TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PART FIRST.

INTRODUCTION.-1-218.*

CHAPTER FIRST.

CHARACTER OF THE BOOK OF GENESIS, 1-79................

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Contents: Name of the Book, 1. Its Antiquity, 2-11. Author, 12, 13.

Composition, 14-31. Inspiration, 32-44. Truth, 45-57. Language,

58-67. Style, 68-76. Various Readings, 77–79.

CHAPTER SECOND.

CRITICISM ON IMPORTANT WORDS, 81-108.......

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Contents :- Elohim, 81-87. Bara, 88-90. Rhua, Nephish, 91-97.

Olim, 98, 99. Sheol, 100-103. Malak, 104-108.

CHAPTER THIRD.

ARCHEOLOGY, 109-172...

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Contents - Birth and Birthright, 109-113. Marriage, 114-125. Death

and Burial, 126-129. Dress and Ornaments, 130, 131. Habitations,

132. Domestic Utensils, 133-135. Occupations, 136-140. Food, 141,

142. Domestic Animals, 143. Wild Animals, 144, 145. Patriarchal

Wealth, 146-148. Trade and Commerce, 149. Oaths and Contracts,

150, 151. Wars, 152, 153. Government, 154-157. Servitude, 158-161.

Oriental Hospitality, 162. Salutations, 163. The Arts, 164–167.

Weights and Measures, 168, 169. Religion, 170–172.

*These figures refer to those at the beginning of the paragraphs.

CHAPTER FOURTH.

GEOGRAPHY, 173–211..

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Contents:- General Divisions, 173-176. Mountains, 177, 178. Valleys
and Plains, 179. Rivers, 180. Groves and Wildernesses, 181. Seas,
182. Cities, 183-209. National Designations, 210, 211.

CHAPTER FIFTH.

CHRONOLOGY, 213–218.

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Contents:- Dates from the Creation to the Deluge, 213, 214. Dates

from the Deluge to Abraham, 215, 216. Dates from Abraham to the

Death of Joseph, 217, 218.

PART SECOND.

PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY.

CHAPTER SIXTH.

EXISTENCE OF GOD, 220-248.

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Contents:- Preliminary Topics, 219-230. The World not Eternal,

231-233. Creation by Natural Causes Considered, 234-245. Neces-

sity of a Creator, 246-248.

CHAPTER SEVENTH.

THE CREATION CONSIDERED WITH REFERENCE TO THE FACTS OF

GEOLOGY, 249-282...
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Contents: - Primitive Condition of the Earth, 249, 250. First Day of
Creation, 251-253. Second Day, 254. Third Day, 255- 260. Fourth
Day, 261-263. Fifth Day, 264, 265. Sixth Day, 266-277. The Sev-
enth Day, 278-282.

CHAPTER EIGHTH.

CREATION OF MAN AND UNITY OF THE RACE, 282–317..

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Unity of the Race as a Bible

on Natural Grounds, 296-298.

True Theory, 314–317.

CHAPTER NINTH.

DELUGE CONSIDERED WITH REFERENCE TO THE FACTS OF GE-

OLOGY, 318-351...

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Contents:-Moral Cause of the Deluge, 318,319. Physical Cause,

320-322. Possibility of a Deluge, 323-325. Probability, 326–330.

Proofs, 331-338. Ark, 339, 340. Number of Animals in the Ark,

341, 342. Food, 343. Duration of the Flood, 344-347. Mountains

of Ararat, 348-351.

Unity of God, 360.

Rewards and Punish-

Nature and Responsibility of Man, 361-368.

ments, 369-371. Triumph of Good, 372, 373. Garden of Eden, 374, 389.

PART THIRD.

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY, 390–717.

CHAPTER ELEVENTH.

ADAM AND HIS FAMILY, 391-421.

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Contents: Creation of Adam and Eve, 392, 393. Nuptials of Adam

and Eve, 394 399. The Temptation, 400. Family of Adam, 401-407.

Death of Adam and Eve, 408. Geneaology of Cain, 409-413. Gen-

eaology of Seth, 414-421.

CHAPTER TWELFTH.

NOAH AND HIS FAMILY, 422-447

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Contents:-Incidental References to Noah, 422-424. Noah Blessed,
425-428. Covenant with Noah, 429, 430. Noah's Prediction, 431-
433. Death of Noah, 434. Genealogy of Shem, 435-438. Genealogy
of Ham, 439-442. Genealogy of Japheth, 443-447.

CHAPTER THIRTEENTH.

ABRAHAM AND HIS FAMILY, 448–519.......

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Contents:- Parentage and Relations, 448. Removal to Haran, 449.

Abram goes to Canaan, 450-453. Goes down to Egypt, 454–456.

Abram and Lot separate, 457-459. A Divine Communication, 460,

461. Battle of the Kings, 462-465. Another Vision, 467-473. Hagar

given to Abraham, 474-477. Another Vision, Circumcision Instituted,

478-485. Another Vision, 486-488. Sodom and Gomorrah Destroy-

ed, 489-492. Lot and his Daughters, 494, 495. Sojourn in Gerar,

496-499. Birth of Isaac, 500-504. Covenant with Abimelech, 505-

507. Offering of Isaac, 508. Nahor, 509. Death and Burial of Sa-

rah, 510-512. A Wife procured for Isaac, 513. Abraham's second

Marriage, 514. Death of Abraham, 515–517. Ishmael and his Fami-

ly, 518, 519,

CHAPTER FOURTEENTH.

ISAAC AND HIS FAMILY, 520–547.....

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Contents:-Birth of Esau and Jacob, 520. Esau sells his Birthright,

521, 522. Isaac sojourns in Gerar, 523-526. Removal to Beersheba,

527. Isaac's Blessing, 528-532. Esau and his Family, 534-540. Seir,

King of Edom, 541-547.

CHAPTER FIFTEENTH.

JACOB AND HIS FAMILY, 548-717....

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Contents: -Jacob goes to Padan-aram, 548-555. Jacob's Marriage,

556. Jacob's Family, 557-571. Jacob's contract with Labau, 572,

573. Jacob leaves Laban, 574-576. The Pursuit, 577, 578. Inter-

view at Mt. Gilead, 579-584. Jacob prepares to meet Esau, 585-590.

Meeting of the Brothers, 591, 592. Sojourn at Shalem, 593–597.

Going to Bethel, 598-604. Return to Isaac, 605-610. Death of

Isaac, 611, 612. Joseph sold and carried to Egypt, 613-624. Di-

gression concerning Judah, 625-627. Joseph Tempted, 628, 629.

Dreams of the Butler and Baker, 630-633. Pharaoh's Dreams, 634-

638. Joseph placed over the Land, 639-643. First journey to Egypt,

644-656. Second descent to Egypt, 657-660. The Silver Cup, 661-

663. Joseph made known to his Brethren, 664-666. Jacob sent for,

667-669. Journey to Egypt, 670, 671. Joseph meets his Father,

672-674. Interview of the Brethren with Pharaoh, 675, 676. Inter-

view of Jacob with Pharaoh, 677, 678. The Famine, 679-683. Is-

rael about to die, 684, 685. Israel blesses the Sons of Joseph, 686-

692. Israel blesses his Sons, 693-712. Death of Jacob, 713-716.

Death of Joseph, 717.

PARTI.

INTRODUCTION.

CHAPTER I.

CHARACTER OF THE BOOK OF GENESIS.

CONTENTS.-Its Name-Antiquity-Author-Composition-Inspira-
tion-Truth-Language-Style-Various Readings.

SECTION 1.-NAME OF THE BOOK.

1. The first book in the Bible is called in Hebrew,

Bereshith, that being the word with which the book

begins. The Hebrews were accustomed to name the

books of the Bible in this

The name

way.

66 Genesis"

is Greek, and has the meaning of generation or origin,
and is given to the book on account of the subject of
which it first treats.

SECTION II.-ITS ANTIQUITY.

2. How do we know that the book we call the Bible

is an ancient book, and made its first appearance in

the world at a far distant period in the past? And

how do we know the dates of the several books of

which it is composed? We propose briefly to answer

these questions. There is a regular succession of

writers, both Christian and Infidel, from the days of

Christ down to the present time-all recognizing the

existence of certain sacred books called the "Bible,"

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