TheWay BibleGenesis KJV
Old Testament · 50 chapters · 1,533 verses · about 3 hours and 11 minutes to read
Genesis is the book of beginnings — the heavens and the earth, mankind, marriage, sin, and God's promise to undo it. After the flood and the scattering at Babel, the story narrows to one family: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
Author: Moses, by long-standing traditionTraditionally dated about 1400 BCTheme: beginnings
Chapters
Outline of Genesis
Key verses
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Well-known verses in Genesis
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
How long Genesis is
Chapters: 50Verses: 1,533Words: about 38,265Read in: about 3 hours and 11 minutesLongest chapter: Genesis 24 (67 verses)
Genesis is the 1st book of the Bible and the 1st of the Old Testament, before Exodus. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of Genesis?
Moses, by long-standing tradition.
When was Genesis written?
It is traditionally dated about 1400 BC.
What is the book of Genesis about?
Genesis is the book of beginnings — the heavens and the earth, mankind, marriage, sin, and God's promise to undo it. After the flood and the scattering at Babel, the story narrows to one family: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
How long is Genesis?
Genesis has 50 chapters and 1,533 verses in the King James Version — about 38,265 words.
How long does it take to read Genesis?
about 3 hours and 11 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in Genesis?
50.
How many verses are in Genesis?
1,533.
What is the longest chapter in Genesis?
Genesis 24, with 67 verses. The shortest is Genesis 16, with 16.
Where is Genesis in the Bible?
Genesis is the 1st book of the Bible and the 1st of the Old Testament, before Exodus.
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