THE OLD TESTAMENT GENESIS Return to Top of Page The Beginning   1:1-2:3 Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden   2:4-25 The Temptation and Fall of Man   3:1-7 The Judgment Oracles of God at the Fall   3:8-24 Cain and Abel   4:1-16 Beginning of Civilization   4:17-24 A New Son to Replace Abel   4:25-26 From Adam to Noah   5:1-32 Sons of God and Daughters of Men   6:1-4 Judgment Decreed   6:5-8 The Flood   6:9-8:19 God's Covenant With Noah   8:20-9:17 The Curse of Canaan   9:18-29 The Table of Nations   10:1 The Japhethites   10:2-5 The Hamites   10:6-20 The Semites   10:21-32 The Tower of Babel   11:1-9 From Shem to Terah   11:10-26 The Record of Terah   11:27-32 The Call of Abram   12:1-9 Abram in Egypt, Lies to Pharaoh   12:10-20 Abram and Lot Separate   13:1-18 Abram Rescues Lot from Enemy Kings   14:1-16 Abram Blessed by Melchizadek   14:17-24 God's Covenant With Abram   15:1-21 Hagar and Ishmael   16:1-16 The Covenant of Circumcision: Name Changes, Son Promised   17:1-27 The Three Visitors Promise Abraham a Son   18:1-15 Abraham Pleads for Sodom   18:16-33 Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed, Lot's Family Rescued   19:1-29 Lot and His Wicked Daughters   19:30-38 Abraham Lies to Abimelech   20:1-18 The Birth of Isaac   21:1-7 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away, Lives Saved by God   21:8-21 The Treaty at Beersheba With Abimelech   21:22-34 Issac on the Altar, Abraham Blessed by Angel   22:1-19 The Sons of Nahor   22:20-24 The Death and Burial of Sarah   23:1-20 Isaac and Rebekah   24:1-67 Abraham's Other Wife and Children   25:1-6 The Death of Abraham   25:7-11 Ishmael's Descendants   25:12-18 Jacob and Esau Born   25:19-26 Esau Sells His Birthright   25:27-34 God's Promise to Issac   26:1-5 Isaac Lies to Abimelech   26:6-11 Conflict over Wells   26:12-25 Abimelech Makes Covenant With Issac, Water Found   26:26-33 Esau Marries Two Hittites   26:34-35 Jacob Steals Esau's Blessing   27:1-40 Jacob Flees to Laban   27:41-28:9 Esau Marries An Ishmaelite in Spite   28:6-9 Jacob's Dream at Bethel   28:10-22 Jacob Arrives at Laban's, Meets Rachel   29:1-14a Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel   29:14b-30 Jacob's Children   29:31-30:24 Jacob's Flock Increases Through Trickery   30:25-43 Jacob Flees From Laban   31:1-21 Laban Pursues Jacob, Looks for Stolen Idols   31:22-42 Laban and Jacob Make a Covenant   31:43-55 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau   32:1-21 Jacob Wrestles With God   32:22-32 Jacob Meets Esau and Deceives Him   33:1-17 Jacob Moves to Shechem in Canaan   33:18-20 Dinah and the Shechemites   34:1-31 Jacob Returns to Bethel   35:1-8 Jacob Blessed and Renamed Israel   35:9-15 The Death of Rachel and Birth of Benjamin   35:16-21 Reuben Sins, Lays With Jacob's Concubine   35:22a The Sons of Jacob   35:22b-26 The Death of Issac   35:27-29 Esau's Descendents   36:1-30 The Rulers of Edom   36:31-43 Jacob's Favoritism of Joseph Make His Brothers Hate Him   37:1-4 Joseph Twice Dreams of Prominence Over His Brothers   37:5-11 Joseph Sold as a Slave by His Brothers, Who Deceive Jacob   37:12-36 Judah and Tamar   38:1-30 Joseph's Rise in Potiphar's House   39:1-6a Joseph and Potiphar's Wife   39:6b-20 Joseph's Rise in Prison   39:21-23 The Cupbearer and the Baker   40:1-23 Pharaoh's Dreams and Joseph's Counsel   41:1-36 Joseph in Charge of Egypt   41:37-49 Manasseh and Ephraim Born   41:50-52 The Famine Begins   41:53-57 Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt, Simeon Imprisoned   42:1-28 The Brothers Report Back to Jacob   42:29-38 The Second Journey to Egypt With Benjamin   43:1-34 Joseph Tests His Brothers With a Silver Cup   44:1-34 Joseph Makes Himself Known   45:1-15 The Brothers Return for Jacob   45:16-28 Jacob's Family Goes to Egypt   46:1-27 Jacob and Joseph Reunited   46:28-34 Jacob's Family Meets Pharaoh, Settle in Goshen   47:1-12 Joseph and the Famine   47:13-26 Jacob's Family Prospers   47:27 Jacob's Dying Wish   47:28-31 Jacob Blesses Manasseh and Ephraim   48:1-20 Jacob Gives Joseph More Land   48:21-22 Jacob Blesses His Sons, Condemns Reuben   49:1-28 The Death of Jacob   49:29-50:14 Joseph Reassures His Brothers   50:15-21 The Death of Joseph   50:22-26 EXODUS Return to Top of Page The Hebrews Multiply Greatly in Egypt   1:1-7 The Hebrews Oppressed and Enslaved   1:8-14 Pharaoh's Plot to Kill the Hebrew Male Infants   1:15-22 Moses is Born and Hidden   2:1-4 Pharaoh's Daughter Finds Moses   2:5-10 Moses Flees to Midian After Killing Egyptian   2:11-15a Moses Lives With Reuel (Jethro) and His Family   2:15b-22 The Hebrews Cry Out for Deliverence   2:23-25 Moses and the Burning Bush   3:1-6 The Lord's Message from the Bush   3:7-22 Signs for Moses   4:1-9 Aaron to Speak for Moses   4:10-17 Events During Moses' Return to Egypt   4:18-28 Moses and Aaron Speak to the People   4:29-31 Moses and Aaron Confront Pharoah   5:1-5 Bricks Without Straw   5:6-21 God Promises Deliverance   5:22-6:13 Heads of Israel   6:14-27 Aaron to Speak for Moses   6:28-7:7 Aaron's Staff Becomes a Snake   7:8-13 The Plague of Blood   7:14-25 The Plague of Frogs   8:1-15 The Plague of Gnats   8:16-19 The Plague of Flies   8:20-32 The Plague on Livestock   9:1-7 The Plague of Boils   9:8-12 The Plague of Hail   9:13-35 The Plague of Locusts   10:1-20 The Plaque of Darkness   10:21-29 The Plaque on the Firstborn Threatened   11:1-10 The Passover   12:1-28 The Death of the Firstborn   12:29-30 The Hebrews Leave With Riches and Unleavened Cakes   12:31-42 Who Can and Cannot Eat the Passover   12:43-51 Consecration of the Firstborn   13:1-2 The Festival of Unleavened Bread   13:3-10 Setting Apart The Firstborn   13:11-16 Pillars of Clouds and Fire: The Wilderness Detour   13:17-22 Crossing the Sea   14:1-31 The Song of Moses and Miriam   15:1-21 Water Problem: Bitter Waters Made Sweet   15:22-27 Food Problem: Manna and Quail   16:1-36 Water Problem: Water From the Rock   17:1-7 The Amalekites Defeated   17:8-13 Amalek To be Completely Destroyed   17:14-16 Jethro Advises Moses to Appoint Judges   18:1-27 The People At Mount Sinai   19:1-9 The People Consecrated   19:10-15 Moses Meets God on Mount Sinai   19:16-25 The Ten Commandments   20:1-17 The People are Afraid   20:18-21 Idolatry Forbidden   20:22-23 Rules for Building an Altar   20:24-26 Hebrew Servants   21:1-11 Personal Injuries, Kidnapping, Cursing Parents   21:12-27 Personal Injuries Caused by Animals   21:28-32 Injuries To Another's Animal   21:33-36 Laws about Theft   22:1-4 Laws about Crop Protection   22:5-6 Laws about Personal Property   22:7-15 Laws about Seduction   22:16-17 Laws on Sorcery, Beastiality, Sacrificing to Idols   22:18-20 Laws about Protecting the Vulnerable   22:21-27 Blasphemy, Firstfruits, The Firstborn, Eating Torn Carcasses   22:28-31 Laws about Theft   22:1-4 Laws of Justice and Mercy   23:1-9 Sabbath Laws   23:10-13 The Three Annual Festivals   23:14-19 God's Angel to Prepare the Way   23:20-33 The Covenant Approved by the People   24:1-11 Moses on Sinai for 40 Days   24:12-18 Offerings for the Tabernacle   25:1- 9 The Ark   25:10-22 The Table   25:23-30 The Lampstand   25:31-40 The Tabernacle   26:1-37 The Altar of Burnt Offering   27:1-8 The Courtyard   27:9-19 Oil for the Lampstand   27:20-21 The Priestly Garments   28:1-5 The Ephod   28:6-14 The Breastpiece   28:15-30 The Robe   28:31-35 The Turban   28:36-38 Other Priestly Garments   28:31-43 Consecration of the Priests   29:1-46 The Altar of Incense   30:1-10 Atonement Money   30:11-16 Basin for Washing   30:17-21 Anointing Oil   30:22-33 Incense   30:34-38 Bezalel and Oholiab, Chosen Artisans   31:1-11 The Sabbath   31:12-18 The Golden Calf   32:1-35 An Angry God Gives The Command to Leave Sinai   33:1-6 The Tent of the Meeting   33:7-11 Promise of God's Presence On the Journey   33:12-16 Moses Sees the Glory of the Lord   33:17-23 The New Stone Tablets   34:1-9 The Covenant Obligations   34:10-28 The Radiant Face of Moses   34:29-35 Sabbath Regulations   35:1-3 Materials for the Tabernacle   35:4-29 Bezalel and Oholiab   35:30-36:7 Making the Tabernacle   36:8-38 Making the Ark   37:1-9 Making the Table   37:10-16 Making the Lampstand   37:17-24 Making the Altar of Incense   37:25-29 Making the Altar of Burnt Offering   38:1-7 Making the Basin for Washing   38:8 Making The Courtyard   38:9-20 The Materials Used   38:21-31 Making The Priestly Garments   39:1 Making The Ephod   39:2-7 Making The Breastpiece   39:8-21 Making The Robe   39:22-26 Making The Coat and Turban   39:27-29 Making The Holy Diadem   39:30-31 Moses Inspects the Tabernacle   39:32-43 Setting Up the Tabernacle   40:1-33 The Glory of the Lord   40:34-38 LEVITICUS Return to Top of Page The Burnt Offering   1:1-17 The Grain Offering   2:1-16 The Peace (Fellowship) Offering   3:1-17 The Sin Offering   4:1-5:13 The Guilt and Restitution Offering   5:14-6:7 The Laws of the Burnt Offering   6:8-13 The Laws of the Grain Offering   6:14-23 The Laws of the Sin Offering   6:24-30 The Laws of the Guilt Offering   7:1-7 Priestly Portions of the Burnt and Grain Offerings   7:8-10 The Law of the Peace (Fellowship) Offering   7:11-21 Eating Fat and Blood Forbidden   7:22-27 Priestly Portion of Peace (Fellowship) Offerings   7:28-36 Summary of the Sacificial Laws   7:37-38 Ordination and Consecration of the Priests   8:1-36 Tabernacle Worship Begins   9:1-24 The Death of Nadab and Abihu   10:1-7 Priests Not to Drink   10:8-11 Eating of the Holy Food   10:12-15 Problem With the First Sin Offering   10:16-20 Clean and Unclean Food   11:1-47 Purification After Childbirth   12:1-8 Regulations About Infectious Skin Diseases   13:1-46 Regulations about Infectious Skin Diseases on Clothing   13:47-59 Cleansing From Infectious Skin Diseases   14:1-32 Regulations about Infectious Skin Diseases in Houses   14:33-57 Discharges Causing Uncleanness   15:1-33 The Day of Atonement   16:1-34 The Only Place of Sacrifice   17:1-9 Eating Blood and Carcasses Forbidden   17:10-16 Exhortation to Obedience and Life   18:1-5 Unlawful Sexual Relations   18:6-23 Warning Against Paganism   18:24-30 "Be holy, for I am holy"   19:1-2 Honor Your Parents and Keep the Sabbath   19:3 Idolatry Forbidden   19:4 Eating the Peace (Fellowship) Offering   19:5-8 Leaving the Gleanings   19:9-10 Dealing Honestly   19:11-14 Justice in Courts, Love Your Neighbor, Separation Laws   19:15-19 Lying With a Slave Woman   19:20-22 Fruit Trees   19:23-25 No Blood/Hair/Body Foreign Customs, No Prostitution   19:26-29 Sabbaths, Mediums, Elderly, Foreigners, Weights   19:30-37 Child Sacrifice Forbidden   20:1-5 Mediums Forbidden   20:6 , 27 Exhortation to Obey and Be Holy   20:7-8 Dishonoring Parents a Capital Offense   20:9 Sexual Offenses   20:10-21 Do Not Follow Local Customs   20:22-24 Obey Food Laws and Be Holy   20:25-26 Holiness of Priests   21:1-15 Blemished Not to Serve as Priests   21:16-24 Eating the Priestly Portion   22:1-16 Acceptable and Unacceptable Sacrifices   22:17-33 Regulations for Israel's Appointed Times   23:1-2 The Sabbath   23:3 The Passover and Unleavened Bread   23:4-8 Firstfruits   23:9-14 Festival of Weeks   23:15-22 Festival of Trumpets   23:23-25 Day of Atonement   23:26-32 Festival of Shelters   23:33-44 Lamp Oil and Bread Set Before the Lord   24:1-9 A Blasphemer Stoned   24:10-16 and 24:23 An Eye for an Eye   24:17-22 The Sabbath Year   25:1-7 The Year of Jubilee of Redemption   25:8-12 Redemption of Property   25:13-28 Redemption of Houses   25:29-34 Redemption of the Poor   25:35-38 Redemption of the Enslaved   25:39-55 Exhortation and Reward for Obedience   26:1-13 Punishment for Disobedience   26:14-38 Restoration Through Confession and Repentance   26:39-46 Redeeming What Is Dedicated to the Lord   27:1-34 NUMBERS Return to Top of Page The Census   1:1-46 Duties of Levites   1:47-54 The Arrangement of the Tribal Camps   2:1-34 Sons of Aaron   3:1-4 The Assignment of the Levites   3:5-10 Reason for the Levitical Census   3:11-13 The Numbering of the Levites   3:14-16 The Summary of Families   3:17-20 The Numbering of the Gershonites   3:21-26 The Numbering of the Kohathites   3:27-32 The Numbering of Merari   3:33-39 Redemption of the Firstborn   3:40-51 The Service of the Kohathites   4:1-20 The Service of the Gershonites   4:21-28 The Services of the Merarites   4:29-33 The Numbering of the Levite Clans   4:34-49 The Purity of the Camp   5:1-4 Restitution for Sin   5:5-10 The Test for an Unfaithful Wife   5:11-31 The Nazirite   6:1-21 The Priestly Blessing   6:22-27 The Altar Dedication: The Tribal Leaders' Offerings and Gifts   7:1-89 Setting Up the Lamps   8:1-4 The Setting Apart of Levites   8:5-22 Retirement of Levites   8:23-26 Passover Regulations   9:1-14 The Cloud Above the Tabernacle   9:15-23 The Silver Trumpets   10:1-10 The Israelites Leave Sinai   10:11-28 The Appeal to Hobab   10:29-32 Guided by the Ark and Cloud   10:33-36 Punishing Fire From the Lord on the Complaining   11:1-3 The People Want Meat   11:4-9 Moses Prays for Help   11:10-15 The Lord's Response   11:16-25 Eldad and Medad   11:26-30 Quail and a Plague From The Lord   11:31-35 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses   12:1-16 Twelve Spies Explore Canaan   13:1-25 The Spies' Evil Report   13:26-33 The People Refuse to Enter Canaan   14:1-4 Joshua and Caleb Plea With the People   14:5-10 Moses' Intercession for the People   14:11-19 The Lord's Judgment   14:20-35 The Evil Spies Die   14:36-38 The People Try to Enter Canaan Anyway and are Defeated   14:40-45 Sacrifical Laws for When They Enter Canaan   15:1-13 Law of the Sojourner   15:14-16 Firstfruits When They Enter Canaan   15:17-21 Offerings for Unintentional Sins   15:22-29 The Law for Presumptuous Sins   15:30-31 The Sabbath-Breaker Put to Death   15:32-36 Tassels of Remembrance on Garments   15:37-41 Korah's Rebellion   16:1-50 The Budding of Aaron's Staff   17:1-13 Guard Duties In and Around the Tabernacle   18:1-7 Offerings Belong to the Priests   18:8-19 The Tithe for the Levites   18:20-24 The Levites' Tithe of the Tithe   18:25-32 The Red Heifer and the Water of Purification  19:1-10 Purification Laws About Touching a Dead Body   19:11-22 The Death of Miriam   20:1 Moses Sins at the Waters of Meribah   20:2-13 Edom Denies Israel Passage   20:14-21 The Death of Aaron   20:22-29 Arad Destroyed   21:1-3 The Bronze Snake   21:4-9 Israel on the March Through the Transjordan   21:10-20 Defeat of King Sihon of the Amorites   21:21-30 Defeat of King Og of Bashan   21:31-35 Balak Summons Balaam   22:1-6 God Forbids Balaam to Go to Balak   22:7-14 God Allows Balaam to Go to Balak   22:15-20 Balaam's Donkey   22:21-35 Balaam Meets With Balak   22:36-41 Balaam Blesses Israel   23:1-10 Balaam Relocates   23:11-17 Balaam Blesses a Second Time   23:18-24 Balaam Relocates Yet Again   23:25-30 Balaam Blesses a Third Time   24:1-14 Balaam's Final Oracle   24:15-19 Balaam's Three Cryptic Predictions   24:20-25 Moab Seduces Israel and They Worship Baal   25:1-5 An Israelite Man Brings a Midianite to His Family   25:6 Phinehas Intervenes   25:7-15 Command to Avenge Midian   25:16-18 The Census of the New Generation   26:1-50 Division of Land   26:51-56 Numbering of Levites   26:57-62 Summary of the Census   26:63-65 Zelophehad's Daughters   27:1-11 Joshua to Succeed Moses   27:12-23 Daily Offerings   28:1-8 Sabbath Offerings   28:9-10 Monthly Offerings   28:11-15 Passover Offerings   28:16-25 Festival of Weeks Offerings   28:26-31 Festival of Trumpets Offerings   29:1-6 Day of Atonement Offerings   29:7-11 Festival of Shelters Offerings   29:12-40 Vows   30:1-16 The Campaign Against the Midianites, Balaam Killed   31:1-13 The Killing of the Midianite Women   31:14-18 Purification After Battle   31:19-24 The Division of the Spoils   31:25-47 Head Count and Atonement by the Military Leaders   31:48-54 Gad, Reuben, Manasseh Settle East of the Jordan   32:1-42 Stages in Israel's Journey   33:1-49 Drive Out the Inhabitants   33:50-56 Boundaries of Canaan   34:1-15 The Distributors of the Land   34:16-29 Towns for Levites   35:1-8 Cities of Refuge   35:9-34 Women and Land Inheritance   36:1-13 DEUTERONOMY Return to Top of Page The Covenant Setting   1:1-4 Events at Sinai   1:5-8 Instructions at Kadesh Barnea   1:9-18 Disobedience at Kadesh Barnea   1:19-33 Judgment at Kadesh Barnea   1:34-40 Unsuccessful Conquest of Canaan   1:41-46 The Journey from Kadesh Barnea to Moab   2:1-15 Instructions Concerning Ammon   2:16-25 Defeat of Sihon King of Heshbon   2:26-37 Defeat of Og King of Basham   3:1-11 Sihon and Og's Land Divided to Transjordan Tribes   3:8-17 Instructions to the Transjordan Tribes   3:18-22 Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan   3:23-29 The Privileges of the Covenant   4:1-8 Reminder of the Sinai Covenant   4:9-14 Warning Against Idolatry   4:15-24 Threat and Blessing Following Covenant Disobedience   4:25-31 The Uniqueness of Israel's God   4:32-40 Cities of Refuge   4:41-43 Second Address of Moses to the People   4:44-49 Opening Exhortation   5:1-5a The Ten Commandments   5:5b-21 The People's Response   5:22-33 Exhortation to Obey   6:1-3 Love the Lord With all Your Heart and Soul   6:4-5 Command to Teach the Law to Their Children   6:6-9 Worship and Obey the Lord Alone   6:10-19 Explaining the Law to Their Children   6:20-25 Driving Out the Nations and Destroying Idols   7:1-6 The Basis of Israel's Election   7:7-11 Blessings of Obedience   7:12-15 Fear Not, God is Greater than the Canaanites   7:16-26 The Lord's Provision in the Desert   8:1-10 The Lord: "Beware Of Pride"   8:11-20 Not Because of Israel's Righteousness   9:1-6 The Golden Calf and Other Sins Recounted   9:7-24 Moses' Plea on Behalf of the Lord   9:25-29 Tablets Like the First Ones   10:1-5 Moses Concludes His Historical Narrative   10:6-11 The Essence of the Law   10:12-22 A Call to Love and Obey God   11:1-7 A Land of Milk and Honey   11:8-12 The Consequences of Obedience and Disobedience   11:13-17 Command to Lay Up and Teach Children the Law   11:18-21 The Land as a Reward for Obedience   11:22-25 A Blessing and a Curse Ceremony in the Future   11:26-32 Destroy Pagan Shrines   12:1-4 A Central Sanctuary   12:5-14 Animal Slaughter Laws   12:15-19 Sanctity of Blood   12:20-28 Do Not Imitate the Pagans   12:29-32 False Prophets to Die   13:1-5 Idolaters to Die   13:6-11 Idolatous Cities to be Destroyed   13:12-18 Pagan Practices Forbidden   14:1-2 Clean and Unclean Food   14:3-21 Tithes   14:22-29 The Sabbatical Year   15:1-18 Firstborn Animals   15:19-23 Passover   16:1-8 Festival of Weeks   16:9-12 Festival of Shelters   16:13-17 Judges   16:18-20 Idolatry and Defective Sacrifices Forbidden   16:21-17:7 Law Courts for Difficult Cases   17:8-13 The King   17:14-20 Provisions for Priests and Levites   18:1-8 Detestable Pagan Practices   18:9-14 The Prophet Like Moses   18:15-19 Test of False Prophets   18:20-22 Cities of Refuge from Manslaughter   19:1-10 No Refuge for Deliberate Murder   19:11-13 Property Boundaries   19:14 Witnesses   19:15-21 Laws for Military Service   20:1-9 Laws for Warfare   20:10-18 Laws for Sieges   20:19-20 Atonement for an Unsolved Murder   21:1-9 Marrying a Captive Woman   21:10-14 The Right of the Firstborn   21:15-17 A Rebellous Son   21:18-21 A Man Hanged On a Tree Is Cursed   21:22-23 The Law of Neighborliness   22:1-4 Preserving Natural Gender Distinctions in Clothing   22:5 Caring for Bird Nests   22:6-7 Caring for House Roofs   22:8 Purity Illustrated   22:9-12 Sexual Violations   22:13-30 Exclusion From the Assembly   23:1-8 Personal Hygiene   23:9-14 Fugitive Slaves   23:15-16 Cult Prostitution Forbidden   23:17-18 Interest on Loans   23:19-20 Vows   23:21-23 Neighbor's Crops   23:24-25 Marriage and Divorce Laws   24:1-5 Mills and Upper Millstones Forbidden for a Pledge   24:6 Kidnapping   24:7