| Key Places in Genesis (Ancient
& Modern maps)
God created the universe and the earth. Then he made man and woman, giving them a home in a beautiful garden. Unfortunately, Adam and Eve disobeyed God and were expelled from the garden (Genesis 3:24).
1 Mountains of Ararat
Adam and Eve's sin brought sin into the human race. Years later, sin had run rampant and God decided to destroy the earth with a great flood. But Noah, his family, and two of each animal were safe in the ark. When the floods receded, the ark rested on the mountains of Ararat (Genesis 8:4).
2 Babel
People never learn. Again sin abounded and the pride of the people led them to build a huge tower as a monument to their own greatness--obviously they had no thought of God. As punishment, God scattered the people by giving them different languages (Genesis 11:8,9).
3 Ur of the Chaldeans
Abram, a descendant of Shem and father of the Hebrew nation, was born in this great city (Genesis 11:28).
4 Haran
Terah, Lot, Abram, and Sarai left Ur and, following the fertile crescent of the Euphrates River, headed toward the land of Canaan. Along the way, they settled in the city of Haran for a while (Genesis 11:31).
5 Shechem
God urged Abram to leave Haran and go to a place where he would become the father of a great nation (Genesis 12:1,2). So Abram, Lot, and Sarai traveled to the land of Canaan and settled near a city called Shechem (Genesis 12:6).
6 Hebron
Abraham moved on to Hebron where he put down his deepest roots (Genesis 13:18). Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all lived and were buried here.
7 Beersheba
A well was dug here as a sign of an oath between Abraham and the army of King Abimelech (Genesis 21:31). Years later, as Isaac was moving from place to place, God appeared to him here and passed on to him the covenant he had made with his father, Abraham (Genesis 26:23-25).
8 Bethel
After deceiving his brother, Jacob left Beersheba and fled to Haran. Along the way, God revealed himself to Jacob in a dream and passed on the covenant he had made with Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 28:10-22). Jacob lived in Haran, worked for Laban, and married Leah and Rachel (Genesis 29:15-28). After a tense meeting with his brother Esau, Jacob returned to Bethel (Genesis 35:1).
9 Egypt
Jacob had twelve sons, including Joseph, Jacob's favorite. Joseph's ten older brothers grew jealous, until one day the brothers sold him to Midianite merchants going to Egypt. Eventually, Joseph rose from Egyptian slave to Pharaoh's "right-hand man," saving Egypt from famine. His entire family moved from Canaan to Egypt and settled there (Genesis 46:3,4).
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| Genesis
The five books of Moses were collectively called the Pentateuch, a
word of Greek origin meaning "the five-fold book." The Jews
called them the Torah, i.e., "the law." It is probable that
the division of the Torah into five books proceeded from the Greek
translators of the Old Testament. The names by which these several books
are generally known are Greek. The first book of the Pentateuch (q.v.)
is called by the Jews Bereshith, i.e., "in the beginning,"
because this is the first word of the book. It is generally known among
Christians by the name of Genesis, i.e., "creation" or
"generation," being the name given to it in the LXX. as
designating its character, because it gives an account of the origin of
all things. It contains, according to the usual computation, the history
of about two thousand three hundred and sixty-nine years. Genesis is
divided into two principal parts. The first part
1. Chapter 1-22 gives a general history of mankind down to the
time of the Dispersion. The second part presents the early history of
Israel down to the death and burial of Joseph
2. Chapter 12-50 There are five principal persons brought in
succession under our notice in this book, and around these persons the
history of the successive periods is grouped, viz.,
Adam #Ge 1:1-5:32
Noah #Ge 6:1-10:32
Abraham #Ge 11:1-25:18
Isaac #Ge 25:19-35:29
Jacob #Ge 36:1-50:26
In this book we have several prophecies concerning Christ #Ge
3:15 #Ge 12:3 18:18 22:18 26:4 28:14 49:10
The author of this book was Moses. Under divine guidance he may indeed
have been led to make use of materials already existing in primeval
documents, or even of traditions in a trustworthy form that had come
down to his time, purifying them from all that was unworthy; but the
hand of Moses is clearly seen throughout in its composition.
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