Genesis

Type: Pentateuch
Testament: Old Testament
Chapters: 50

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Book of Law (or Book of Moses); first book of the Old Testament; first book of the Bible; first book of the five-part Jewish collection known as the Torah.

Author: Moses is the traditional author of this book; Genesis is part of the “Law of Moses.”

Audience: Moses wrote Genesis to the Jewish people during their forty-year wilderness journey in the Sinai Peninsula.

Date: Written during the forty years in the wilderness, approximately 1440–1400 BC. Genesis means “beginning,” and this book describes the very first moments of God’s creation. This story then proceeds through the time when the nation of Israel came to live in Egypt.

Illustrative Verse

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"
Genesis 1:1

Explanation

The Bibles very first verse establishes the importance of Scripture. Our entire universe has been created by God, and its Scripture that tells us the story of his relationship with this world and its inhabitants

Synopsis on Bible Hub Intro to Genesis on ESV

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