genesis outline

1. God and the World (1:1-10:32)

a. The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth (1:1-2:3)

b. Human Sin and the Ruin of God’s World (2:4-5:32)

i. Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (2:4-25)

ii. The Fall of Man (3:1-24)

iii. The Descendants of Adam (4:1-5:32)

c. The Universal Flood (6:1-9:29)

i. Corruption on the Earth (6:1-7)

ii. The Call of Noah (6:8-7:9)

iii. The Flood (7:10-8:19)

iv. The Noahic Covenant (8:20-9:17)

v. The Descendants of Noah (9:18-29)

d. The Table of Nations (10:1-32)

2. God and the Nation of Israel (11:1-50:26)

a. The Tower of Babel (11:1-9)

b. Abraham (11:10-25:11)

i. The Genealogy of Abram (11:10-32)

ii. The Call of Abram (12:1-9)

iii. Abram and Sarai in Egypt (12:10-20)

iv. Abram and Lot (13:1-18)

v. War of the Four Kings vs. the Five Kings (14:1-16)

vi. Melchizedek Blesses Abram (14:17-24)

vii. The Covenant Between the Parts (15:1-21)

viii. Hagar and Ishmael (16:1-16)

ix. The Covenant of Circumcision (17:1-27)

x. The Three Visitors (18:1-15)

xi. Sodom and Gomorrah (18:16-19:38)

xii. Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech (20:1-18)

xiii. Isaac (21:1-34)

1. The Birth of Isaac (21:1-8)

2. The Casting Out of Hagar and Ishmael (21:9-21)

3. The Covenant at Beersheba (21:22-34)

xiv. The Binding of Isaac (22:1-19)

xv. The Genealogy of Rebekah (22:20-24)

xvi. The Death and Burial of Sarah (23:1-20)

xvii. Isaac and Rebekah (24:1-67)

1. Abraham Sends His Servant (24:1-14)

2. Rebekah is Chosen (24:15-61)

3. Isaac Marries Rebekah (24:62-67)

xviii. Abraham and Keturah (25:1-6)

xix. The Death and Burial of Abraham (25:7-11)

c. The Descendants of Ishmael (25:12-18)

d. Isaac (25:19-26:35)

i. Jacob and Esau (25:19-34)

1. Birth of Jacob and Esau (24:19-28)

2. Esau Sells His Birthright (24:29-34)

ii. God’s Promise to Isaac (26:1-35)

1. Isaac and Abimelech (26:1-11)

2. The Three Wells (26:12-25)

3. The Covenant at Beersheba (26:26-33)

4. Esau’s Wives (26:34-35)

e. Jacob (27:1-35:29)

i. The Deception for the Blessing (27:1-40)

ii. Jacob and Laban (27:41-31:55)

1. Jacob sent to Laban (27:41-28:9)

2. Jacob’s Ladder (28:10-22)

3. Jacob, Rachel, and Leah (29:1-30)

4. Eleven Sons of Jacob (29:31-30:24)

5. Six More Years for Laban’s Flocks (30:25-43)

6. Jacob Leaves Laban (31:1-55)

a. Jacob Flees (31:1-21)

b. Laban Pursues (31:22-42)

c. Jacob’s Covenant with Laban (31:43-55)

iii. Jacob Wrestles with God (32:1-32)

iv. Jacob’s Reunion with Esau (33:1-17)

v. Jacob at Shechem (33:18-34:31)

1. The Purchase of Land (33:18-20)

2. The Defiling of Dinah (34:1-12)

3. The Revenge of Dinah’s Brothers (34:13-31)

vi. Jacob Returns to Bethel (35:1-15)

vii. Benjamin Born, Rachel Dies (35:16-26)

viii. The Death and Burial of Isaac (35:27-29)

f. The Descendants of Esau (36:1-43)

g. Joseph (37:1-50:26)

i. Joseph’s Dreams (37:1-11)

ii. Joseph Sold into Egypt (37:12-36)

iii. Judah and Tamar (38:1-30)

iv. Joseph in Egypt (39:1-41:57)

1. Joseph and Potiphar (39:1-23)

2. Joseph in Prison (40:1-23)

3. Pharaoh’s Dreams (41:1-36)

4. Joseph Made Second-in-Command (41:37-57)

v. Joseph’s Reunion with His Brothers (42:1-45:28)

1. The Brothers Go Down to Egypt (42:1-38)

2. Benjamin Goes Down to Egypt (43:1-44:17)

3. Judah Pleads for Benjamin (44:18-34)

4. Joseph Reveals His Identity (45:1-15)

5. Joseph Sends for Jacob (45:16-28)

vi. The Nation of Israel Goes Down to Egypt (46:1-50:26)

1. Jacob Goes Down to Egypt (46:1-27)

2. Israel Settles in Goshen (46:28-47:31)

3. Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh (48:1-22)

4. Jacob Blesses His Sons (49:1-28)

5. The Death and Burial of Jacob (49:29-50:14)

6. The Death of Joseph (50:15-26)