Genesis

*Greek for origin

Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth – and too many people no longer believe this!

Genesis 1:2-5 – the first day of creation

Genesis 1:6-8 – day 2

Genesis 1:9-13 – day 3

Genesis 1:14-19 – day 4…and GOD CREATED THE STARS!  Sorry, folks, no big bang created anything.  But GOD did.  :-)

Genesis 1:19-23 – day 5

Genesis 1:24-31 – day 6

Genesis 1:27 – God created man in his own image, both male and female

Genesis 1:28 – God told them to be fruitful and multiple and have dominion over every living thing

Genesis 1:31 – all the things God made were very good.

Genesis 2:2-3 – on the seventh day God rested and he blessed and sanctified the 7^th day

Genesis 2:6 – instead of rain, God sent up a mist from the earth to water everything

Genesis 2:7-8 – God created man from dust and the Garden of Eden, and put the man (Adam) there

Genesis 2:13-14 – the garden was near Ethiopia and the river Euphrates

Genesis 2:16-17 – the man could eat from anything but the tree of knowledge

Genesis 2:18 – it’s not good for man to be alone

Genesis 2:20 – Adam named all the creatures

Genesis 2:21-25 – God created woman from Adam’s rib – the uniting of man and woman

Genesis 3:1-5 – uh-oh…the serpent tempted Eve

Genesis 3:6-8 – both ate from the tree and became aware that they were naked.  Then they heard the Lord God…

Genesis 3:12 – ah ha, blame the woman!

Genesis 3:13 – ah ha, blame the serpent!  See, as soon as sin entered, there was blame….

Genesis 3:14-15 – the serpent’s punishment

Genesis 3:16 – childbearing was made painful and women were put under the control of men

Genesis 3:18 – thorns and thistles

Genesis 3:20 – the woman named Eve – the mother of all living

Genesis 3:21 – Clothes make of ANIMAL SKIN (see, it’s ok)

Genesis 3:23 – Adam and Eve kicked out of Eden

Genesis 3:24 – angel with a flaming sword guarding the tree of life

Genesis 4:1-2 – Cain and Abel

Genesis 4:3-5 – fruits and firstlings…firstlings win

Genesis 4:8 – the very first murder

Genesis 4:9 – Am I my brother’s keeper?  Yes!

Genesis 4:10-12 – naughty Cain!

Genesis 4:13 – “my punishment is greater than I can bear.”  Maybe he should’ve through of that before he killed his brother, huh?

Genesis 4:17 – Cain’s son Enoch

Genesis 4:19-22 – Adah, Zillah, Jabal and Jubal and Naamah

Genesis 4:25 – Adam and Eve’s third son, Seth

Genesis 4:26 – Seth’s son Enos…then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.

Genesis 5:5 – Adam lived 930 years

Genesis 5:8 – Seth lived 912 years

Genesis 5:11 – Enos lived 905 years

Genesis 5:14 – Cainan lived 910 years

Genesis 5:17 – Mahalaleel lived 895 years

Genesis 5:20 – Jared lived 962 years

Genesis 5:22-24 – Enoch walked with God, at age 365 God took him – he didn’t die, but was taken

Genesis 5:27 – Methuselah lived 969 years

Genesis 5:29 – Lamech’s son was named Noah

Genesis 5:31 – Lamech lived 777 years

Genesis 5:32 – At 500 years Noah begat Shem, Ham and Japheth

Genesis 6:4 – giants

Genesis 6:7 – God saw how evil everyone was and was sorry so he decided to destroy everything

Genesis 6:8-9 – Well, except for Noah, because he was a just man and walked with God

Genesis 6:14 – make an ark!

Genesis 6:17-19 – God planned to send a flood to destroy everything except Noah’s family and male and female of every creature

Genesis 6:22 – Noah did as God commanded

Genesis 7:6 – Noah was 600 years old at the time of the flood…so his kids were around 100

Genesis 7:12 – 40 days and 40 nights

Genesis 7:16 – when they went into the ark, God shut them in

Genesis 7:24 – the waters prevailed 150 days, destroying everything

Genesis 8:4 – the ark ended up on Mt. Ararat

Genesis 8:7 – the raven

Genesis 8:8-9 – the dove first time – still waters

Genesis 8:11 – the dove second time – olive leaf

Genesis 8:12 – the dove third time – returned no more

Genesis 8:20-22 – off of the ark

Genesis 9:13-15 – the rainbow – God’s covenant

Genesis 9:29 – Noah lived 950 years

Genesis 10:10-11 – Nineveh, Rehoboth, Babel

Genesis 10:23 – Uz, Mash

Genesis 11:1 – the world was of one language

Genesis 11:4 – they planned to build a tower up to heaven

Genesis 11:7-9 – God confused their languages and scattered them – hence “Babel”

Genesis 11:29-30 – Abram and Sarai

Genesis 12:1-4 – God told Abram Go!  And he went with great faith

Genesis 12:11-20 – Abram deceived – told them Sarai was his sister instead of his wife

Genesis 13:5-12 – Abram and Lot separate

Genesis 14:13 – first mention of Hebrew

Genesis 15:1 – the Lord is our shield and our exceeding great reward

Genesis 16:1-16 – Abram and Hagar and Ishmael

Genesis 17:1-27 – God’s covenant with Abraham [name change – also Sarah]

Genesis 19:1-3, 9-11 – the angels that dwelled in Lot’s house

Genesis 19:24-26 – God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and Lot’s wife turned into a pillar of salt

Genesis 19:31-36 – Lot’s daughters get pregnant by him

Genesis 19:37 – Moab (Moabites)

Genesis 19:39 – Benammi (Children of Ammon)

Genesis 20:1-18 – Abraham does it again, this time to Abimelech – told him Sarah was his sister
Genesis 20:12

Genesis 21:1-3 – The birth of Issac

Genesis 21:5 – Abraham was 100 years old

Genesis 21:10-21 – Hagar and Ishmael sent away, taken care of by God

Genesis 22:1-14 – Abraham is tested by God, but he would not even withhold his son from God

Genesis 22:15-18 – Abraham’s blessing

Genesis 22:21 – Huz and Buz :)

Genesis 23:1-2 – Sarah dies at 127

Genesis 24:1 – Abraham was blessed

Genesis 24:15-16 – Rebekah

Genesis 24:60

Genesis 24:67 – Isaac and Rebekah

Genesis 25:1 – Abraham’s second wife Keturah

Genesis 25:7-8 – Abraham died full of years

Genesis 25:23 – two nations in thy womb, and the elder shall serve the younger

Genesis 25:25-28 – Jacob and Esau

Genesis 25:29-34 – Esau gives Jacob his birthright for a bowl of stew

Genesis 26:7-11 – Isaac did the same thing his father did

Genesis 26:34-35 – Esau married Judith, a Hittite, and Bashemath, a Hittite, “which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah”

Genesis 27:1-46 – At Rebekah’s bidding, Jacob deceives Isaac into giving him the blessing instead of Esau, and then leaves to that Esau doesn’t kill him

Genesis 28:12-22 – “Jacob’s Ladder” Jacob’s dream

Genesis 29:11-35 – Jacob, Laben, Leah and Rachel

Genesis 30:1-21 – Jacob’s many kids

Genesis 30:22-24 – the birth of Joseph

Genesis 32:24-32 – Jacob wrestled with [an angel of God? God?]

Genesis 33:2 – you can tell which of Jacob’s kids he loved most?

Genesis 33:4-5, 9-11 – Esau accepted Jacob

Genesis 34:1-31 – Dinah defiled and all that occurred

Genesis 35:10-11 – God spoke to Jacob, AKA Israel

Genesis 35:18-29 – Family and the deaths of Rachel and Isaac and the birth of Benjamin

Genesis 36:23 – Alvan or Alian

Genesis 36:28 – Aran

Genesis 37:2 – Joseph was 17 when he was sold to Egypt

Genesis 37:3-11 – Joseph’s father loved him the most, the coat of many colors, Joseph’s dreams, the hatred of his brethren

Genesis 37:20-36 – The plot to sell Joseph – Reuben’s my favorite of his brothers

Genesis 38:7,10 – Two of Judah’s sons were slain by God because they were wicked

Genesis 38:27-30 – Pharez and Zarah and the scarlet thread

Genesis 39:2, 21, 23 – the Lord was with Joseph

Genesis 29:1-23 – Joseph in Egypt – the thing with Potiphar’s wife, going to prison, etc.

Genesis 40:1-23 – Joseph interprets the dreams of the butler and baker

Genesis 41:16 – Joseph made sure Pharaoh knows that it was God telling him what the dream meant

Genesis 41-43 – Joseph made ruler of Egypt

Genesis 41:45-46 – Joseph was given a wife, a new name, and he was 30 years old

Genesis 41:51-52 – births of Manasseh and Ephraim

Genesis 42:3-4 – Joseph’s brothers except Benjamin went to Egypt for food

Genesis 42:6 – they bowed before Joseph

Genesis 42:8 – Joseph knew them but they didn’t know him

Genesis 42:22-24 – Reuben – “I told you so!” – Joseph understands without them knowing, and weeps

Genesis 42:37-39 – Reuben told Jacob he could kill his two sons if Benjamin didn’t return safely, Jacob still refused

Genesis 43:30-31 – When Joseph’s brothers were all there, including Benjamin, he had to go away and weep before composing himself

Genesis 43:32 – hmm.  Didn’t know that

Genesis 43:33-34 – Benjamin was his favorite. 

Genesis 45:1-5 – Joseph wept and made himself known to his brothers

Genesis 45:13-15 – Joseph told them to get his father and come live there

Genesis 45:26-28 – Jacob heard Joseph is alive

Genesis 46:2-4 – God spoke to Jacob

Genesis 46:29-30 – Jacob saw Joseph again

Genesis 49:33 – Jacob dies

Genesis 50:1-2 – Israel dead and mourned

Genesis 50:15-21 – Joseph’s brothers were afraid, but comforted

Genesis 50:22-23 – Joseph lived in Egypt and saw many generations

Genesis 50:26 – Joseph died at age 110