Genesis (KJV)
50 chapters · 1,533 verses. Choose a chapter to read it in the King James Version.
About the Book of Genesis
Genesis traces beginnings — of creation, humanity, sin, and the covenant family through whom God set out to bless all nations. It grounds Israel's identity and the later Exodus in God's promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Genre
- Primeval & patriarchal narrative
- Author
- Traditionally attributed to Moses
- First audience
- Israel after the Exodus
How to read it: Read narrative for what it shows, not only what it states; watch what God is doing and promising across generations.
It opens: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)
Chapters
Key verses in Genesis
The verses of Genesis that the rest of Scripture cross-references most often.
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Read Genesis with a guide
- Genesis in 21 Days21 days through the book of beginningsAll 21 days in Genesis
- Abraham: Faith That Follows7 days with the father of faithAll 7 days in Genesis
- Jacob: Wrestling with God7 days with the grasping man God renamedAll 7 days in Genesis
- Joseph: God Meant It for Good7 days with Joseph from the pit to the palaceAll 7 days in Genesis
- Noah: Faithful in a Faithless Age7 days with the man who walked with GodAll 7 days in Genesis
- The Big Story: Genesis to Revelation30 days on the one story the whole Bible tells6 of 30 days in Genesis