Heaven. Let the the morning waters 15:38; 15:38; 20 And 14 Psa ment: it was and so. the morning were the ment: andAnd it was so. day. fourththe day.moving creature that hath life, theand evening Heb 6:7; Hebfourth 6:7;abundantly 74:16;Psa 65:9 Psa 65:9 day. 8 And second 8GodAnd called God the called firmament the firmament Heaven. Heaven. and fowl that may earth inforth the 20 And God 20 And said,God Letfly said, theabove waters Let the thebring waters bring forth Psa And Let the themorning waterstheunder firmament ofthe heaven. 14 the Psa 14abundantly Psaopen abundantly 104:19; And the 9And evening the God evening and said, the and morning were were the moving creature moving creature that haththat life,hath life, 74:16;Psa 136:7 74:16; 21 And God created great whales, and every the heaven second day.be gathered together unto one second day. thatfowl maythat fly above may flytheabove earththe in earth the in the Psa 16 Job Psaand fowland andGod letLet the dry Let land appear: andunder it livingopen creature moveth, which the waters 9 And place, 9GodAndsaid, said, the waters the under waters firmament ofthat heaven. of heaven. 104:19; 38:7; 104:19; Psaopen firmament was so. brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and 136:7 136:7 8:3 Psa21 the be heaven be gathered the heaven gathered together together unto oneuntoPsaone And God 21 And created God great created whales, great and whales, everyand every 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the wingedcreature fowlmoveth, afterthat his moveth, kind: and God saw 16 Job Job every place, and dry let the land appear: it17 Jer16living place, and let the landdry appear: and it and creature living that which thewhich waters the waters gathering together of the waters called he Seas: that it was good. 38:7; Psa 38:7; Psa 33:20,25 wasGod so. saw that it was good. was so. and brought forth brought abundantly, forth abundantly, after their after kind, their and kind, and 8:3 8:3 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, 20 Gen every winged 10 And God 10 And And called God thesaid, called dry Let land thethe dry Earth; land and Earth; the forth and the every fowl winged after fowl his after kind: his and kind: God and saw God saw 11 God earth bring and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and 7:21; Lev 17 Jer 17 Jer gatheringgrass, gathering together of together the waters of the called waters called Seas: Seas:11:4233:20,25 that let it was that good. it was in good. 33:20,25 the herb yielding seed, andhethe fruithe tree fowl multiply the earth. and God yielding and saw God thatfruit itsaw was that good. it was good. God 22 the And blessed God them, blessed saying, them,Besaying, fruitful, Be fruitful, after his kind, whose seed is 20 in Gen21 Gen 23 And evening and the morning were the 2022 GenAnd 9:2; Psa 11 And itself, 11 GodAnd said,God Letearth: said, the earth Let itthe bring earth bring 7:21; forthLev andLevfifth multiply, and multiply, and fill the andwaters fill theinwaters the seas, in the andseas, and 7:21; upon the and was so. forth day. 104:25; 11:42 11:42 grass, yielding andgrass, the fruit treePsa 148:7 grass, the12 herb yielding seed, andseed, the fruit tree let fowl multiply let fowl multiply the Let earth. inthetheearth earth.bring forth Andthe theherb earth brought forth and 24 And God in said, 21is Gen yielding seed after his seed kind, the living creature after kind, yielding fruit kind, whose in 2123GenAnd yielding herb fruit after his after kind,his whose is and inseedthe the 23 evening And the and evening thehis morning and the cattle, morning were and the were the 9:2; Psa 9:2; Psa itself, itself, upon theupon earth:the andearth: it wasand so.it was so. fifth day. fifth day. 104:25; 104:25; 12 And 12 the And earththebrought earth brought forth grass, forthand grass,Psaand 148:7 Psa24 148:7 And 24 GodAnd said,God Letsaid, the earth Let thebring earthforth bring forth herb yielding seed after kind,hisand the and the herb yielding seedhisafter kind, the livingthecreature living creature after his after kind,hiscattle, kind,and cattle, and
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