Old Testament · Law · Book 1 of 66
Genesis
Genesis covers origins — of the world, of humanity, and of the family that becomes Israel. The first eleven chapters move at the scale of civilisations; from chapter twelve it narrows to Abraham and his descendants, and stays there.
- 50chapters
- 13days in the plan
- 1–13days of the year
Reading Genesis in a year
The easiest book in the plan to start and the easiest to mistake for the whole Bible's register. Read it as narrative and keep moving; the genealogies are load-bearing but not where the meaning lives.
In a one-year plan, Genesis occupies days 1 to 13 — 13 days out of 365, or 4.2% of the Bible's 1189 chapters. That is a long stretch on one book, and it is worth knowing before you start rather than discovering it on day three.
The exact days
- Day 1 — Genesis 1–4
- Day 2 — Genesis 5–8
- Day 3 — Genesis 9–12
- Day 4 — Genesis 13–16
- Day 5 — Genesis 17–20
- Day 6 — Genesis 21–24
- Day 7 — Genesis 25–28
- Day 8 — Genesis 29–32
- Day 9 — Genesis 33–36
- Day 10 — Genesis 37–40
- Day 11 — Genesis 41–44
- Day 12 — Genesis 45–48
- Day 13 — Genesis 49–50, Exodus 1–2
Questions
- How many chapters are in Genesis?
- Genesis has 50 chapters, which is 4.2% of the Bible's 1189 chapters.
- How long does it take to read Genesis?
- In a one-year plan of three to four chapters a day, Genesis takes 13 days — days 1 to 13.
- What is the book of Genesis about?
- Genesis covers origins — of the world, of humanity, and of the family that becomes Israel. The first eleven chapters move at the scale of civilisations; from chapter twelve it narrows to Abraham and his descendants, and stays there.
- Is Genesis in the Old or New Testament?
- Genesis is in the Old Testament, classified as Law. It is book 1 of 66 in canonical order.