Structure of Sefer Bereshit – Outline

Sefer Bereshit – From Creation to the Chosen Family
1. Universal History (1 – 11)
  1. Creation Take One: From Adam to Noach (1:1 – 5:32)
    1. Emergence of the World: Adam and Eve (1:1 – 3:24)
    2. Growth of Civilization: Adam's Descendants (Chapters 4-5)
  2. Creation Take Two: From Noach to Avraham (6:1 – 11:32)
    1. Destruction of the World: Noach and the Flood(6:1 – 9:17))
    2. Repopulating the World: Noach's Descendants (9:18 – 11:32)
2. Selection of a Chosen Family (12 – 50)
  1. Patriarchs and Matriarchs (12:1 – 36:43)
    1. Avraham and Family: The Trailblazers (12:1 – 25:18)
    2. Yitzchak and Family (25:19 – 36:43:)
      1. Yitzchak and Rivka: Links in the Chain (25:19 – 27:46)
      2. Yaakov and Wives: Forging a Family (28:1 –35:29 )
      3. Esav's Descendants (36:1 – 36:43)
  2. The Children of Israel: the Twelve Tribes (37:1 – 50:26)
    1. Schism in the Family (37:1 – 44:34)
    2. The Family Reunited (45:1 – 50:26)
Sefer Shemot – Birth of a Nation: From Paroh's Slaves to Hashem's Servants
Sefer Vayikra – A Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation
Sefer Bemidbar – From the Generation of the Wilderness to the Generation Which Entered Israel
Sefer Devarim – Moshe's Farewell Addresses

Structure – Sefer Bereshit/Outline