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OVERVIEWGENESIS 1-8

Book of Genesis• Author: Moses• Date: Creation – 1850 BC• Part of the Pentateuch (or

Torah)• “In the beginning”

Key Characters• Adam• Abraham• Isaac• Jacob (Israel)• Joseph

Key Divisions• Genesis 1-11

Creation through the flood

• Genesis 12-36Abraham, Isaac & Jacob

• Genesis 37-50Joseph and Egypt

Genesis 1-8• The creation of all things

(Genesis 1-2)• The Tragic Fall (Genesis 3-4)• The Descendants of Adam &

Eve (Genesis 5)• The Great Flood (Genesis 6-9)

Cain’s Root Problem?Cain was outwardly seeking God (religious), but inwardly he was

callous toward God (unredeemed).

• Cain was sinful• Cain was wicked• Cain was rebellious• Can was unrepentant

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