Genesis Book Map

Genesis organized in a 3×7 matrix, revealing the book's woven structure. How to read this map →

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	ACosmic Order	BTransition	CCovenants	DFamily	EFamily	FCovenants	GPolitical Order
1	Unit 1 1:1-2:3 Creation, sabbath rest		Unit 5 11:10-13:4 Abram's call, journey to Canaan	Unit 6 13:5-14:24 Separation from Lot, war of kings	Unit 11 25:12-34 Ishmael, Jacob and Esau birth	Unit 12 26:1-33 Isaac in Gerar, wells, treaty	Unit 17 36:1-41:45 Joseph sold, serves in Egypt
2	Unit 2 2:4-4:26 Eden, Cain and Abel	Unit 4 11:1-9 Tower of Babel	Unit 7 15:1-17:27 Covenant ceremonies, circumcision	Unit 8 18:1-19:38 Visitors, Sodom destruction	Unit 13 26:34-28:9 Jacob receives blessing, flees	Unit 14 28:10-32:3 Jacob's dream, service to Laban	Unit 18 41:46-47:26 Joseph's famine administration
3	Unit 3 5:1-10:32 Genealogies, Flood, table of nations		Unit 9 20:1-22:19 Isaac's birth, binding of Isaac	Unit 10 22:20-25:11 Sarah's death, Rebekah, Abraham's death	Unit 15 32:4-33:16 Wrestling at Peniel, reunion with Esau	Unit 16 33:17-35:29 Shechem, Bethel, deaths of Rachel and Isaac	Unit 19 47:27-50:26 Jacob's blessings, deaths and burials