This card is part of a rhyming memory system for learning the key people, events, topics, and verses of all 929 Old Testament chapters.
INTRODUCTION
Written by Moses under divine inspiration, Genesis is the first book of the Bible and lays the foundation for all Scripture. Its name means “origin,” and it records the beginning of the world, humanity, sin, and God’s covenant with His chosen people. The book covers approximately 2,300 years of early history and is divided into two main parts: primeval history (chapters 1–11) and patriarchal history (chapters 12–50). Genesis highlights key events such as Creation, the Flood, and the call of Abraham, and it traces the lives of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. It is heavily theological, introducing vital doctrines such as monotheism, divine sovereignty, and the promises that anticipate the Messiah. It was likely written between 1446 and 1406 bc.
| CHAPTER/TOPICS | VERSES |
| 1. The Creation is done. | 1:31 |
| 2. Creation in review. Marriage is brand new. | 2:4, 24 |
| 3. The forbidden tree. Salvation will be free. | 3:6, 15 |
| 4. Sin lies at the door. | 4:7 |
| 5. Genealogy of men’s lives. A man who never died. | 5:1, 24 |
| 6. Sons of God intermixed. God finds a fix. | 6:2, 8 |
| 7. God opens the heavens. | 7:11 |
| 8. The waters abate. | 8:3 |
| 9. God sends Noah a sign. | 9:13 |
| 10. List of men. | 10:1 |
| 11. A tower to heaven. | 11:4 |
| 12. In Abraham the promise dwells. | 12:7 |
| 13. Strife in between. Lot chooses the unclean. | 13:8, 13 |
| 14. A brother’s son Abraham redeems. Blessed by a priest and king. | 14:12, 19 |
| 15. The promise is foreseen. | 15:18 |
| 16. Sarah is mean. Ishmael is seen. | 16:6, 15 |
| 17. Abraham and his household are made clean. | 17:13 |
| 18. The Lord and His angels convened. | 18:10 |
| 19. Sodom and Gomorrah are obscene and become a smoky scene. | 19:5, 24 |
| 20. Abraham’s dishonesty. | 20:9 |
| 21. Abraham has a son. Hagar is shunned. | 21:3, 12 |
| 22. Abraham is found true. | 22:12 |
| 23. Sarah will no longer be. | 23:2 |
| 24. Rebekah is adored. | 24:67 |
| 25. Abraham dies. In Jacob and Esau nations arrive. | 25:8, 23 |
| 26. Isaac looks for a fix. | 26:1 |
| 27. Jacob uses deception. | 27:19 |
| 28. Jacob looks for a mate and sees heaven’s gate. | 28:6, 12 |
| 29. Rachel is fine. | 29:18 |
| 30. Jacob in a hurry. | 30:25 |
| 31. Jacob on the run. | 31:21 |
| 32. Jacob gets a name that is new. | 32:28 |
| 33. Jacob and Esau agree. | 33:4 |
| 34. Circumcision makes them sore. | 34:22 |
| 35. Benjamin is alive. Rachel dies. | 35:18, 19 |
| 36. Esau’s family is picked. | 36:9 |
| 37. Joseph receives dreams from heaven. Sold by his own brethren. | 37:5, 28 |
| 38. Tamar needs a mate and she’s not going to wait. | 38:14 |
| 39. Joseph in a bind. Jailer treats him fine. | 39:7, 21 |
| 40. Butler restored. Joseph is ignored. | 40:21, 23 |
| 41. Joseph stores up a ton. Soon there’s going to be none. | 41:35, 57 |
| 42. Joseph’s brothers he knew, but he’s hidden from their view. | 42:7 |
| 43. Simeon is set free. Benjamin Joseph sees. | 43:23, 29 |
| 44. Judah falls to the floor. For Benjamin’s life he implores. | 44:14, 33 |
| 45. Joseph is alive. | 45:1 |
| 46. Goshen is Joseph’s pick. | 46:28 |
| 47. Pharaoh meets Joseph’s brethren. | 47:2 |
| 48. God’s blessings Isaac restates. Joseph’s sons receive their estate. | 48:3, 5 |
| 49. Jacob’s blessings assigned. | 49:1 |
| 50. Isaac is buried out of the city. | 50:13 |
—Based on Old Testament Simplified by Rob Whitacre
