Lord scatters and confounds the people from Babel – self-defeating because the original aim was to prevent themselves being scattered over the whole earth. Noah dies at 950.įamily history of Shem, Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah. Noah curses Canaan, the son of Ham, saying that his descendants will serve the descendants of Shem. Ham sees his father’s nakedness, while Shem and Japheth cover it. Noah, a farmer with a vineyard, gets drunk. The sign of this covenant is the rainbow. Covenant - never agin to destroy the earth by water. Murder punishable by death, for man is made in the image of God. Outlines new diet – no eating of flesh with blood in it (see also Lev 17:11). God, soothed, promises never again to destroy the earth, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth. Noah, his family and the animals exit the ark, having landed on mount Ararat. A kind of second creation – waters and land separated, along with a second injunction for all creation to be fruitful and multiply. Waters prevailed on the earth 150 days.Ī wind passes over the earth, and the waters recede. Noah (who is 600), his family, and animals (clean and unclean) enter ark flood covers whole earth all humans and land creatures outside ark destroyed. Noah’s sons = Shem (semitic), Ham (southern peoples the father of Canaan) and Japhet (northern peoples). Wickedness in the earth increased God is regretful, and decides to destory the world God commands Noah to build an ark. A new son for Adam and Eve – Seth – to replace Abel.įamily history of the line of sons from Adam to Noah.

Cain's son Enoch founds a city he names after himself. God curses Cain mark of Cain, so he wouldn’t be killed. They bring offerings to the Lord of firstborn and of fruit – God respected Abel’s gift, but not Cain’s (for reasons that aren’t clear). Eve only named after the Fall.Ībel kept sheep, Cain tilled the earth. God (walking in the garden, as per J source) curses the serpent (crawl on his belly forever he would bruise the heel of the seed of woman, the seed would bruise his head), Eve (childbirth) and Adam (toil).

The serpent deceived Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit fig leaves over genitals. Woman created from Adam’s rib: ‘bone of my bone and flesh or my flesh’. Tree of Life and Knowledge – the injunction. God blessed the seventh day man created from dust. Priestly source – holy separation – God not polluting Himself? No wrestling with sea creatures as in Psalms and Job. Creatures, man and woman – be fruitful and multiply. Firmament dividing waters (the sea) from waters (where rain comes from). Spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters. God created the heaven, the earth, plants, animals and man in six days.

Fraternal relationships destroyed by crime and guilt (Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and brothers), but restored after trials and a period of separation (Jacob and Esau, Joseph and brother).

Genesis chapter 32 summary