Purpose: Creation and God’s desire for mankind to worship Him
Author: Moses
Original Audience: People of Israel
Date Written:
1450 – 1410 B.C.
Key Verses Genesis:
Chapter 1:27
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."
Chapter 12:2,3
"And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."
Key People: Adam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Joseph