The firſt boke of
Moſes/called
Geneſis
What this boke conteyneth.
- Chap. i.
- The creation of the worlde in ſixe dayes/ and of man.
- Chap ii.
- The reſt of the ſeuenth daye.
The tre of knowlege of good & euell is forbydē &c.
Of the creacion of Eua. - Chap. iii.
- The ſerpeynt deceaueth the woman: they tranſgreſſe and are dryuen out of paradyſe.
- Chap. iiii.
- Abels offrynge pleaſeth God: therfore doth his brother Cayn hate hym: murthereth hym: & is curſed. Of the chyldren of Cayn.
- Chap. v.
- Of the generacion, age & death of Adā: Seth and his ſonnes vnto Noe.
- Chap. vi.
- The occaſion of the floude: and of the preparynge of the arcke.
- Chap. vii.
- Noe with his houſholde is preſerued in the arcke: where as all the worlde periſeth thorowe the floude.
- Chap. viii.
- The floude abateth. Noe goeth out of arcke. &c.
- Chap. ix.
- God bleſſeth Noe and his ſonnes: forbyddeth to eate the bloude of beeſtes, and to ſhed mās bloude: maketh a conuenaunt(and geueth the raynbowe for a token of the ſame) that he wyll deſtroye the worlde no more by water. Noe is dronken. Ham vncouereth hym, and getteth his curſe.
- Chap. x.
- The increace of mās generaciō by Noes thre ſonnes: which go abrode and begynne to buylde.
- Chap. xi.
- The buyldynge of the towre of Babel is hyndreth thorowe the confuſyon of the tonges. The generacion of Sem vntyll Abram: whiche goeth with Loth vnto Haran.
- Chap. xii.
- Abram goeth with Loth into a ſtraunge londe at the worde of the Lord: which appeareth vnto hym in Canaan: and promiſeth to geue the ſame londe vnto his ſede: Afterwarde goeth Abram into Egypte and fayneth Saray to be his ſyſter.
- Chap. xiii.
- Abram and Loth departe agayne out of Egypte: and haue ſo many cattell that they can not dwell together. Abram receaueth the bleſſynge and promes.
- Chap. xiiii.
- Loth is taken preſoner: Abram deliuereth hym: Melchiſedech fedeth Abram at his returnynge: Abram geueth hym tythes of the ſpoyles: and holdeth nothinge of the kynge of Sodoms goodes.
- Chap. xv.
- God conforteth Abram and promyſeth hym ſede: He beleueth and is iuſtified.
- Chap. xvi.
- Sarai geueth Abram leue to take hyr mayde whiche beareth hym Iſmaell.
- Chap. xvii.
- The cōuenaunt of circumciſyon. &c.
- Chap. xviii.
- Thre mē appeare vnto Abrahā to whom the deſtruction of Sodome is declared.
- Chap. xix.
- Loth receaueth the two angels the: men of Sodome go aboute to abuſe them: Loth is delyuered Sodome is deſtroyed: Loths wyfe is turned to a pyler of ſalt: and his doughters beare chyldren vnto hym.
- Chap. xx.
- Abraham departeth as a ſtraunger in to Gerar: and fayneth Sarai to be his ſyſter: the kynge taketh her and geueth hym her agayne.
- Chap. xxi.
- The byrth of Iſaac: Agar is put out with hyr ſonne. Abraham and Abimelech are ſworne frendes.
- Chap. xxii.
- God tryeth Abraham whiche at his word wolde offre his owne ſonne. The promes is confirmed vnto hym with an ooth.
- Chap. xxiii.
- The death of Sara: for whom Abraham byeth a pece of londe to burye her in.
- Chap. xxiiii.
- Abraham wyll haue his ſonne to mary in his owne kynred: the ſeruaunt bryngeth Rebecca: whō Iſaac taketh to wyfe.
- Chap. xxv.
- Abraham begetteth mo chyldren by another wyfe: geueth his good vnto Iſaac and dyeth. Iſaac begynneth to growe: Eſau ſelleth his byrth righte.
- Chap. xxvi.
- Iſaac goeth into Gerar: fayneth Rebecca to be his ſyſter: increaſſeth in ryches: The Philiſtines ſtoppe his welles. Abimelech & he are ſworne frendes.
- Chap. xxvii.
- Jacob is bleſſed before Eſau: and Eſau threateneth hym: but he flyeth into Haram to Laban his mothers brother.
- Chap. xxviii.
- Iſaac ſendeth Jacob awaye to mary amonge Labans doughters, Jacob ſeyth a viſion, God confirmeth hym the promes made vnto Abrahā: wher vpon Jacob maketh a vowe.
- Chap. xxix.
- Jacob geueth Labans ſhepe to drynke: ſerueth ſeuen yeare for Rachell: Lea is geuen hym: & yet ſerueth he ſeuen yeare mo for Rachell.
- Chap. xxx.
- Rachel geueth Jacob hyr mayden and ſo doth Lea: they beare hym chyldren: his reward is appoynted with a condicion: wherby he is made ryche.
- Chap. xxxi.
- Jacob goeth home ward. Rachell ſtealeth hyr fathers ymages. Laban ouertaketh them and fyndeth not his ymages: they ſweare together: the angell meteth Jacob.
- Chap. xxxii.
- Jacob ſendeth preſentes vnto Eſau: Putteth God in remembraunce of his promes: and wreſteleth with the angell: whiche chaungeth his name and bleſſeth hym.
- Chap. xxxiii.
- Jacob and Eſau are agreed. &c.
- Chap. xxxiiii.
- Dyna Jacobs doughter is forced by Sychem: wherof there commeth great bloud ſheddynge.
- Chap. xxxv.
- Rachell dyeth at the byrth of Beniamin. Ruben lyeth with his fathers concubyne.
- Chap. xxxvi.
- Of the princes that came of Eſau: and how Eſau departeth from his brother.
- Chap. xxxvii.
- Joſeph is hated of his brethren: and ſolde in to Egypte.
- Chap. xxxviii.
- Juda lyeth with his doughter in lawe which beareth hym two ſonnes.
- Chap. xxxix.
- Joſeph is beloued: & becauſe he wyll not conſente to the inordinate deſyre of his maſtreſſe, he is put in pryſon.
- Chap. xl.
- Joſeph expoūdeth the dremes of the two preſoners.
- Chap. xli.
- Joſeph declareth Pharaos dreame: and is made a Lorde of Egypte. The derth begynneth.
- Chap. xlii.
- Joſephs brethren come in to Egypte to bye corne: and are troubled of hym.
- Chap. xliii.
- They come agayne for corne: brynge BenJamyn with them: and are put to more trouble.
- Chap. xliiii.
- As they go home he cauſeth thē be brought agayne: and put to more feare.
- Chap. xlv.
- Joſeph vttereth hym ſelfe to his brethren: and ſendeth for his father.
- Chap. xlvi.
- Jacob commeth in to Egypte with all his people: Joſeph receaueth hym.
- Chap. xlvii.
- Pharao geueth them the londe of Goſen: ye derth is great in Egypte. &c.
- Chap. xlviii.
- Jacob is ſycke: & bleſſeth Joſephs ſonnes.
- Chap. xlix.
- Jacob before his death telleth his ſonnes what ſhall happen vnto them, and dyeth.
- Chap. l.
- Joſeph burieth his father: and chargeth his brethren concernynge his bones: and dyeth in Egypte.
