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For thirty years, John MacArthur has spent nearly thirty hours a week studying the Bible, taking detailed notes, and teaching people what he learns. The result is The MacArthur Study Bible. With The MacArthur Study Bible you will have help understanding difficult passages, simplifying complex doctrines, and bridging important culture, geography, history, and language gaps. It can help bring your...

1:1–9:44 This abbreviated genealogy summarizes the divinely selected course of redemptive history: 1) from Adam to Noah (1:1–4; Gen. 1–6); 2) from Noah’s son Shem to Abraham (1:4–27; Gen. 7–11); 3) from Abraham to Jacob (1:28; Gen. 12–25); 4) from Jacob to the 12 tribes (1:28–2:1, 2; Gen. 25–50); and 5) from the 12 tribes to those who had returned to Jerusalem after the 70-year captivity (2:3–9:44; Ex. 1:1–2 Chr. 36:23). This genealogical listing is unique to the purposes of “the chronicler” and