创世记

Law · Old Testament · Traditionally Moses · 6th–5th centuries BCE (incorporating older traditions)

The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, tracing the origins of the cosmos, humanity, and the nation of Israel. It divides into the primeval history, covering creation, the fall, and the flood, and the ancestral history, focusing on the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. Through these narratives, the book establishes the foundational theological concepts of covenant and divine election.

50 章

• 1创世记 1研经页面God creates the universe, light, land, sea, plants, heavenly bodies, and sea, land, and winged animals, culminating in humanity.
• 2创世记 2研经页面God rests on the seventh day, places the first man in the Garden of Eden, and creates woman as his helper.
• 3创世记 3研经页面Deceived by the serpent, the first couple eats the forbidden fruit, leading to their curse and expulsion from Eden.
• 4创世记 4研经页面Cain murders his brother Abel, receives a mark of protection, and his descendants establish cities, while Seth is born.
• 5创世记 5This chapter lists the descendants of Adam from Seth to Noah, highlighting their extreme lifespans and Enoch's translation to heaven.
• 6创世记 6Grieved by human wickedness, God commands the righteous Noah to build an ark to escape the coming global flood.
• 7创世记 7Noah, his family, and the animals enter the ark, and torrential floodwaters submerge the earth, destroying all land-dwelling life.
• 8创世记 8As floodwaters recede, Noah leaves the ark, offers sacrifices, and God promises never to destroy all living creatures again.
• 9创世记 9God establishes a covenant with Noah symbolized by a rainbow, but later Noah curses Canaan after Ham views Noah's drunken nakedness.
• 10创世记 10The descendants of Noah's sons Japheth, Ham, and Shem are cataloged as they populate and divide into nations after the flood.
• 11创世记 11God confuses humanity's language at the Tower of Babel, scattering them, followed by the genealogy from Shem to Abram.
• 12创世记 12God calls Abram to Canaan, promising to make him a great nation, but famine forces Abram to flee to Egypt.
• 13创世记 13Abram and Lot separate due to their vast herds, with Lot choosing the Jordan plain and God renewing his promise to Abram.
• 14创世记 14Abram rescues his captured nephew Lot from warring kings and receives a blessing from Melchizedek, the priest-king of Salem.
• 15创世记 15God establishes a formal covenant with Abram, promising him numerous descendants, future land, and foretelling the Egyptian bondage.
• 16创世记 16Sarai gives her servant Hagar to Abram, leading to conflict, Hagar's flight, a divine encounter, and the birth of Ishmael.
• 17创世记 17God changes Abram's name to Abraham, institutes circumcision as a covenant sign, and promises that Sarah will bear Isaac next year.
• 18创世记 18Abraham hosts three divine visitors who promise Sarah a son, and he later bargains with God to spare righteous people in Sodom.
• 19创世记 19Angels rescue Lot and his family before destroying Sodom, and Lot's daughters later conceive children by their father in a cave.
• 20创世记 20Abraham claims Sarah is his sister in Gerar, but God warns King Abimelech in a dream to return her unharmed.
• 21创世记 21Isaac is born, Sarah demands the exile of Hagar and Ishmael, and Abraham makes a treaty with Abimelech at Beersheba.
• 22创世记 22God commands Abraham to sacrifice Isaac on Mount Moriah, but intervenes at the last moment, renewing the covenant blessings.
• 23创世记 23Sarah dies in Hebron, and Abraham purchases the cave of Machpelah from the Hittites to serve as her burial site.
• 24创世记 24Abraham's servant travels to Mesopotamia, meets Rebekah at a well, and secures her as a wife for Isaac.
• 25创世记 25Abraham dies, Ishmael's genealogy is recorded, Rebekah gives birth to twins Esau and Jacob, and Esau sells his birthright.
• 26创世记 26Isaac settles in Gerar, lies about his wife Rebekah, prospers greatly, and later secures a peace treaty with King Abimelech.
• 27创世记 27Jacob deceptively obtains his blind father Isaac's blessing instead of Esau, prompting Rebekah to send him away for safety.
• 28创世记 28Sent to find a wife, Jacob dreams of a stairway to heaven at Bethel, where God renews the Abrahamic covenant.
• 29创世记 29Jacob arrives in Haran, agrees to work for Rachel, but is tricked by Laban into marrying Leah first before Rachel.
• 30创世记 30Jacob fathers multiple children through his wives and their maidservants, then increases his wealth through selective breeding of Laban's flocks.
• 31创世记 31Jacob flees from Laban with his family and possessions, prompting a pursuit, a confrontation, and an eventual covenant between them.
• 32创世记 32Jacob prepares to meet Esau, prays for protection, and wrestles overnight with a divine man who renames him Israel.
• 33创世记 33Jacob and Esau peacefully reunite and reconcile, after which Jacob settles near Shechem and purchases land to build an altar.
• 34创世记 34After Shechem defiles Dinah, Jacob's sons deceive the town's men into circumcision, and Simeon and Levi massacre them in revenge.
• 35创世记 35Jacob builds an altar at Bethel, God renews his covenant, Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin, and Isaac passes away.
• 36创世记 36This chapter chronicles the genealogy of Esau, outlining his descendants, the chiefs of Seir, and the early kings of Edom.
• 37创世记 37Jacob favors Joseph, whose prophetic dreams anger his brothers, leading them to sell him into Egyptian slavery and deceive their father.
• 38创世记 38Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar disguises herself as a prostitute to conceive heirs after Judah fails to provide his youngest son.
• 39创世记 39Joseph prospers in Potiphar's house but is imprisoned after being falsely accused of attempted assault by his master's wife.
• 40创世记 40Imprisoned in Egypt, Joseph interprets the prophetic dreams of Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker, predicting their respective restoration and execution.
• 41创世记 41Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams of impending famine, is appointed ruler over Egypt, and stores grain to prepare for the crisis.
• 42创世记 42Jacob sends his sons to Egypt for grain, where Joseph recognizes them, accuses them of spying, and detains Simeon.
• 43创世记 43The brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin, presenting gifts to Joseph, who hosts them for a meal in his house.
• 44创世记 44Joseph plants his silver cup in Benjamin's sack, leading to their arrest, whereupon Judah offers himself as a substitute slave.
• 45创世记 45Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers, forgives them, and invites his father Jacob and the family to settle in Egypt.
• 46创世记 46Jacob moves his entire family and livestock to Egypt, where he is joyfully reunited with his son Joseph in Goshen.
• 47创世记 47Joseph presents his family to Pharaoh, settles them in Goshen, and acquires all Egyptian land for Pharaoh during the famine.
• 48创世记 48Jacob blesses Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, deliberately placing his right hand on the younger brother, Ephraim.
• 49创世记 49Jacob gathers his twelve sons to deliver his final blessings and prophetic declarations before dying in Egypt.
• 50创世记 50Joseph buries Jacob in Canaan, forgives his brothers, and dies in Egypt after requesting that his bones eventually be relocated.