The story in Genesis can be outlined as follows: ▪ Creation of the World, People, and the Garden (1:1–2:25) ▪ Paradise Lost: Sin, Death, and Separation from God (3:1–11:32) – Sin #1: Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit and are banished from the garden (3:1–24) – Sin #2: Cain kills his brother, Abel, and is driven away (4:1–26) – Sin #3 (and then some): Worldwide wickedness brings on the flood (5:1–9:29) – Sin #4: The tower of Babel results in scattering (10:1–11:32) ▪ God’s Response to Human Sin:
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