Genesis Bible Study Resources

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

1. Introduction – Gen 1:1-2:3
2. “The account of the heavens and the earth” – Gen 2:4-4:26
3. “The written account of Adam’s line” – Gen 5:1-6:8
4. “The account of Noah” – Gen 6:9-9:29
5. “The account of Shem, Ham and Japheth” – Gen 10:1-11:9
6. “The account of Shem” – Gen 11:10-26
7. “The account of Terah” – Gen 11:27-25:11
8. “The account of Abraham’s son Ishmael” – Gen 25:12-18
9. “The account of Abraham’s son Isaac” – Gen 25-19-35:29
10. “The account of Esau” – Gen 36:1-37:1
11. “The account of Jacob” – Gen 37:2-50:26

Thematic Structure

Primal History

1. Creation – Gen 1:1-2:3
2. Adam and Eve in Eden – Gen 2:4-25
3. The fall and its consequences – Gen 3:1-24
4. The rapid “progress” of sin – Gen 4:1-16
5. Two genealogies – Gen 4:17-5:32
6. The extent of sin before the fall- Gen 6:1-8
7. The great flood – Gen 6:9-9:29
8. The spread of the nations – Gen 10:1-11:26

Patriarchal History

1. The life of Abraham – Gen 11:27-25:11
2. The descendants of Ishmael – Gen 25:12-18
3. The life of Jacob – Gen 25L19-35:29
4. The descendants of Esau – Gen 36:1-37:1
5. The life of Joseph – Gen 37:2-50:26

Genre: Understanding Narrative

Section 1: Background

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
• 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

Section 2: Maps

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 Studylight.org

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

Section 3: Key Words

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.

Section 4: Encyclopedias

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’s Bible Encyclopedia: 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’s Bible Encyclopedia: 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)
• International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jacob (2)
• McClintock and Strong’s Bible Encyclopedia: 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)
• International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Joseph (2)
• McClintock and Strong’s Bible Encyclopedia: Joseph
• The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Joseph
• The Jewish Encyclopedia: Joseph

Section 5: Commentaries

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

Section 6: Articles

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 

Section 7: Got Questions

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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