A view towards Bishopsteignton in mist. As the mist clears, everything becomes clearer

GENESIS 1-50

Click a blue coloured box below.


51 free online Bible study commentary guides in Genesis. They are for you to use for small groups, for individual Bible studies, or as Bible commentaries.

If you would like a printed copy, or you would like to save this index as a PDF file, click below for brief instructions:

For PCs

Press Ctrl + P or choose 'Print' from the menu. Then for PDF, On the print preview page under 'Destination', click the drop-down arrow beside the printer name and choose 'Microsoft print to PDF'

For Macs

Press Command + P or choose 'File:Print' in the menu bar. For PDF choose 'File:Export as PDF'.


If you need help using these guides, click here: HELP

Time and Eternity
Creation begins

Genesis
1:1-3

Light,water and
the Universe

Genesis
1:3-19

Plants, animals
and DNA

Genesis
1:11-31

Man

Genesis
1:26-2:3

Adam and Eve
Satan and Angels

Genesis
2:4-3:6

Sin and its results.
Women

Genesis
3:1-24

Cain and Abel

Genesis
4:1-26

Adam’s family tree,
Nephilim -‘Sons of God’

Genesis
5:1-6:4

Noah and the Ark

Genesis
6:5-22

The Flood

Genesis
7:1-24

Out of the Ark,
Grain for Ethanol

Genesis
8:1-22

Blood, Covenant,
Ham’s sin, Canaan

Genesis
9:1-29

Settlement, Tower of
Babel, Nations

10:1-32
11:1-9

Terah,
early Civilisations

10:1-32
11:10-32

Abram - to Canaan,
Egypt - Abram’s wife 1

Genesis
12:1-13:4

Lot and Abram
separate

Genesis
13:5-18

Lot captured and
rescued. Melchisedek

Genesis
14:1-24

God’s covenant
with Abram

Genesis
15:1-21

Hagar - Ishmael

Genesis
16:1-16

Covenant: Circumcision
 - Abram & Sarai renamed

Genesis
17:1-27

Isaac’s birth predicted.
Abraham prays for Sodom

Genesis
18:1-33

Sodom and Gomorrah.
Lot’s daughters

Genesis
19:1-38

Abraham to Gerar.
Abimelek.

Genesis
20:1-18

Birth of Isaac.
Abraham’s well

Genesis
21:1-34

Offering of Isaac, covenant
repeated,  death of Sarah

22:1-24
23:1-20

The search for Rebekah

Genesis
24:1-67

Death of Abraham. Esau and Jacob. Birthright sold.

Genesis
25:1-34

Isaac to Gerar, lies about Rebekah. Esau’s wives

Genesis
26:1-35

Isaac’s blessing - stolen by Jacob.

Genesis
27:1-46

Jacob flees. Esau’s wives. Stairway to Heaven.

Genesis
28:1-22

J. marries Leah and Rachel. Twelve tribes of Israel.

Genesis
29:1-35

Jacob deceives Laban concerning his flocks.

Genesis
30:1-43

Jacob flees, Laban persues. Stolen Teraphim. Lies.

Genesis
31:1-55

Jacob wrestled with God, renamed Israel.

Genesis
32:1-32

Jacob and Esau reconciled. Shechem. Jacob returns.

Genesis
33:1-20

Rape of Dinah. Revenge

Genesis
34:1-31

Return to Bethel. ‘Israel’ confirmed. Consecration.

Genesis
35:1-15

Rachel dies in Childbirth. Sin of Reuben. Esau’s family.

35:16-2
36:1-43

Joseph, dreams, sold into Egypt. God’s plans.

Genesis
37:1-36

Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah. Judah & Tamar : Perez

Genesis
38:1-30

Joseph imprisoned because of Potiphar’s wife. Dreams.

39:1-23
40:1-23

Pharaoh’s dreams. Joseph promoted to 2 i/c.

Genesis
41:1-57

Brothers to Egypt for food. Simeon imprisoned.

Genesis
42:1-38

Joseph’s brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin

Genesis
43:1-34

More deception.

Genesis
44:1-34

Joseph reveals himself. God’s plan. Israel sent for.

Genesis
45:1-28

God takes Israel’s whole tribe to Egypt.

Genesis
46:1-34

Israel settles in Egypt. Famine in land.

Genesis
47:1-31

Covenant blessing for Joseph and his sons

Genesis
48:1-22

Israel’s sons blessed. Death of Israel (Jacob).

Genesis
49:1-33

Israel’s burial. Death of Joseph.

Genesis
50:1-26

Since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

Romans 1:20


Our Sun

864,938 miles across. A photo taken using the Hubble Space Telescope.


Morning glory pollen (1/20,000th of an inch). Photo taken through a Scanning Electron Microscope.


A dandelion flower.

NIV Copyright