Genesis

The first book of the Old Testament, often refered to as “The book of Beginnings” because of its accounts of the worlds creation and the early history of the Hebrew people. Major events and subjects covered in the book include:

        1. God’s great creation of the physical world and also Adam and Eve’s  life in the Garden             of Eden; where Adam and Eve’s sin and introduction of sin to humankind is mentioned            (chap. 1-3).

        2. Adam’s descendants and the great flood (chaps.4-9);

        3. The tower of Babel and the scattering ofhumankind (chap.11); and

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        4. The life stories of the Hebrew patriarchs: Abraham and Isaac (chaps. 12-27),Jacob                       (chaps. 25-35), and Joseph (chaps. 37-50).

Exodus

The book of the Old Testament that recounts the release of the Hebrew people from Egyptian enslavement and the early years of their history as a nation in the wilderness. Important events covered in the book include the following;

        1. God’s call of Moses lead the people out of slavery (chaps.3-4);

        2. the plagues on the Egyptians (chaps.7-12);

        3. the release of the Israelites and the crossing of the Red Sea (chap.14);

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