Exposition of Genesis I. Introduction to the Patriarchs and the Sinai Covenant (1:1–11:26) Chapters 1–11 form an introduction to both the Book of Genesis and the Pentateuch as a whole. These chapters should be read with this dual purpose in mind. They set the stage for the narratives of the patriarchs (Gen 12–50) as well as provide the appropriate background for understanding the central topic of the Pentateuch: the Sinai covenant (Exodus–Deuteronomy). The author of the Pentateuch has carefully selected
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