I am going to begin a study in Genesis tonight and here are some very interesting facts that I found in Barnes Bible Charts . Interesting Facts About Genesis MEANING: A Greek word meaning "origin," "source," "generation," or "beginning." AUTHOR: Moses TIME WRITTEN: 1450-1410 B. C. POSITION IN THE BIBLE: 1st Book in the Bible 1st Book in the Old Testament 1st Book in the Pentateuch (Genesis-Deuteronomy] CHAPTERS: 50 VERSES: 1,533 WORDS: 38,267 OBSERVATIONS ABOUT GENESIS: The events of Genesis end some three centuries before Moses’ birth. Genesis spans more time than any other book in the Bible. Genesis covers more time than the remaining sixty-five put together. 4,100 years of recorded Bible history. Over one-half of it (2,286 years) is recorded in Genesis. The remaining 1,814 years are covered in Exodus through Revelation (65 books). 2,000 of the 2,286 years are covered in Genesis 1-11. Genesis divides itself into three geographical settings....
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