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5 Printed in China N120712. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 /CTC/ 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. A portion of the purchase price of your NIV Bible is provided to Biblica so together we support the mission of Transforming lives through God's Word. Biblica provides God's Word to people through translation, publishing and Bible engagement in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, and North America. Through its worldwide reach, Biblica engages people with God's Word so that their lives are transformed through a relationship with Jesus Christ. QUICK START GUIDE. WH AT I S T H I S S T U DY BI BL E ? The NIV Zondervan Study Bible is an all new study Bible built on the truth of Scripture and centering on biblical the- ology the ways in which many important themes work their way through Scripture and come to a focus in Jesus Christ.

6 It's a comprehensive combination of newly crafted study notes, articles, book introductions and study tools. WH AT D O T H E FE AT UR E S OF T HI S ST UDY B I BL E OF F E R ME ? Book introductions: When was this book written? Why was it written? How does the book fit with the rest of Scripture? What is in it? Nearly every book of the Bible begins with an introduction that offers helpful information about the book. The book introductions answer questions you may have about the book, and each book introduction provides an outline of the book. #1 Palestine (Old Galilee). Cross reference system: Where does this word or term appear in #2 Levant (Old Palestine). JACOB'. map_01_31_jaco map_01_31_jacobI. NSET. Genesis 34:7 | 83.

7 B S JOU RNEYS. other parts of the Bible? A cross ~ 50%. ~ P A D D A. reference system enables you to N. A R A M. D. Dothan a .. EA. r ra n Carchemish Harran Se Eu Ha IL. Peniel ph To Shechem .. rates Sukkoth search the Scriptures for terms, G. an Balikh River Aleppo Aphek .. Mahanaim ne R i ve es R. Jo rd a n R . AN. r Bethel ra Oront Ai ideas, and themes that reappear in NA. Ebla er Ephrath Salem CA. (Bethlehem). it (Jerusalem). Sea ed Mamre INTRODUCTION TO Kiriath Arba M. Gaza (Hebron). various books. Dead GENESIS ne an To E. g ypt Gerar Beersheba Sea 0 10 km. 0 10 mi. ra Study notes: What is the Bible The Euphrates-Bali er N AME AN D PU R PO S E Damascus tion as he fled from kh River basin was Jacob's destina it The title, Genesis, means beginning.

8 It is the title of the book in the Septuagint (the pre-Christian Greek translation his maternal uncle Esau, ultimately reaching the home - (Laban) near Harran. of ed of the OT). This aptly describes a book that outlines the creation of the world and humanity (chs. 1 2) and goes on Jacob's lengthy sojourn . saying here? God's Word was writ- M. Sea of to describe the beginning of sin (ch. 3), the new creation (ch. 9), God's plan for blessing the world (12:1 3), and Galilee . and anothe ended in a dispute D. MAP NOTE: In addition r flight . to changing this I've time with Laban A. Edrei likely took him toward Sukkoth spelling, back Harran to Canaan. His route how that plan begins with the family of Abraham (chs. 12 50). The Jewish title of the book, Be re t, is taken from updated To E.

9 Rive r spelling. Edrei before reachin Aleppo, then to Damascus and IL. Shechem G. the first word in the Hebrew text: In the beginning. It also emphasizes that the book is concerned with origins. Peniel g Peniel on the Jabbok River. ten down many years ago by dif- Jorda n Genesis is the first of the five books of the Pentateuch (see Introduction to the Pentateuch, p. 9). Unlike the Bethel Mahanaim He and his depend . Jerusalem Gilead before their ents reached the hill country other books of the Torah, Genesis contains almost all narrative and few legal commands. Its purpose is to trace the caravan was overtak of Hebron covenant at Mizpah en by Laban. The beginnings of the world, humanity, and sin and to draw a line across human history that identifies God's work with Dead later used as a borderwas celebrated on one of the hills Abraham and his family.

10 Thus, the book provides the necessary background for the divinely chosen origins of God's Sea Israelite territories. station between Aramean and ferent authors in different settings. 0 40 km. Beersheba people Israel and for their situation in Egypt at the beginning of Exodus. It also introduces God as Creator, Judge, 0 40 mi. Jacob lingered at . and Redeemer. It describes the fall into sin and looks forward to how God will resolve his separation from the people ceeded to Sheche Sukkoth, entered Canaan and m, where he erected pro- he loved and created. Dinah and the an altar to the Lord. Shechemites The study notes at the bottom of B AC K G R O U N D AN D AU T H OR. Exod 17:14 and Deut 31:9,24 attest to the composition of much of the first five books by Moses.