GENESIS OUTLINE

A Ralph Johnson

Theme:  The book of Beginnings

Written by Moses about 1500 BC

CHAPTERS & KEY WORDS	OUTLINE 50ch(10) Map (Brief)
1: Creation	INTRODUCTION: Creation of Heavens, Earth, Man. (1:1--2:3)
	I. GENERATIONS OF THE HEAVENS & EARTH (2:4--4:26)
2: Eden	Garden prepared.  Adam created 7.  Eve formed from Adam's rib 21.
3: Fall	Serpent 1.  Fruit 3.  Ate 6.  Consequences 16. Seed of the woman to crush the head of the Serpent 14 [MESSIANIC]
4: Cain	Cain killed Abel 8. Exiled 10. Descendants 16.
	II.  GENERATIONS OF ADAM (5:1--6:8)
5: Seth	Seth's genealogy to the flood. (chap. 5)
	III.   GENERATIONS OF NOAH (6:9--9:29)
6: Ark	Wickedness 1.  Intermarriage 1,  Nephilim 4.
7: Flood	“Saved by water” – 1  (cf, I Pet. 3:21)
8: Land	In the mountains of Ararat 4.  Altar 20.  Covenant 22 .
9: Rainbow	Foods 3.  Covenant 9.  Curse on Ham's youngest son, Canaan 25.
	IV.   GENERATIONS OF SONS OF NOAH
10: Nations	Noah (10:1-11:9)
	Origins of the nations 1.
11: Babel	Tower of Babel 1.  Languages changed (11:1-9)
	V. GENERATIONS OF SHEM  (11:10 -26)
	VI. GENERATIONS OF TERAH (11:27--25:11) Map
	Ur of Chaldeas to Haran.  (11:27 -32) (ruins)
12. Abraham	Abraham’s call.  (12:1-8)
	To be a great nation 2.
	Canaan (12:9)
	Egypt.  (12:10-20)  Calls Sarah his "Sister" 13.
13: Lot	Canaan, Lot chooses Sodom (7-10) Promises to Abraham 14.
14: Rescue	Lot taken hostage by Chedorlaomer of Elam.  (14:1-12)
	Lot rescued by Abraham.  (14:13-16)
	Melchizedek, 18 Tithe 19.  Blesses Abraham.  (14:19-24)
15: Covenant	Covenant made by God with Abraham. 1
16: Ishmael	Sarah & Hagar conflict 3.  Flight 6.  Promises to Ishmael 9.
17: Circumcision	Names changed 5, 15.  Covenant 9.  Ishmael at age thirteen 25.
18: Angels	Angels entertained 1.  Sarah promised 9.  Abraham's intercession for Sodom 23.
19: Sodom	Lot delivered (1-16).  Wife looked back 26.  Lot seduced by daughters 31.  Moab & Amon born 37.
20: Gerar	Abraham tells King Abimelech his wife is his "sister" 2.
21: Isaac	Ishmael and Hagar cast out.  (21:8-21)
	Abimelech & Abraham covenant at Beer-Sheba.  (21:22-34)
22: Test	Abraham to sacrifice Isaac 1.  Covenant 15.  Brother Nahor. In Abraham's seed the whole world to be blessed [MESSIANIC-22:18]
23: Sarah	Sarah's death 1.  Field & cave of Machpelah purchased by Abraham 16
24: Rebekah	Rebecca brought from Haran to be Isaac's wife 1. (ruins)
25:	Last days of Abraham.  Marries Keturah.  More children. Death.  (25:1-11)
Ishmael	VII.   GENERATIONS OF ISHMAEL (25:12-18)
Isaac	VIII. GENERATIONS OF ISAAC (25:19--35:29)
	Esau and Jacob.  (25:23-26)
	Birthright sold.  (25:29-34)
26: Gerar	Isaac goes to Philistine Gerar where God reaffirms his covenant. (26:1-5)
	He calls Rebekah his "sister." Abimilech wants to marry her  (26:6-11)
	Prosperity (26:12-19)
	Strife with herdsmen of Gerar (26:20-22)
	Beersheba the LORD appears to Jacob. He builds an altar (26:23-25)
	Abimelech makes covenant with Isaac (26:28-31)
	Beersheba established (26:32-35)
27: Blessing	Blessing stolen by Jacob 1. (Isaac deceived by skins on hands 16.)
28: Flight	Jacob sent to Haran 1.  Ladder dream 12.  Promises 14.  Sacrifice and Pillar at Bethel 16. (ruins of Haran)
29: Marriage	Jacob meets Rachael 9.  Works 7 years for Laban. (29:18-22)
	Laban deceives Isaac and gives Leah instead. (29:22-27)
	Jacob agrees to seven more years for Rachael. (29:28-29)
	Leah’s children (Reuben, Sineon, Levi and Judah).  (29:31-35)
30: Family	Bilhah’s children (Dan, Naphtali)  (30:3-8)
	Zilpah’s children (Gad, Asher) (30:9-13)
	Leah’s children (Issachar, Zebulun, Dianh)  (30:18-21)
	Rachael’s first child (Joseph) (30:22-24)
	Jacob's better bargain with Laban—stronger animals marked (30:25-43)
31: Flight	Flight from Laban 17.  Rachael steals Teraphim idol 19. Covenant with Laban 45.
32: Preparation	Preparation to meet Esau.  (32:7-21)
	Wrestles the angel. Name changed to "Israel". (32:22-32)
33: Reconciled	Reconciliation with Esau 1.
34: Dinah	Dinah raped by Shechemites 1.  Avenged by brothers, Sineon & Levi 25
35: Last Days	Last days of Isaac.  Purges family idols 2. To Bethel 6.
	Jacob's name change to "Israel" reaffirmed 9.  Pillar erected. (35:14-15)
	Rachael dies at Benjamin's birth. (35:16-20)
	Rueben lays with Bilhah. (35:22)
	Sons of Jacob listed (35:23-26)
	Isaac dies. (35:29)
	IX.   GENERATIONS OF ESAU (Edom) 1
36: Esau	Family
	X.    GENERATIONS OF JACOB    (chapters 37-50)
37: Joseph	Joseph's coat of many colors 3.  Dreams 5.  Cast into Pit 21.  Sold 26.
38: Tamar	Judah has children 1. Tamar has twins by Judah, her father-in-law 11.
39: Potiphar	Potiphar and Joseph 1.  Prospers 3.  Accused by Potiphar's wife 14.  Imprisoned 19.
40: Prison	Joseph Interprets dreams of Butler and Baker 1.
41: Pharaoah	Interprets dreams of Pharoah 1.  Made a ruler.  (temple)
	Manasseh and Ephraim born 50.  Famine 53 .
42: Brothers	Brothers go to Egypt for food 3.  Joseph speaks roughly 7.  Simeon made hostage 24.
	Money found in sacks 27.
	Jacob refuses to permit Benjamin to go to Egypt 38.
43: Benjamin	Benjamin to Egypt 11.  Benjamin given extra food 33.
44: Testing	Joseph tests his brothers 1.  Cup in Benjamin's sack 12.  Judah's plea 18.
45: Revealed	Joseph revealed to his brothers 1.  Pharoah's invitation 17.  Sent for Jacob 24.
46: Egypt	Move to Egypt 1
47: Goshen	Settled in Goshen 1.  Talk with Pharoah 3.  Joseph's management 14. Jacob's request concerning burial 29
48: Joseph	Jacob blesses Joseph's sons 1.
49: Prophecy	Jacob's prophecy concerning his sons 1.  Jacob dies 33.
50: Last Days	Burial of Jacob in Canaan 7. Joseph's last days 22. Joseph dies 24 .