Tablets in Genesis
This is a breakdown of Genesis into 'tablets' delineated by colophons according to Wiseman's theory.
| Tablet | Genealogy | Narrative | Colophon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creation of Universe 1:1 | 1:2 to 2:3 | "This is the account of the heavens and of the earth when they were created." 2:4 | ||||
| 2 | Heavens and Earth 2:4 | 2:5 to 4:26 | "This is the written account of Adam." 5:1 | ||||
| 3 | Adam to Noah 5:1 - 32 | 6:1 - 8 | "This is the account of Noah." 6:9 | ||||
| 4 | Noah to Shem, Ham, and Japeth 6:9 - 10 | 6:11 to 9:29 | "This is the account of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah's sons." 10:1 | ||||
| 5 | Descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japeth 10:1 - 32 | 11:1 - 9 | "This is the account of Shem." 11:10 | ||||
| 6 | Shem to Terah 11:10 - 26 | "This is the account of Terah." 11:27 | |||||
| 7 | Terah to Abraham 11:27 | 11:28 to 25:11 | "This is the account of Abraham's son Ishmael." 25:12 (eldest son) | ||||
| 8 | Descendants of Ishmael 25:13 - 18 | "This is the account of Abraham's son Isaac." 25:19 | |||||
| 9 | Abraham to Isaac 25:19 | 25:20 to 35:29 | "This is the account of Esau." 36:1 (eldest son) | ||||
| 10 | Descendants of Esau 36:2 - 5 | 36:6 - 8 | "This is the account of Esau." 36:9 | ||||
| 11 | Descendants of Esau 36:10 to 37:1 | "This is the account of Jacob." 37:2 | |||||
| 37:2 to 50:26 | |||||||
| The statements immediately following each colophon would be the beginning of the next tablet; for example, Genesis 2:4 reads "When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens…" beginning Adam’s story. | |||||||
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