Genesis, A Royal Epic. Loren R. Fisher
target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="#ulink_10a3b989-d9b2-5a51-be8f-71ccc59f0d9a">56 The Seven Days, 1:1—2:3
G1 The Formation of the Cosmos, 1:1–31
G1.1 Let there be light, 1:1–5
G1.2 Let there be a vault, 1:6–8
G1.3 Let there be seas, land, and vegetation, 1:9–13
G1.4 Let there be lights, 1:14–19
G1.5 Let there be creatures of the sea and air, 1:20–23
G1.6 Let there be creatures of the land and humans, 1:24–31
G2 The Seventh Day, 2:1–3
S2:G3–9 These are the Stories of Heaven and Earth since their formation, 2:4—4:26
Title, 2:4a
G3 Yahweh-Elohim formed the human, 2:4b–7
G4 The garden and its keeper, 2:8–17
G4.1 Yahweh-Elohim planted a garden, 2:8–9
G4.2 The rivers, 2:10–14
G4.3 The human becomes the keeper, 2:15–17
G5 Yahweh-Elohim forms others; the human is not alone, 2:18–24
G6 Wise but mortal humans, 2:25—3:24
G6.1 Naked and knowing, 2:25—3:7
G6.2 The naked and mortal are clothed, 3:8–21
G6.3 Sent from the garden to till the ground, 3:22–24
G7 Cain and Abel, 4:1–16
G8 Cities and Culture, 4:17–24
G9 The birth of Seth, 4:25–26
S3:G10–13 This is the Document of the Stories of Adam, 5:1—6:8
Title, 5:1a
G10 The making of human beings, 5:1b–2
G11 From Adam to Noah, 5:3–32
G12 The Sages, 6:1–4
G13 The sorrow of Yahweh, 6:5–8
S4:G14–16 These are the Stories of Noah, 6:9—9:29
Title, 6:9a
G14 The Flood, 6:9b—8:22
G15 Blessing and Covenant, 9:1–17
G16 Noah planted a vineyard, 9:18–29
S5:G17–18 These are the Stories of the sons of Noah, 10:1—11:9
Title, 10:1
G17 Friends, enemies, and kin, 10:2–32
G18 The tower of Babel, 11:1–9
S6:G19 These are the Stories of Shem, 11:10–26
Title, 11:10a
G19 From Shem to Terah, 11:10b–26
S7:G20–36 These are the Stories of Terah, 11:27—25:11
Title, 11:27a
G20 Introduction and Promise, 11:27b—12:4
G21 The journey to Canaan, 12:5–9
G22 The journey to Egypt, 12:10—13:1
G23 The move to Hebron, 13:2–18
G24 Abram and Melchizedek, 14:1–24
G25 Yahweh makes a covenant with Abram, 15:1–21
G26 The birth of Ishmael, 16:1–16
G27 Another covenant and Sarah will bear, 17:1–27
G28 Yahweh’s visitation, 18:1—19:38
G28.1 Sarah shall have a son, 18:1–16
G28.2 Abraham intercedes for Sodom, 18:17–33
G28.3 The destruction of Sodom and Gemorrah, 19:1–29
G28.4 Lot and his daughters, 19:30–38
G29 Abraham and Sarah in Gerar, 20:1–18
G30 The Birth of Isaac, 21:1–21
G31 Abraham in Beersheba, 21:22–34
G32 Abraham is put to the test, 22:1–19
G33 The Aramaic tribes, 22:20–24
G34 The death and burial of Sarah, 23:1–20
G35 Abraham’s heirs, 24:1—25:6
G35.1 Isaac and Rebekah, 24:1–67
G35.2 Keturah, 25:1–6
G36 The death and burial of Abraham, 25:7–11
S8:G37 These are the Stories of Ishmael, 25:12–18
Title, 25:12a
G37 The tribes of Ishmael, 25:12b–18
S9:G38–54 These are the Stories of Isaac, 25:19—35:29
Title, 25:19a
G38 The elder shall serve the younger, 25:19b–34
G39 Isaac and Rebekah in Gerar, 26:1–33
G40 Jacob obtains the blessing, 26:34—27:45 (26:34–35?)
G41 Jacob is sent to the house of Bethuel, 27:46 and 28:1–9
G42 Jacob’s departure and his vow at Bethel, 28:10–22
G43 Jacob married Leah and Rachel, 29:1–30
G44 Leah, Rachel, and their children, 29:31—30:24
G45 Jacob’s success, 30:25–43
G46 Jacob’s return to the land of his fathers, 31:1—32:1
G47 Jacob’s fear of Esau, 32:2–21
G48 Jacob’s ordeal, 32:22–32
G49 Jacob meets Esau, 33:1–17
G50 Jacob goes to Shechem, 33:18—34:31
G51 Jacob returns to Bethel, 35:1–15
G52 The death and burial of Rachel, 35:16–20
G53 Jacob and his sons, 35:21–26
G54 The death and burial of Isaac, 35:27–29
S10:G54–55 These are the Stories of Esau, 36:1—37:1
Title, 36:1
G54 Esau/Edom, 36:2—36:43
G54.1 Esau in Canaan, 36:2–8
G54.2 Another Title, 36:9
G54.3 Esau in Seir, 36:10–43
G55 But Jacob was in Canaan, 37:1
S11:G56–72 These are the Stories of Jacob, 37:2—50:26
Title, 37:2a
G56 The elders shall serve the younger, 37:2b–36
G57 An interruption from the Story of Judah (the elder will serve
the younger), 38:1–30
G58 Joseph and his success, 39:1—41:57
G58.1 Joseph and Potiphar’s wife, 39:1–23
G58.2 Joseph interprets dreams, 40:1–23
G58.3 From prisoner to ruler, 41:1–57
G59 Joseph and his brothers, 42:1—45:28
G59.1 Joseph’s ten brothers went down to Egypt, 42:1–38
G59.2 They return to Egypt with Benjamin, 43:1–34
G59.3 Benjamin’s sack, 44:1–34
G59.4 Joseph makes himself known to his brothers, 45:1–28
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