Tablet |
Genealogy |
Narrative |
Colophon |
1 |
Creation of Universe 1:1 |
1:2 to 2:3 |
"This is the account of the heavens and of the earth when they were created." 2:4 |
2 |
Heavens and Earth 2:4 |
2:5 to 4:26 |
"This is the written account of Adam." 5:1 |
3 |
Adam to Noah 5:1 - 32 |
6:1 - 8 |
"This is the account of Noah." 6:9 |
4 |
Noah to Shem, Ham, and Japeth 6:9 - 10 |
6:11 to 9:29 |
"This is the account of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah's sons." 10:1 |
5 |
Descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japeth 10:1 - 32 |
11:1 - 9 |
"This is the account of Shem." 11:10 |
6 |
Shem to Terah 11:10 - 26 |
no narrative |
"This is the account of Terah." 11:27 |
7 |
Terah to Abraham 11:27 |
11:28 to 25:11 |
"This is the account of Abraham's son Ishmael." 25:12 (eldest son) |
8 |
Descendants of Ishmael 25:13 - 18 |
no narrative |
"This is the account of Abraham's son Isaac." 25:19 |
9 |
Abraham to Isaac 25:19 |
25:20 to 35:29 |
"This is the account of Esau." 36:1 (eldest son) |
10 |
Descendants of Esau 36:2 - 5 |
36:6 - 8 |
"This is the account of Esau." 36:9 |
11 |
Descendants of Esau 36:10 to 37:1 |
no narrative |
"This is the account of Jacob." 37:2 |
|
no genealogy |
37:2 to 50:26 |
no colophon |
The statements immediately following each colophon would be the beginning of the next tablet; for example, Genesis 2:4 reads "When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens…" beginning Adam’s story. |