Daily Readings at Southeast

 Scripture: Genesis 17 Genesis 18 Genesis 19 Genesis 20

 Scripture: Genesis 12 Genesis 13 Genesis 14 Genesis 15 Genesis 16

 Scripture: Genesis 8 Genesis 9 Genesis 10 Genesis 11

  Scripture: Genesis 4 Scripture: Genesis 5 Scripture: Genesis 6 Scripture: Genesis 7

Scripture: Genesis 2 Scripture: Genesis 3

  Introduction to Genesis If you want to understand the Bible, you must understand the book of Genesis. It is the very foundation of the Christian faith because everything starts here—creation, sin, God's plan of redemption, marriage, family, and government all begin in these pages. Genesis contains 50 chapters and spans approximately 2,285 years of history—more than half of the timeline covered in the entire Bible. It was originally written in Hebrew, and its Hebrew title is Bereshith, meaning "in the beginning." Around 250 BC, when the book was translated into Greek, it was given the name Genesis, meaning history, origin, or genealogy. Moses, the great prophet who led Israel out of slavery, wrote Genesis along with the other four books of the Law. He wrote specifically for the people of Israel, sharing their history and the promises God made to their ancestors. We don't know the exact date it was written, but most scholars place the Exodus somewhere between 1445 and...