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MosesMoses ascends Mount Sinai, receives God's command to record history, and pleads for mercy.First seen in chapter 1
GodGod commands a written history and promises to gather the repentant people and dwell among them.First seen in chapter 1
angel of the presenceThe angel of the presence receives God's direction to write an account beginning with creation.First seen in chapter 1
AdamAdam names the creatures, receives a wife, and tends the garden of Eden.First seen in chapter 3
NoahNoah appears in the family generations traced from Adam through successive births and marriages.First seen in chapter 4
EnochEnoch learns writing and heavenly knowledge, records visions, and testifies against the Watchers.First seen in chapter 4
MastemaMastema receives God's permission to retain a tenth of the spirits harming Noah's descendants.First seen in chapter 10
IsaacIsaac is the son God promises as Abraham's covenant heir.First seen in chapter 15
JacobJacob receives Abraham's blessing and is identified by him as the bearer of his blessings.First seen in chapter 19
RebeccaRebecca is urged by Abraham to protect Jacob as the bearer of his blessings.First seen in chapter 19
EsauEsau is favored by Isaac while Abraham identifies Jacob as the bearer of his blessings.First seen in chapter 19
JosephJoseph is a child born into Jacob's household during rivalry over childbearing.First seen in chapter 28

Chapter 1
Moses ascends Mount Sinai, where God commands a written history and promises restoration after rebellion and punishment.
Chapter 2
The angel recounts creation in six days and explains the holiness of the seventh day.
Chapter 3
Eating forbidden fruit brings shame, punishment, and expulsion from Eden for Adam and his wife.
Chapter 5
Noah builds an ark at God's command and survives the flood with those aboard.
Chapter 6
The Lord promises no further destructive flood and establishes a covenant forbidding blood consumption and human bloodshed.
Chapter 10
God confuses the tower builders' speech, and the scattered families take their portions of land.
Chapter 11
Abram rejects his father's idols, prays to the Creator, and drives ravens away from newly sown fields.
Chapter 15
God renames Abram as Abraham, promises Isaac as covenant heir, and commands circumcision.
Chapter 18
A heavenly messenger stops Abraham from killing Isaac, and Abraham offers a ram instead.
Chapter 23
Abraham dies with Jacob in his arms, and Isaac and Ishmael bury him beside Sarah.
Chapter 24
Esau swears away his birthright to Jacob for bread and lentil stew.
Chapter 26
Rebecca disguises Jacob as Esau, and Isaac gives Jacob the blessing intended for his brother.
Chapter 28
Laban deceives Jacob into marrying Leah; Jacob also marries Rachel, and children are born amid household rivalry.
Chapter 32
Jacob appoints Levi as priest, receives the name Israel, and loses Rachel after Benjamin's birth.
Chapter 34
Jacob's sons sell Joseph into Egypt and send a bloodied coat that makes Jacob believe Joseph is dead.
Chapter 36
Isaac commands brotherly peace, divides his possessions, and dies after Esau acknowledges Jacob's birthright.
Chapter 38
Jacob kills Esau, and Jacob's sons defeat the opposing forces and impose tribute.
Chapter 39
Joseph refuses Potiphar's wife's demands, suffers her false accusation, and goes to prison.
Chapter 40
Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams, gains authority over Egypt, and stores grain for the coming famine.
Chapter 43
Judah offers himself in Benjamin's place, prompting Joseph to reveal his identity and embrace his brothers.
Chapter 45
Israel joins Joseph in Egypt, where Joseph supplies the family with bread throughout the famine.
Chapter 46
Joseph dies, and the children of Israel face confinement and forced labor in Egypt.
Chapter 48
The Lord sends ten judgments against Egypt, and Israel passes safely through the sea despite Mastema's opposition.
Chapter 50
The speaker explains the jubilee calendar and commands Sabbath rest while describing the land's promised cleansing.
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