outline of Genesis

1.  Prologue:  Creation of Heaven and Earth (1:1-2:3)

2.  Account of Heavens and Earth (2:4-4:26)

1. Adam and Eve on Probation in Paradise (2:4-25)
2. The Fall and its Consequences (ch. 3)
3. Escalation of Sin in the Line of Cain (4:1-24)
4. A Godly Remnant (4:25, 26)

3.  Account of Adam (5:1-6:8)

1. The Covenant Line of Seth (ch. 5)
2. Escalation of Sin Before the Flood (6:1-8)

4.  Account of Noah (6:9-9:29)

1. Preparation for the Flood (6:9-7:10)
2. The Flood and Salvation (7:11-8:19)
3. God's Covenant Not to Destroy the Earth (8:20-9:17)
4. Prophecies About Noah's Sons (9:18-29)

5.  Account of Shem, Ham, and Japheth (10:1-11:9)

1. Table of Nations (ch. 10)
2. Escalation of Evil in Babylon (11:1-9)

6.  Account of Shem (11:10-26)

7.  Account of Terah (11:27-25:11)

1. Genealogy (11:27-32)
2. The Abrahamic Covenant:  His Land and People (12:1-22:19)

1.  Migration to the Promised Land (12:1-9)
2.  Deliverance from Egypt (12:10-20)
3.  Lots Separation from the Land (ch. 13)
4.  Victory over the Eastern Kings (ch. 14)
5.  God's Covenant Ratified (ch. 15)
6.  Hagar and Ishmael Rejected (ch. 16)
7.  God's Covenant Confirmed (ch. 17)
8.  Sarah to Have a Son (18:1-15)
9.  Lot's Rescue from Sodom (18:16-19:38)
10.  Protection from the Philistines (ch. 20)
11.  Birth of Isaac and Blessing in the Land (ch. 21)
12.  God's Oath to Bless the World Through Abraham's Offspring (22:1-19)

3. Transition to Isaac (22:20-25:11)

1.  Rebekah's Family Background (22:20-24)
2.  Death of Sarah (ch. 23)
3.  Isaac's Marriage to Rebekah (ch. 24)
4.  Isaac the Sole Heir (25:1-6)
5.  Death of Abraham (25:7-11)

8.  Account of Ishmael (25:12-18)

9.  Account of Isaac (25:19-35:29)

1. Rivalry in the Family (25:19-34)
2. Covenant Blessings on Isaac (ch. 26)
3. Jacob's Theft of Esau's Blessing (27:1-40)
4. Covenant Blessing on Jacob and His Exile (27:41-32:32)

   1.  Jacob Sent to Laban (27:41-28:9)
   2.  Encounter with the Angel at Bethel (28:10-22)
   3.  Conflict with Laban (29:1-30)
   4.  Birth of Tribal Fathers (29:31-30:24)
   5.  Jacob's Prosperity and Flight from Laban (30:25-31:55)
   6.  Encounter with Angels at Mahanaim and Peniel (ch. 32)
    

5. Esau's Reconciliation with Jacob (33:1-17)
6. Transition to Jacob:  Itinerary and Deaths from Shechem to Mamre (33:18-35:29)

10.  Account of Esau (36:1-37:1)

11.  Account of Jacob (37:2-50:26)

1. Joseph's Dream of Rulership (37:2-11)
2. The Sins of Jacob's Family (37:12-38:30)
3. Joseph's Rise to Rulership over Egypt (chs. 39-41)
4. Joseph's Rule and the Reconciliation of the Covenant Family (chs. 42-45)
5. Transition to Exodus (chs. 46-50)

   1.  Migration to Egypt (46:1-27)
   2.  Preservation in Goshen (46:28-47:31)
   3.  Jacob's Blessings on the Twelve Tribes (48:1-49:28)
   4.  Jacob's Death and Burial in Canaan (49:29-50:14)
   5.  Joseph's Death in Egypt with the Promise of Canaan (50:15-26)