Genesis

Genesis, 1

31 verses ● 3 min

God creates the world, the sky, the seas, the land, plants, animals, and people. He created everything in six days and on the seventh day, he rested.

Genesis, 2

25 verses ● 3 min

God creates man and woman, and places them in a beautiful garden called Eden. He tells them they can eat from any tree in the garden except one tree. They were not supposed to eat from that tree.

Genesis, 3

24 verses ● 3 min

The man and woman disobey God and eat from the forbidden tree. This causes them to realize they are naked and they feel ashamed. God punished them and they were forced to leave the garden.

Genesis, 4

26 verses ● 3 min

This chapter lists the family tree of the first people created by God. It also tells the story of Cain and Abel, two brothers who had a fight and one killed the other.

Genesis, 5

32 verses ● 3 min

The chapter continues with the list of the descendants of Adam, including the ages at which they had their children and when they died.

Genesis, 6

22 verses ● 2 min

God was sad that people were only thinking about bad things and doing bad things. He decided to make it rain for forty days and forty nights to clean the earth and start over. But, he saved one man and his family in a big boat called an ark.

Genesis, 7

24 verses ● 3 min

God told the man he saved to put two of every kind of animal on the ark, one male and one female. He also told them to bring seven of every kind of bird and every kind of food they would need.

Genesis, 8

22 verses ● 2 min

After the forty days of rain, the waters receded and the ark came to rest on a mountain. God made a promise to never flood the earth again and gave the rainbow as a sign of his promise.

Genesis, 9

29 verses ● 3 min

God blessed the man and his family and told them to be fruitful and multiply. He also gave them permission to eat meat, but they had to drain the blood from it first. God also made a promise to never again destroy all life with a flood.

Genesis, 10

32 verses ● 3 min

This chapter lists the descendants of the three sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. It also describes the different nations and territories that were settled by their descendants.

Genesis, 11

32 verses ● 3 min

The chapter tells the story of the Tower of Babel, where people decided to build a big tower to reach the heavens. God confused their language and scattered them over the earth.

Genesis, 12

20 verses ● 2 min

God chooses Abram, a man living in Ur, and tells him to leave his country and family and go to a land that God will show him. Abram obeys and God promises to make him a great nation and bless him.

Genesis, 13

18 verses ● 2 min

Abram and his nephew Lot have many possessions and they get into a dispute over land. Lot chooses to go to the Jordan Valley, while Abram stays in the land of Canaan.

Genesis, 14

24 verses ● 3 min

This chapter tells the story of a battle between different kings and how Abram rescues his nephew Lot.

Genesis, 15

21 verses ● 2 min

God makes a promise to Abram that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars in the sky. God also tells Abram that his descendants will be enslaved for 400 years but then they will be free and will inherit the land.

Genesis, 16

16 verses ● 2 min

Abram's wife Sarai is unable to have children, so she gives him her maidservant Hagar to be his wife. Hagar gives birth to Ishmael, but God later tells Abram that Sarai will also have a son, whom they will name Isaac.

Genesis, 17

27 verses ● 3 min

God changes Abram's name to Abraham and Sarai's name to Sarah, and makes a covenant with him. He promises that Abraham will be the father of many nations, and that his descendants will inherit the land of Canaan. He also tells Abraham to be circumcised as a sign of this covenant.

Genesis, 18

33 verses ● 3 min

God visits Abraham and tells him that Sarah will have a son, despite her old age. Abraham laughs at the idea, but Sarah becomes pregnant and gives birth to Isaac.

Genesis, 19

38 verses ● 4 min

God destroys the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah because of the wickedness of their inhabitants. Abraham's nephew Lot and his family were saved from the destruction.

Genesis, 20

18 verses ● 2 min

Abraham moves to Gerar and tells everyone that Sarah is his sister, for fear that they will kill him to take her as a wife. King Abimelech takes Sarah but God intervenes and he returns her.

Genesis, 21

34 verses ● 3 min

Sarah gives birth to Isaac and Hagar and Ishmael are sent away. God confirms his promise to Abraham that Isaac will be the one through whom his descendants will be blessed.

Genesis, 22

24 verses ● 3 min

God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of his faith, but God provides a ram to sacrifice instead.

Genesis, 23

20 verses ● 2 min

Sarah dies and Abraham buys a plot of land in which to bury her.

Genesis, 24

67 verses ● 6 min

Abraham's servant is sent to find a wife for Isaac, and he finds Rebekah.

Genesis, 25

34 verses ● 3 min

Abraham has more children with Keturah and then dies at the age of 175.

Genesis, 26

35 verses ● 3 min

Isaac moves to Gerar and tells people that Rebekah is his sister, just as his father Abraham did. He becomes very wealthy and has children with Rebekah.

Genesis, 27

46 verses ● 4 min

Isaac plans to bless his older son Esau, but Rebekah and Jacob conspire to deceive Isaac so that Jacob receives the blessing instead.

Genesis, 28

22 verses ● 2 min

Jacob runs away to his mother's family and has a dream of a ladder reaching to heaven. God confirms his promise to Jacob that his descendants will be blessed and the land will be given to them.

Genesis, 29

35 verses ● 3 min

Jacob works for seven years to marry Leah, but is deceived by her father Laban and marries Rachel as well. He works for another seven years to be able to marry Rachel.

Genesis, 30

43 verses ● 4 min

Jacob becomes very wealthy with large flocks and many children.

Genesis, 31

55 verses ● 5 min

Jacob runs away from Laban with his family and possessions. Laban pursues him but they make a covenant and part as friends.

Genesis, 32

32 verses ● 3 min

Jacob prepares to meet his brother Esau and he wrestles with God.

Genesis, 33

20 verses ● 2 min

Jacob and Esau are reconciled and Jacob moves his family to Bethel.

Genesis, 34

31 verses ● 3 min

This chapter tells the story of the rape of Dinah, Jacob's daughter and the revenge of her brothers.

Genesis, 35

29 verses ● 3 min

God tells Jacob to move to Bethel and to get rid of foreign gods. Jacob renames the place Bethel and builds an altar to God.

Genesis, 36

43 verses ● 4 min

This chapter lists the descendants of Esau, also known as Edom.

Genesis, 37

36 verses ● 4 min

Joseph, one of Jacob's son, is favored by his father and his brothers become jealous. They sell him into slavery in Egypt.

Genesis, 38

30 verses ● 3 min

The chapter tells the stories of Judah and Tamar, and of Judah and his three sons.

Genesis, 39

23 verses ● 2 min

Joseph is sold to Potiphar, an Egyptian officer, and becomes successful in his service. Potiphar's wife falsely accuses Joseph of attempted rape and he is imprisoned.

Genesis, 40

23 verses ● 2 min

Joseph interprets the dreams of the Pharaoh's cupbearer and the baker and is later called upon to interpret the Pharaoh's dream. He correctly predicts seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.

Genesis, 41

57 verses ● 5 min

Joseph is appointed as the second-in-command in Egypt and he successfully manages the country during the famine, providing food for Egypt and other countries.

Genesis, 42

38 verses ● 4 min

Joseph's brothers come to Egypt to buy food during the famine and they do not recognize Joseph, who tests them.

Genesis, 43

34 verses ● 3 min

The brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin, Joseph's brother, and Joseph reveals himself to them.

Genesis, 44

34 verses ● 3 min

Joseph's brothers are afraid that he will seek revenge for being sold into slavery and they plead for mercy.

Genesis, 45

28 verses ● 3 min

Joseph forgives his brothers and tells them to bring their father Jacob and their families to Egypt.

Genesis, 46

34 verses ● 3 min

Jacob and his family move to Egypt and settle in the land of Goshen.

Genesis, 47

31 verses ● 3 min

Joseph provides food for his family and the Egyptians during the famine.

Genesis, 48

22 verses ● 2 min

Jacob blesses Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh.

Genesis, 49

33 verses ● 3 min

Jacob blesses his twelve sons, giving each a prophecy about their descendants.

Genesis, 50

26 verses ● 3 min

Jacob dies and is buried in the cave of Machpelah. Joseph's brothers fear that he will seek revenge now that Jacob is dead, but Joseph reassures them and dies at the age of 110.