The purpose and teaching of the book of Genesis are found in its literary structure. Eleven times, the phrase “This is the account of …” introduces each new section (Ge 2:4; 5:1; 6:9; 10:1; 11:10, 27; 25:12, 19; 36:1, 9; 37:2).1 Accordingly, this repeated phrase serves as a framework for the whole book and shows that there was a continuum
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