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Genesis
Book type: The Law (History. The Pentateuch: the First 5 books of the Old Testament)
Author: Moses?
No. of chapters: 50
Key character(s): God, Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Seth, Enoch, Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth, Abram/Abraham, Sarai/Sarah, Lot, Hagar, Ishmael, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob/Israel, Esau, Rachel, Leah, Laban, Bilhah, Zilpah, Jacobs 12 sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Ben-Oni/Benjamin, Dinah, Manasseh, Ephraim [1]
Brief description: Genesis – The Creator creates a people.
01) The Nature of Human Life (1:1-11:9)
02) The mission & nature of God’s family (11:10-50:26)

The book of Genesis expresses how God’s people received their identity.
Each of the theological doctrines of the Bible has its beginnings in Genesis.
[Source: NIV Disciple’s Study Bible]

Genesis is the book of beginnings. The word means “origins” or “beginnings.” It sets the stage for the rest of the Bible, telling us God’s plan for his creation. Genesis reveals the nature of God as Creator and Redeemer; the value of a human life – created in God’s image and for his purpose; the terrible consequences of disobedience and sin – separating man from God; and the wonderful promise of salvation and forgiveness through the coming Messiah.
[Source: http://christianity.about.com/od/oldtestamentbooks/qt/Genesisintro.htm]

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Fuller list of major characters in the book of Genesis: