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Genesis: The five books of Moses were collectively called the Pentateuch, a
word of Greek origin meaning "the five-fold book." The Jews called
them the Torah, i.e., "the law." It is probable that the division of
the Torah into five books proceeded from the Greek translators of the
Old Testament. The names by which these several books are generally
known are Greek. The first book of the Pentateuch (q.v.) is called by
the Jews Bereshith, i.e., "in the beginning", because this is the
first word of the book. It is generally known among Christians by the
name of Genesis, i.e., "creation" or "generation," being the name
given to it in the LXX. as designating its character, because it
gives an account of the origin of all things. It contains, according
to the usual computation, the history of about two thousand three
hundred and sixty-nine years. Genesis is divided into two principal
parts. The first part
1. Chapter 1-22 gives a general history of mankind down to the time
of the Dispersion. The second part presents the early history of
Israel down to the death and burial of Joseph
2. Chapter 12-50 There are five principal persons brought in
succession under our notice in this book, and around these
persons the history of the successive periods is grouped, viz.,
Adam
(Genesis 1:1-5)
Noah
(Genesis 6:1-10)
Abraham
(Genesis 11:1-25)
Isaac
(Genesis 25:19-34)
Jacob
(Genesis 36:1-50)
In this book we have several prophecies concerning Christ
(Genesis 3:15)
(Genesis 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; 28:14; 49:10) The author of this book was
Moses. Under divine guidance he may indeed have been led to make use
of materials already existing in primeval documents, or even of
traditions in a trustworthy form that had come down to his time,
purifying them from all that was unworthy; but the hand of Moses is
clearly seen throughout in its composition.
