The name “Genesis” is the Greek word for “beginning”.
   The word “generations” indicates the successive divisions of the book. Notice this word in Genesis 2:4; 5:1; 6:9; 10:1; 11:10; 11:27; 25:12; 25:19; 36:1; 37:2. Each of these verses introduces a new section, in which is traced the “generations” of the person it names.
   Genesis is the first of the five books of Moses, known as “the Law.” See Luke 24:44; Matthew 22:40; John 10:34. The testimony of the New Testament ascribes the authorship to Moses. See Matthew 19:8; Mark 12:26; Luke 16:31; John 5:46.

The Beginnings of the Race and of the Chosen Family

I. God and the Race, Genesis 1-11
   1. The Beginnings of the World and of Man, Genesis 1:1-2:25
   2. The Beginning and Spread of Evil, Genesis 3:1-6:7
   3. The Judgment and Renewal of the Earth, Genesis 6:8-11:26
II. God and the Chosen Family, Genesis 12-50
   1. The History of Abraham and His Son Isaac, Genesis 11:27-25:11
      (The Line of Ishmael, Hagar’s Son), Genesis 25:12-18
   2. The History of Isaac and Jacob, Genesis 25:19-35:29
      (The Line of Esau, Who Sold His Birthright), Genesis 36:1-37:1
   3. The History of Jacob’s Sons, Joseph and His Brothers, Genesis 37:2-50:26
      (1) Joseph Sold into Egypt, Genesis 37:1-36
         (Judah’s Sin), Genesis 38:1-30
      (2) Joseph’s Servitude in Egypt, Genesis 39-41
      (3) The Journeys of Joseph’s Brothers to Egypt, Genesis 42-45
      (4) Jacob Goes to Egypt. He and Joseph Die There, Genesis 46-50 – Through the Bible Day by Day