
Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Genesis.
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Basics
- Title: The Hebrew bereshith refers to “in the beginning”. The name Genesis means “origin” and refers to beginnings.
- Author: Moses, probably written around 1400 BC while in the wilderness
- Abraham’s family tree
- Genesis is not a scientific document. (You don’t read Shakespeare to learn English history.)
Literary Structure
- Introduction – Gen 1:1-2:3
- “The account of the heavens and the earth” – Gen 2:4-4:26
- “The written account of Adam’s line” – Gen 5:1-6:8
- “The account of Noah” – Gen 6:9-9:29
- “The account of Shem, Ham and Japheth” – Gen 10:1-11:9
- “The account of Shem” – Gen 11:10-26
- “The account of Terah” – Gen 11:27-25:11
- “The account of Abraham’s son Ishmael” – Gen 25:12-18
- “The account of Abraham’s son Isaac” – Gen 25-19-35:29
- “The account of Esau” – Gen 36:1-37:1
- “The account of Jacob” – Gen 37:2-50:26
Thematic Structure
Primal History
- Creation – Gen 1:1-2:3
- Adam and Eve in Eden – Gen 2:4-25
- The fall and its consequences – Gen 3:1-24
- The rapid “progress” of sin – Gen 4:1-16
- Two genealogies – Gen 4:17-5:32
- The extent of sin before the fall- Gen 6:1-8
- The great flood – Gen 6:9-9:29
- The spread of the nations – Gen 10:1-11:26
Patriarchal History
- The life of Abraham – Gen 11:27-25:11
- The descendants of Ishmael – Gen 25:12-18
- The life of Jacob – Gen 25L19-35:29
- The descendants of Esau – Gen 36:1-37:1
- The life of Joseph – Gen 37:2-50:26
Genre: Understanding Narrative
Background & Outlines
- Chart: Bible History at a glance
- Blue Letter Bible: Old Testament Timeline
- Jensen’s Survey of the Old Testament
- Bible Atlas: Egypt
- Bible Atlas: Sinai
- Bible Atlas: Mount Horeb/Sinai
- Introduction to the Pentateuch
- Ray C Stedman: Overview of the Book
- John MacArthur: Author, Date, Background
- ESV Introduction to Genesis
- ESV The Global Message of Genesis
- NIV: Introduction to Genesis
- Biblehub: Timeline of Genesis
- Hebrew Calendar
- Genesis quotes in the NT
- Pentateuch at a glance
- Ligonier: Introduction to Genesis
- Ligonier: Introduction to the Pentateuch
- JVernon McGee: Genesis Notes & Outline
- William Orr: 39 Keys to the OT – Genesis
- Charles Swindoll: Book of Genesis Overview
- James van dine: Analysis of Genesis
- David Malick (Bible.org): An Introduction to Genesis
- David Malick: An Argument of the Book of Genesis
Maps from Bible-History.com
- The Land of Israel and the Book of Genesis
- The Ancient World and the Book of Genesis
- The Supposed Location of the Garden of Eden
- The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- Mount Ararat and Mesopotamia
- The Descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth
- The Hamites and Nimrod
- The Kingdom of Nimrod
- Ur of the Chaldees at the Time of Abraham
- The Egyptian Kingdom at the Time of Abraham
- The Hittites and the Land of Canaan
- Canaan During the Time of Abraham
- Sodom and Gomorrah
- The Ancient Jordan River
- Ancient Shechem at the Time of Jacob
- The Nile River at the Time of Moses
Maps from Holman Bible Atlas
The Face of the Ancient Near East
- The Ancient Near East
- Biblical Regions
- Modern States and the Ancient Near East
- Mesopotamia: Homeland of Abraham
- Egypt: Land of Bondage
- Syria and Lebanon
- International Routes, The King’s Highway
- Geography and Trade Routes of the Middle East
Natural Regions of Palestine
- National Regions of Ancient Palestine
- Physical Geography of Palestine
- Topography of Palestine
- Cross Sectional Views of Longitudinal Zones
- Northern Coastal Plains
- Plain of Dor, Plain of Sharon, Samaria, et al.
- Philistine Plain, Shephelah, Judah, and the Dead Sea
- Arabah, Negeb, Wildernesses of Zin and Paran
- The Old City of Jerusalem Today
- Modern Political Divisions of Ancient Palestine
- Climate Patterns of Ancient Palestine
Before Abraham
- Selected Neolithic and Chalcolithic Settlements
- The Table of Nations_(1)
- The Table of Nations_(2)
- Ancient Near East in the 3rd Millennium
The World of the Patriarchs
- Ancient Near East in the Time of the Patriarchs
- The Land of Canaan from Abraham to Moses
- Palestine in the Middle Bronze Age
- The Migration of Abraham
- Abraham in Canaan
- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
- Travels of Jacob
- The Journeys of Joseph
ESV Charts & Maps
- Genealogies of Genesis
- Genealogies: Age at Fatherhood and Death
- Chronology of Noah’s Time in Ark
- Generations of Genesis
- Garden of Eden
- Table of Nations
- Abram Travels to Canaan
- Jacob Returns to Canaan
- Egypt at the Time of Joseph
Key Words
- God said (89x) – Gen 1:3; Gen 1:6; Gen 1:9; Gen 1:11; Gen 1:14; Gen 1:20; Gen 1:24; Gen 1:26; Gen 1:28; Gen 1:29; Gen 2:18; Gen 3:1; Gen 3:3; Gen 3:9; Gen 3:13; Gen 3:14; Gen 3:22; Gen 4:25; Gen 6:13; Gen 9:1; Gen 9:12; Gen 9:17; Gen 9:26; Gen 14:19; Gen 14:22; Gen 15:2; Gen 15:8; Gen 15:13; Gen 16:13; Gen 17:1; Gen 17:9; Gen 17:15; Gen 17:18; Gen 17:19; Gen 17:23; Gen 20:3; Gen 20:6; Gen 20:11; Gen 20:13; Gen 21:6; Gen 21:12; Gen 21:17; Gen 22:1; Gen 22:8; Gen 22:12; Gen 24:12; Gen 24:27; Gen 24:42; Gen 26:24; Gen 27:20; Gen 28:13; Gen 28:17; Gen 30:2; Gen 30:6; Gen 30:18; Gen 30:20; Gen 30:23; Gen 31:5; Gen 31:11; Gen 31:16; Gen 31:24; Gen 32:2; Gen 32:9; Gen 32:28; Gen 32:30; Gen 33:5; Gen 33:10; Gen 35:1; Gen 35:10; Gen 35:11; Gen 40:8; Gen 41:25; Gen 41:39; Gen 41:51; Gen 41:52; Gen 42:18; Gen 42:28; Gen 43:23; Gen 43:29; Gen 44:16; Gen 46:2; Gen 46:3; Gen 48:3; Gen 48:9; Gen 48:11; Gen 48:15; Gen 48:21; Gen 50:19; Gen 50:24;
- God commanded (4x) – Gen 2:16; Gen 6:22; Gen 7:9; Gen 7:16; Gen 21:4.
- generations (14x) – Strong’s H8435 – Gen 5:1; Gen 6:9; Gen 9:12; Gen 10:1; Gen 11:10; Gen 11:27; Gen 17:7; Gen 17:9; Gen 17:12; Gen 25:12; Gen 25:19; Gen 36:1; Gen 36:9; Gen 37:2.
- covenant (23x) – Strong’s H1285 in Gen 6:18; Gen 9:9; Gen 9:11; Gen 9:12; Gen 9:13; Gen 9:15; Gen 9:16; Gen 9:17; Gen 15:18; Gen 17:2; Gen 17:4; Gen 17:7; Gen 17:9; Gen 17:10; Gen 17:11; Gen 17:13; Gen 17:14; Gen 17:19; Gen 17:21; Gen 21:27; Gen 21:32; Gen 26:28; Gen 31:44.
- circumcised (15x) – Strong’s H4135 in Gen 17:10; Gen 17:11; Gen 17:12; Gen 17:13; Gen 17:14; Gen 17:23; Gen 17:24; Gen 17:25; Gen 17:26; Gen 17:27; Gen 21:4; Gen 34:15; Gen 34:17; Gen 34:22; Gen 34:24.
- altar (11x) – Strong’s H4196 – Gen 8:20; Gen 12:7; Gen 12:8; Gen 13:4; Gen 13:18; Gen 22:9; Gen 26:25; Gen 33:20; Gen 35:1; Gen 35:3; Gen 35:7.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Genesis
- Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Genesis, Theology Of
- American Tract Society: Genesis
- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Genesis
- Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Genesis
- Fausset Bible Dictionary: Genesis, the Book of
- Holman Bible Dictionary: Genesis
- Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Genesis
- Morrish Bible Dictionary: Genesis, Book of
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Genesis
- McClintock and Strong: Genesis
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Genesis
- The Jewish Encyclopedia: Genesis, the Book Of
Abraham, Abram
- Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Abraham
- American Tract Society: Abraham
- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Fausset Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Holman Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Abraham
- Morrish Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Abraham
- McClintock and Strong: Abraham
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Abraham
- The Jewish Encyclopedia: Abraham
- Abraham means “Father of a great multitude” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
- Abram means “high father” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
Jacob
- Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Jacob
- American Tract Society: Jacob
- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Jacob
- Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Jacob
- Fausset Bible Dictionary: Jacob
- Holman Bible Dictionary: Jacob
- Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Jacob
- Morrish Bible Dictionary: Jacob
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jacob (1); Jacob (2)
- McClintock and Strong: Jacob
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Jacob
- The Jewish Encyclopedia: Jacob
Joseph
- Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology:
- American Tract Society: Joseph
- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Joseph the Son of Jacob
- Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Joseph
- Fausset Bible Dictionary: Joseph
- Holman Bible Dictionary: Joseph
- Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Joseph
- Morrish Bible Dictionary: Joseph
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Joseph (1); Joseph (2)
- McClintock and Strong: Joseph
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Joseph
- The Jewish Encyclopedia: Joseph
Commentaries
- Ligionier.org Top 5 Commentaries: Genesis
- Tim Challies Best Commentaries: Genesis
- Commentary Reviews: Genesis
- NICOT – Victor P. Hamilton
- WBC – Gordon J. Wenham
- Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: Genesis
- Matthew Henry: Genesis
- Albert Barnes Notes: Genesis
- Reformation Study Bible Notes: Genesis
- Geneva Study Bible: Genesis
- Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: Genesis
Institute for Creation Research
- List of links that have “Genesis” in the article including:
- Genesis: Real, Reliable, Historical
- Does Genesis Matter to the Gospel?
- Genesis and Climate Change
- Is Genesis 1–11 Actual History?
- Genesis Is History, Not Poetry: Exposing Hidden Assumptions about What Hebrew Poetry Is and Is Not
- The Draining Floodwaters: Geologic Evidence Reflects the Genesis Text
- The Flood of Noah and the Flood of Gilgamesh
- Preaching Genesis
- Time and Creation
- Men and Dinosaurs Coexisted
- Dinosaurs and Dragon Legends
- Evolutionists Can’t Fill the Hexapod Gap
- Archive of Back to Genesis Articles
Articles
- Alfred Edersheim: Genesis – The World Before the Flood, and The History of the Patriarchs
- Daniel Estes: Genesis – Looking For Abraham’s City (Bibliotheca Sacra, 1990)
- Walter Kaiser: The Promised Land: A Biblical-Historical View (Bibliotheca Sacra, 1981)
- Bruce Waltke: Genesis 4 Cain and His Offering (WTJ, 1986)
- The Skull Crushing Seed of the Woman: Inner-Biblical Interpretation of Genesis 3:15 James Hamilton
- Ailing, Charles. “Joseph in Egypt” Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
- Interpretation of Genesis: Journal of Ev Theo Soc13.4, 1970 G Van Groningen
- Bullmore, Michael A. “The Four Most Important Biblical Passages For A Christian Environmentalism” Trinity Journal 19 (1998)
- Grounds, Vernon C. “God’s Perspective on Man,” Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation
- Kline, Meredith. “Because It Had not Rained,” Westminster Theological Journal 20
- Hasel, G. F. “The Significance of the Cosmology in Gen 1 in Relation to Ancient near Eastern Parallels,” Andrews University Seminary Studies
- Estes, Daniel J. “Looking for Abraham’s City,” Bibliotheca Sacra 147
- Dilling, David R. “The Atonement and Human Sacrifice,” Grace Theological Journal 5
- Phillips, Perry G. “Did Animals Die before the Fall?” Perspectives in Science and Christian Faith
- Rooker, Mark F. “Genesis 1:1-3: Creation or Re-Creation? Pt 1 Bib Sac 149 (Part 2)
- Sailhamer, John. “Exegetical Notes: Genesis 1:1-2:4a,” TrinityJournal 5.1 (1984)
- Seely, Paul H. “The Firmament and the Water Above” WTJ 5
- Hummel, Charles E. “Interpreting Genesis One,” Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation
- Davidson, Richard Theology of Sexuality in the Beginning Ge 1-2 & Genesis 3
- Merrill, Eugene H. “Covenant and the Kingdom: Genesis 1-3 as Foundation for Biblical Theology,” Criswell Theological Review 1.2
- Feinberg, Charles Lee. “The Image of God,” Bibliotheca Sacra 129
- Futato, Mark D. “Because It Had Not Rained: A Study WTJ 60.1 – Part 1
- Futato, Mark D. “Because It Had Not Rained: A Study WTJ 60.1 – Part 2
- Spencer, Dante – Protoevangelium of Genesis 3:15
- Busenitz, Irvin A. “Woman’s Desire for Man: Ge 3:16 Reconsidered Grace Theological Journal 7.2
- Foh, Susan T. “What is the Woman’s Desire?” WTJ 37 (1974/75) 376-83.
- Cole, Timothy J. “Enoch, a Man Who Walked with God” BibSac 148
- Newman, Robert. “The Ancient Exegesis of Genesis 6:2, 4 Grace Theo J
- Ross, Allen P. “Studies in the Book of Genesis. Part 1: The Curse of Canaan. Bib Sac 137 (1980) 223-40.
- Ross, Allen P. “The Table of Nations in Genesis 10—Its Content: Part 3 Studies in the Book of Genesis,” Bib Sac 138 (1980) 22-34.
- Seely, Paul H. “The Date f he Tower of Babel and Some Theo Implications,” WTJ
- Ross, Allen P. “The Dispersion of the Nations in Gen 11:1-9” Bib Sacra 138 (1981) 119-38.
- Rotenberry, Paul. “Blessing in the Old Testament, a Study of Gen. 12:3 Restoration Quaterly
- Lawlor, John I. “The Test of Abraham Genesis 22:1-19” Grace Theo J 1.1
- Marrs, Rick R. “Sacrificing our Future (Genesis 22),” Restoration Quarterly
- Ross, Allen P. “Jacob’s Vision: The Founding of Bethel. Bib Sacra 142 (1985) 224-37.
- Ross, Allen P. “Jacob at the Jabbok, Israel at Peniel Bib Sacra 142 (1985) 338-54.
- Mathewson, S. D. “An Exegetical Study of Gen 38,” Bibliotheca Sacra 146
- Curtis, Edward M. “Genesis 38: Its Context(s) and Function,” Criswell Theological Review 5.2 (1991) 247-57.
- JStafford Wright: How Moses Compiled Genesis: A Suggestion
John Ankerberg, John Weldon
- Biblical Archaeology – Silencing the Critics – Pt 1 – short summary series
- Biblical Archaeology – Silencing the Critics – Pt 2
- Biblical Archaeology – Silencing the Critics – Pt 3
- The Discovery of the Sin Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah Pt 1
- The Discovery of the Sin Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah Pt 2
GotQuestions.org
Treat these like any commentary: read carefully and critically.
- Book of Genesis – Bible Survey
- What is the tablet theory of Genesis authorship, and is it biblical?
- Does Genesis chapter 1 literally mean 24 hour days?
- Why did God say, “Let there be light,” during creation?
- Why is a day measured from evening to morning in Genesis 1?
- What is the Gap Theory? Did anything happen in between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?
- What is the canopy theory?
- How could there be light on the first day of Creation if the sun was not created until the fourth day?
- Why are there two different Creation accounts in Genesis chapters 1-2?
- What happened on each of the days of Creation?
- Why does the Bible describe the moon as a light?
- Why did God rest on the seventh day of creation (Genesis 2:2)?
- Why did God make man out of the dust of the earth (Genesis 2:7)?
- What is the biblical Creation story?
- How do beliefs about creation impact the rest of theology?
- What is the meaning of the Hebrew word adamah?
- What is the breath of life?
- Were Adam and Eve saved? How many children did Adam and Eve have? When were Adam and Eve created?
- Who was Eve in the Bible?
- What does it mean that God gave humanity dominion over the animals?
- Why weren’t Adam and Eve created at the same time (Genesis 2)?
- What does it mean that it is not good for a man to be alone (Genesis 2:18)?
- Why did God use Adam’s rib to create Eve?
- What does it mean that a wife is supposed to be a helpmeet / help meet?
- How was the woman a helper suitable for the man (Genesis 2:18)?
- What did God mean when He told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply?
- Did God create other people in addition to Adam and Eve?
- What is a toledot?
- Was Satan the serpent in Genesis chapter 3?
- Was Adam with Eve when she spoke to the serpent (Genesis 3:6)?
- What is the meaning of the tree of life?
- Was Adam and Eve’s sin really about eating a piece of forbidden fruit?
- Did God literally and visibly walk in the garden (Genesis 3:8)?
- How is a woman’s desire for her husband a curse (Genesis 3:16)?
- Did Adam and Eve know what death was when God commanded them not to eat from the tree of knowledge?
- Why didn’t Adam and Eve immediately die for their sin (Genesis 3)?
- Why did God punish women with pain in childbirth (Genesis 3:16)?
- Is it wrong to reduce birth pains by taking pain relievers?
- What is the Adamic covenant?
- What is the protoevangelium?
- What does Genesis 3:15 mean that “he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel”?
- Did we all inherit sin from Adam and Eve?
- How did the Fall affect humanity?
- What is the location of the Garden of Eden?
- Why did God put the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden?
- Why didn’t Adam and Eve find it strange that a serpent was talking to them?
- How did the knowledge of good and evil make man like God (Genesis 3:22)?
- Why was it wrong for Adam and Eve to know good and evil (Genesis 3:22)?
- Why did God have the cherubim guard just the east side of Eden (Genesis 3:24)?
- Why did God accept Abel’s offering, but reject Cain’s offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?
- Who was Cain’s wife?
- Who was Cain afraid of after he killed Abel?
- What was the mark that God put on Cain (Genesis 4:15)?
- Why wasn’t Cain’s punishment death (Genesis 4:14)?
- Am I my brother’s keeper?
- How did Cain die? What happened to Cain?
- Why did people in Genesis live such long lives?
- Who was the oldest man in the Bible?
- Why did Lamech think Noah would bring comfort (Genesis 5:29)?
- Who are the sons of God and daughters of men in Genesis 6:1-4?
- Who / what were the Nephilim?
- What is the definition of antediluvian?
- Who was Noah in the Bible?
- What was it like in the days of Noah?
- Why did God send the flood when He knew sin would continue after the flood?
- Why did God also destroy animals in the Flood (Genesis 6-8)?
- Were fish and sea creatures also destroyed during the Flood (Genesis 6-8)?
- Was Noah’s flood global?
- Had it ever rained before the Flood in Noah’s day?
- Did the Bible copy the Flood account from other myths and legends?
- How long did it take Noah to build the ark? How long was Noah on the ark?
- What is gopher wood?
- Why did Noah release a raven? Why did he later release a dove (Genesis 8)?
- How did Noah fit all the animals on the ark?
- What made some animals clean and others unclean (Genesis 7)?
- Would the discovery of Noah’s Ark be important?
- What is the Noahic Covenant?
- Why did God prohibit eating meat with blood in it (Genesis 9:4)?
- Why did God mandate capital punishment for murder (Genesis 9:6)?
- Why did Noah get drunk after the flood?
- Why did Noah curse Ham / Canaan?
- What does it mean to uncover nakedness in the Bible?
- Who were the sons of Noah, and what happened to them and their descendants?
- In what way was the earth divided in Peleg’s time?
- What happened at the Tower of Babel?
- What is the Table of Nations?
- What is the biblical account of Shem, Ham, and Japheth?
- Who were the Rephaim?
- Who was Chedorlaomer / Kedorlaomer?
- Who was Melchizedek?
- Why was a burial place so important in the Bible?
- Who was Abraham in the Bible?
- What was Abraham’s religion before God called him?
- What is the blessing of Abraham?
- Why was Abraham promised land that belonged to others (Genesis 12)?
- What is the story of Abraham and Lot?
- Why did God punish Pharaoh for Abram’s lie (Genesis 12:17)?
- How many wives did Abraham have?
- How many sons did Abraham have?
- What is the Abrahamic Covenant?
- Who was Sarah in the Bible?
- How long did Abraham and Sarah have to wait for Isaac?
- What was a blood covenant (Genesis 15:9-21)?
- Why did God send the Israelites to Egypt for 400 years (Genesis 15:13)?
- What does it mean that “the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure” (Genesis 15:16)?
- What is the land that God promised to Israel?
- Who were the three men who visited Abraham in Genesis 18?
- Why did Abraham bargain with God in regard to Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18)?
- What is the significance of a city gate in the Bible?
- What was the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah?
- Why was Lot’s wife turned into a pillar of salt?
- Why did Lot offer up his daughters to be gang raped? Why did God allow Lot’s daughters to later have sex with their father?
- What were Admah and Zeboiim in the Bible?
- Who was Isaac in the Bible?
- What was the significance of weaning a child in the Bible (Genesis 21:8)?
- What is the story of Sarah and Hagar?
- Why did Abraham banish Ishmael (Genesis 21:14)?
- Who are the descendants of Ishmael?
- Why did oaths involve putting a hand under someone’s thigh (Genesis 24:9)?
- Why did God command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?
- How old was Isaac when Abraham almost sacrificed him?
- What is the significance of the cave of Machpelah?
- Who was Jacob in the Bible?
- Why is Jacob called Jacob and Israel alternately in the book of Genesis?
- What was the story of Jacob and Esau?
- Why was a father’s blessing so highly valued in the Old Testament?
- What is the difference between a blessing and a birthright (Genesis 25)?
- What is Jacob’s Ladder?
- What is the significance of Peniel in the Bible?
- How could Jacob not notice he married Leah instead of Rachel?
- What is the story of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel?
- What was the purpose of a dowry (Genesis 31:15)?
- Did Jacob placing branches in front of his flock really result in the offspring being speckled and spotted?
- What is the birth order of Jacob’s thirteen children?
- Why did people keep family idols in the Bible?
- What is the meaning of Jacob wrestling with God?
- What are the mandrakes mentioned in the Bible?
- Who was Joseph in the Bible?
- Why did Jacob give Joseph a coat of many colors?
- What is the significance of a scarlet thread?
- What is the story of Joseph and his brothers?
- What is the story of Joseph and Potiphar?
- What can we learn from the account of Potiphar’s wife?
- How long was Joseph in prison?
- Who were the priests of On? Was Joseph wrong to marry the daughter of a pagan priest (Genesis 41)?
- Was Joseph the same person as Imhotep in Egyptian history?
- Why did Pharaoh give Joseph so much power?
- What is the meaning of Zaphenath-Paneah in Genesis 41:45?
- What kind of divination did Joseph do in Genesis 44:5, 15?
- What are the twelve tribes of Israel?
- Were Jacob’s prophecies about his sons fulfilled?
- Who/what is the Lion of the tribe of Judah?
- What does it mean that the scepter will not depart from Judah (Genesis 49:10)?
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