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Scholarly and accessible, Genesis–Leviticus is a comprehensive and succinct commentary that guides users to the text’s core meaning. With enhanced ease-of-use features, specialized discussion of key words and concepts, and each commentator’s point-of-view on the text’s implications for life, it is a vital resource for every preacher, teacher, and student of the Bible.

We have suggested that chs. 1–11 form an introduction to the book of Genesis, the Pentateuch as a whole, the Primary History (Ge 1:1–2 Ki 25:30), and the OT as a whole (Tanak). We should read these chapters with that purpose in mind. They thus set the stage for the narratives of the patriarchs (Ge 12–50) as well as provide the appropriate context for understanding the central topic of the Pentateuch:
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