Books of the Old Testament

Lesson 2: Genesis - Part 1

The first five books of the Bible were written by Moses and are called the Pentateuch. The word “Genesis” means origin, or birth. Genesis is the book of beginnings—the beginning of the world (1:1-25), of the human race (1:26-27), of sin in the world (3:1-7), of the promise of redemption (3:8-24), of family life (4:1- 15), of a manmade civilization (4:16-9:29), of the nations of the world (chs. 10, 11), and of the Hebrew people (chs. 12-50).