An outline of the Book of Genesis

Hebrew Name - Bereshith "in the beginning"
Greek Name - Genesis "origination"
Author - Moses
Date - From 4004 to 1635 BC Approximately
Theme - The Founding of the Hebrew Nation
Types and Shadows - In Genesis Jesus is the seed of the woman

 1:1-2:4     Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath

 2:5-2:25    Another Account of the Creation

 3:1-3:24    The First Sin and Its Punishment

 4:1-4:16    Cain Murders Abel
 4:17-4:26   Beginnings of Civilization

 5:1-5:32    Adam's Descendants to Noah

 6:1-6:8     The Wickedness of Humankind
 6:9-6:22    Noah Pleases God

 7:1-7:24    The Great Flood

 8:1-8:19    The Flood Subsides
 8:20-8:22   God's Promise to Noah

 9:1-9:17    The Covenant with Noah
 9:18-9:29   Noah and His Sons

10:1-10:32   Nations Descended from Noah

11:1-11:9    The Tower of Babel
11:10-11:26  Descendants of Shem
11:27-11:32  Descendants of Terah

12:1-12:9    The Call of Abram
12:10-12:20  Abram and Sarai in Egypt

13:1-13:18   Abram and Lot Separate

14:1-14:16   Lot's Captivity and Rescue
14:17-14:24  Abram Blessed by Melchizedek

15:1-15:21   God's Covenant with Abram

16:1-16:16   The Birth of Ishmael

17:1-17:27   The Sign of the Covenant

18:1-18:15   A Son Promised to Abraham and Sarah
18:16-18:33  Judgment Pronounced on Sodom

19:1-19:11   The Depravity of Sodom
19:12-19:29  Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed
19:30-19:38  The Shameful Origin of Moab and Ammon

20:1-20:18   Abraham and Sarah at Gerar

21:1-21:7    The Birth of Isaac
21:8-21:21   Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away
21:22-21:34  Abraham and Abimelech Make a Covenant

22:1-22:19   The Command to Sacrifice Isaac
22:20-22:24  The Children of Nahor

23:1-23:20   Sarah's Death and Burial

24:1-24:67   The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah

25:1-25:6    Abraham Marries Keturah
25:7-25:11   The Death of Abraham
25:12-25:18  Ishmael's Descendants
25:19-25:28  The Birth and Youth of Esau and Jacob
25:29-25:34  Esau Sells his Birthright

26:1-26:33   Isaac and Abimelech
26:34-26:35  Esau's Hittite Wives

27:1-27:29   Isaac Blesses Jacob
27:30-27:40  Esau's Lost Blessing
27:41-28:5   Jacob Escapes Esau's Fury

28:6-28:9    Esau Marries Ishmael's Daughter
28:10-28:22  Jacob's Dream at Bethel

29:1-29:14   Jacob Meets Rachel
29:15-30:24  Jacob Marries Laban's Daughters

30:25-30:43  Jacob Prospers at Laban's Expense

31:1-31:21   Jacob Flees with Family and Flocks
31:22-31:42  Laban Overtakes Jacob
31:43-32:2   Laban and Jacob Make a Covenant

32:3-32:21   Jacob Sends Presents to Appease Esau
32:22-32:32  Jacob Wrestles at Peniel

33:1-33:17   Jacob and Esau Meet
33:18-33:20  Jacob Reaches Shechem

34:1-34:24   The Rape of Dinah
34:25-34:31  Dinah's Brothers Avenge Their Sister

35:1-35:15   Jacob Returns to Bethel
35:16-35:26  The Birth of Benjamin and the Death of Rachel
35:27-35:29  The Death of Isaac

36:1-36:14   Esau's Descendants
36:15-36:43  Clans and Kings of Edom

37:1-37:11   Joseph Dreams of Greatness
37:12-37:36  Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers

38:1-38:30   Judah and Tamar

39:1-39:23   Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

40:1-40:23   The Dreams of Two Prisoners

41:1-41:36   Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream
41:37-41:57  Joseph's Rise to Power

42:1-42:25   Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt
42:26-42:38  Joseph's Brothers Return to Canaan

43:1-43:34   The Brothers Come Again, Bringing Benjamin

44:1-44:17   Joseph Detains Benjamin
44:18-44:34  Judah Pleads for Benjamin's Release

45:1-45:27   Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers

46:1-46:27   Jacob Brings His Whole Family to Egypt
46:28-47:12  Jacob Settles in Goshen

47:13-47:26  The Famine in Egypt
47:27-47:31  The Last Days of Jacob

48:1-48:22   Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons

49:1-49:28   Jacob's Last Words to His Sons
49:29-50:14  Jacob's Death and Burial

50:15-50:21  Joseph Forgives His Brothers
50:22-50:26  Joseph's Last Days and Death