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A garden, an ark, a road into Egypt: familiar Bible stories take shape in the rhyming couplets of medieval England.
The Story of Genesis and Exodus is an anonymous Middle English poem that retells the Bible’s early books. Its opening follows the biblical account of creation, then turns to Adam and Eve in the garden. Their choice begins a story of disobedience and its consequences, followed by Noah and the flood.
The poem follows Abraham into an unknown land, then traces the family stories of Jacob and Joseph toward Egypt. In its final movement, Moses faces Pharaoh, who refuses to release the enslaved Israelites. Written for hearers without Latin, this plain, lively telling brings scripture into the speech of medieval East Anglia.
What you’ll discover
- Creation and the garden Explore how medieval verse retells the biblical beginnings of the world and human disobedience.
- Noah and the ark Follow the poem’s account of Noah, his family, and the animals facing the flood.
- A family moves toward Egypt Meet Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph in stories of trust, wandering, dreams, and family conflict.
- Moses stands before Pharaoh Encounter the struggle over the Israelites’ release through the poem’s retelling of Exodus.
- English before Chaucer Discover regional speech and rhyming couplets shaped for people who hear scripture aloud.
Who will love it
For readers who love Bible stories, early English language, or medieval everyday faith, and anyone curious how ordinary people once heard scripture.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A Bible story made for listeners
- Creation, the fall and a spoiled world
- The patriarchs and the road to Egypt
- Moses and the call to leave Egypt
Who’s who
- Adam and EveThe first man and woman, placed in a garden, whose choice to disobey changes the life of all who come after them.
- NoahA righteous man who builds the ark at God's command to save his family and the animals from the flood.
- AbrahamThe father of the chosen people, who leaves his home at God's call and trusts a promise he cannot yet see.
- JacobAbraham's grandson, a schemer and wanderer whose large family becomes the twelve tribes of Israel.
- JosephJacob's favoured son, sold by his brothers into Egypt, who rises by his gift with dreams and wants to save his family.
- MosesThe leader called by God to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and guide them toward a promised land.
- PharaohThe ruler of Egypt who holds the Israelites in bondage and refuses Moses' demand to let them go.
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Rhyming couplets carry the Bible's stories from creation and the fall to Moses and the struggle with Pharaoh.
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The Story of Genesis and Exodus is a poem in Middle English, written by an unknown author around the middle of the thirteenth century. It retells the Bible's early books in rhyming couplets, from the making of the world to the days of Moses.
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A Bible story made for listeners
The poem comes from East Anglia, in the east of England, and is written in the speech of that region. Its author is unknown, though the work looks like that of a cleric or someone close to the church. Its lines are short and rhyme in pairs, which makes them easy to recite and easy to remember.
Scholars say the poet drew on the Bible itself and on a Latin retelling of sacred history by Peter Comestor, a twelfth century teacher in Paris. That book added explanations and old traditions to the plain biblical text. The English poet turns this learning into simple narrative for hearers who had no Latin.
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What is The Story of Genesis and Exodus about?
It is a Middle English poem that retells the Bible's first books in rhyming verse. It covers creation, the fall, Noah, the patriarchs, Joseph in Egypt and the story of Moses leading the Israelites out of slavery.
When was The Story of Genesis and Exodus written?
It is usually dated to around 1250, in the thirteenth century. The author is unknown, and the language points to East Anglia in the east of England.
Who wrote The Story of Genesis and Exodus?
No one knows. The poet was probably a cleric, since he used learned sources such as the Bible and a Latin retelling of sacred history by Peter Comestor, but no name has come down.
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