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Structural Analysis – Sefer Bereshit
"From Creation to the Chosen Family"

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Boundaries of the Book

" From Creation to the Chosen Family "

• Names – The name "אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים", which is derived from the opening words of the book, dates back to antiquity.¹
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• Timing – 
• Characters – In contrast to the rest of Torah which deals with the nation of Israel, Sefer Bereshit focuses on the founders of the nation, Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov and their families.
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Division of Sefer Bereshit

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• Transition unit – 
• Characters – 
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• Timing – 
• Literary marker – 

Subdivision of Unit I – "Universal History"

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• Characters – 
• Timing – 
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Subdivision of Unit II – "Avraham's Fathering of Many Nations"

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Subdivision of Unit III – "Yaakov and the Twelve Tribes"

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¹ Eusebius cites Origen as writing that this was the name used by the Jews.