Old Testament · Book overview
Book of Genesis
Genesis tells how God created the world and humanity, how sin and death entered, and how God began his rescue plan by calling Abraham's family. It runs from creation and the fall to the lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
AuthorTraditionally Moses
Datec. 15th–13th century BC
ThemeBeginnings
Chapters50
Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)
Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 12:3 “I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”” Genesis 50:20 “As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.”
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