The Book of Genesis

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 God creates the world.
Genesis 1:1—2:25

In the beginning, before anything was anything, God made the

heavens and the earth. He just said, “Let there be light,” and there
was light! Then God made the sky and the land and the oceans.
God made the plants and the sun, moon and stars. He liked what
He made. It was very good!
Then God said, “Let the sky be filled with birds that fly.” And it
was. He said, “Let the waters be filled with all sorts of creatures.”
Then there were fish, dolphins, jellyfish, and many other creatures
in the water. Next, God made every kind of animal. When God saw
all the creatures that He made, He said that they were very good.
Then God did something even more special! He took some dirt
and formed it into a man. Then God breathed into the man and he
became alive. Next, God made a woman. They were the first
people—people like you and me. They were named Adam and Eve.
God loved Adam and Eve. Everything God made was very good.

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God creates the world.
Genesis 1:1—2:25

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Adam and Eve

disobey God.
Genesis 3:1-24

Adam and Eve lived in a wonderful garden. There were trees and
plants with good food like apples, bananas, grapes and
watermelon. There were flowers and trees and plants that were
beautiful to look at.
In the middle of the garden was a tree called the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil. God told Adam and Eve they could eat
anything in the whole garden except the fruit that was growing on
that one tree.
One day, a serpent talked to Eve and told her to eat the forbidden
fruit. “If you eat some of that fruit, you would know things you
didn’t know before,” the snake said. “You would be like God.”
Eve listened to the serpent. She ate some of the fruit from the tree
that God said not to eat from. Adam ate some, too. God was very
sad that they had disobeyed Him. Adam and Eve had to leave the
beautiful garden, but God still loved them very much.

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Adam and Eve disobey God.

Genesis 3:1-24

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Noah builds an ark.

Genesis 6:1-22

Adam and Eve had children, and their children had children.
After a while there were many people everywhere. But they did not
love and obey God. They hurt other people and did not follow God’s
rules. God was sorry He had made them.
There was one person left who loved God. His name was Noah.
Noah did what was right. God told Noah that He was going to send
a flood to cover the whole world.
“Make a big boat,” God told Noah. The boat was called an ark.
Noah and his family would be safe in the ark when the flood came.
Noah and his family obeyed God. They worked hard to build the
ark. They worked hard to gather lots of food. After a long time, the
ark was ready. Noah and his family were ready.

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Noah builds an ark.
Genesis 6:1-22

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God makes a promise.

Genesis 8:1—9:17

The earth was covered with water for a long time. Finally, the
water went away enough for the bottom of the ark to rest on a
mountain. The earth began to dry up.
Noah and his family and all the animals stayed on the ark for
many days. When the earth was dry enough, God told Noah to
come out of the ark. Noah’s family must have been so excited! The
animals must have been very excited, too. It had been a long time
since they had been able to run and climb and leap on dry ground.
After he let all the animals out of the ark, Noah built an altar, a
special place to worship God. Noah thanked God for keeping his
family safe during the flood.
God was happy to hear Noah praying. He promised Noah that
He would never again destroy all living things with a flood. God put
a rainbow in the sky to remind everyone of His promise.

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 God makes a promise. Genesis 8:1—9:17

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Abram travels
to a new home.
Genesis 12:1-9

God loved Abram. God told Abram to leave his home and go to
a new land. God promised to make Abram the leader of a great
nation.
Abram obeyed God. He and his wife and his nephew, Lot, left
their home. They took all their animals and their helpers with them.
They walked for many, many days.
After days and days of walking, Abram and his family arrived in
the new land. God told him that He was going to give the land to
Abram’s children. Abram worshiped God. Abram trusted God.
Abram believed that God would keep His promises.

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 Abram travels to a new home.
Genesis 12:1-9

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Isaac is born.
Genesis 15:1-6; 17:1-8; 18:1-15; 21:1-7

God gave a special promise to Abram. He promised to give

Abram and his wife a son. As a reminder of His promise, God
changed Abram’s name to Abraham. Abraham means “father of
many.” Abraham and his wife, Sarah, waited many years but they
still did not have a child. Abraham still did not stop believing God’s
promise.
Abraham and Sarah grew very old, older than most
grandparents. One day some angels visited Abraham. “Next year
Sarah will have a son,” the visitors said.
Sarah was sitting in her tent listening to Abraham and the
visitors. When she heard the angels’ words, she started to laugh. She
and Abraham were almost one hundred years old! She knew that
no one her age ever had a baby. She was just too old! The visitors
knew that she laughed. They said, “Is anything too hard for God?”
God kept His promise to Abraham and Sarah. The next year,
Sarah had a baby boy just as God had said. Abraham and Sarah
named him Isaac.

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 Isaac is born.
Genesis 15:1-6; 17:1-8; 18:1-15; 21:1-7

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Abraham’s servant
finds a wife for Isaac.
Genesis 24:1-67

Isaac grew up and soon it was time for him to get married.
Abraham talked to his servant. “Promise me that you will find a
wife for my son Isaac.” His servant promised to do his best.
The servant loaded many gifts on some camels. He traveled
through the hot, dry desert to the land where Abraham used to live.
Abraham’s servant stopped by the well in a town. The servant asked
God to show him who Isaac’s new wife would be.
While he was praying, a beautiful woman named Rebekah came
to the well. Abraham’s servant asked her for some water. She gave
him a drink and then said, “I’ll give water to your camels, also.”
Rebekah worked hard pouring water into the watering trough until
the thirsty camels had enough water. Abraham’s servant knew that
this kind person was the one God wanted to be Isaac’s wife.
Abraham’s servant was glad that God answered his prayer.
Rebekah was happy to be Isaac’s wife.

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 Abraham’s servant finds a wife for Isaac.
Genesis 24:1-67

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Jacob tricks Esau.

Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-41

Jacob and Esau were twin brothers. Esau was born first, so he was
supposed to be the next leader of the family. Esau loved to hunt and
be outside. Jacob was quiet and stayed at home.
One day Jacob was cooking some stew. Esau came home from
hunting and he was very hungry. “Give me some of your stew,” he
said.
“I’ll give you some stew if you give me the right to lead the
family when our father dies,” Jacob answered. So Esau gave his
birthright to Jacob. Esau wanted the stew more than he wanted to
be his family’s leader.
Another time, Jacob dressed up like Esau. Jacob put some goat’s
skin on his arms and chest so he would feel hairy like Esau. Jacob
put on some of Esau’s clothes so he would smell sweaty like Esau.
(They didn’t wash their clothes very often back then!) Jacob talked
to Isaac, but because Isaac was almost blind Isaac thought Jacob
was really Esau! Isaac prayed for Jacob, and made promises to him,
promises he had meant to make to Esau. When Esau found out
about Jacob’s trick he was very angry.

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 Jacob tricks Esau.
Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-41

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Joseph forgives
his brothers.
Genesis 42:1—45:28

Jacob’s family didn’t have any food. Jacob heard that there was
food to buy in Egypt. He sent Joseph’s brothers there to buy food.
Joseph’s brothers didn’t know that God had helped Joseph become
an important ruler in Egypt.
When Joseph’s brothers got to Egypt, they asked to buy food.
They did not know they were talking to Joseph. It had been a long
time since they had seen Joseph. Joseph had grown up. Now he
dressed and talked like an Egyptian.
Joseph pretended that he did not know his brothers. He asked
them about their family. Joseph tested them to see if they were sorry
for being mean to him. Then Joseph told his brothers who he was,
and he forgave them. Joseph invited them all to come and live near
him in Egypt. Joseph was glad to be with his family again.

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Joseph forgives his brothers.

Genesis 42:1—45:28

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