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Genesis 15 ( Genesis • Chapter 15 (21 verses)): After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram : I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus ? And Abr... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Eliezer , Damascus , Egypt , Euphrates . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Abrahamic Covenant & the Patriarchs—Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram—renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Enoch (Generation 7 • Messianic Line • Child of Jared ): Enoch is a biblical figure in Generation 7 of the Messianic Line , child of Jared , parent of Methuselah . ( Genesis 5:15 , 1 Chronicles 1:3 , Luke 3:37 , Genesis 5:23 ) (mentioned in Genesis 4 , Genesis 5 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Caleb (Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah . (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 38 , Numbers 13 ) Jared (Generation 6 • Messianic Line • Child of Mahalalel ): Jared is a biblical figure in Generation 6 of the Messianic Line, child of Mahalalel , parent of Enoch. ( Genesis 5:15 , 1 Chronicles 1:2 , Luke 3:37 , Genesis 5:20 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , 1 Chronicles 1 , Luke 3 ) Jephunneh (Generation 25 • Child of Shelah): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan, and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah. (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 28 , Numbers 13 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 8:15 : "And God spake unto Noah , saying,"; Genesis 25:15 : "Hadar, and Tema , Jetur , Naphish , and Kedemah:"; Genesis 10:15 : "And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 15 ( Genesis • Chapter 15 (21 verses)), Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters).

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Genesis 15

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Genesis • Chapter 15 (21 verses)

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram : I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus ? And Abr... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Eliezer , Damascus , Egypt , Euphrates .

Genesis 15:1

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Genesis Chapter 15, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Genesis 15:1

Genesis 15:18

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Genesis Chapter 15, Verse 18

Scripture passage in Genesis 15:18

Genesis 15:6

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Genesis Chapter 15, Verse 6

Scripture passage in Genesis 15:6

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Covenant of the Pieces Gen 15)

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Cantillation chanting of Genesis 15 recording God's unilateral covenant with Abram and the promise of heirs like the stars.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

Genesis

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Old Testament • 50 Chapters

Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."

Enoch

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Generation 7 • Messianic Line • Child of Jared

Enoch is a biblical figure in Generation 7 of the Messianic Line , child of Jared , parent of Methuselah . ( Genesis 5:15 , 1 Chronicles 1:3 , Luke 3:37 , Genesis 5:23 )

Caleb

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Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Jared

99% Messianic Line

Generation 6 • Messianic Line • Child of Mahalalel

Jared is a biblical figure in Generation 6 of the Messianic Line , child of Mahalalel , parent of Enoch . ( Genesis 5:15 , 1 Chronicles 1:2 , Luke 3:37 , Genesis 5:20 )

Jephunneh

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Generation 25 • Child of Shelah

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

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Genesis Part 1 (Chapters 1–11)

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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Genesis 1 –11 exploring creation, the human rebellion in Eden , the spread of sin through Cain and the Flood , and God's scattering of humanity at Babylon .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License

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Genesis Part 2 (Chapters 12–50)

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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Genesis 12 –50 following God's covenant with Abraham , the trials of Isaac and Jacob , and Joseph 's descent into Egypt showing God working good through human failure.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License

Teman

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Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Teman is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz . ( Genesis 36:11 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

Amalek

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Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Amalek is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz , parent of Amalekites . ( Genesis 36:12 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

γένεσις

genesis (génesis) [ghen'-es-is]

G1078 Greek noun feminine 5x

origin, lineage, birth

Primary meaning: origin, lineage, birth. Strong's: nativity; figuratively, nature. Lexical nuances: origin, lineage : βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4 a 5:1 ), Mt 1:1 . birth : Mt 1:18 , Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις ); πρόσωπον τῆς γ. , face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23 ; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ. , the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6 .†

Derivation: from the same as G1074 (γενεά);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H8435

Themes:

eschatology creation

Key Scripture Passages:

MAT.1.1 MAT.1.18 LUK.1.14 JAS.1.23 JAS.3.6

Kenaz

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Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Kenaz is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz . ( Genesis 36:11 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

Peleg

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Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber)

( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg.

Joktan

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Generation 15 • Child of Eber (or Heber)

Joktan is a biblical figure in Generation 15, child of Eber (or Heber ). ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 )

Zepho (or Zephi)

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Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Zepho (or Zephi) is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz . ( Genesis 36:11 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

Omar

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Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Omar is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz . ( Genesis 36:11 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

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Genesis 1:1-10 Historic Lunar Orbit Broadcast Recitation

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Historic audio transmission from Apollo 8 astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman reading Genesis 1 from lunar orbit on Christmas Eve 1968.

NASA Astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, Frank Borman • NASA / National Archives Public Domain

Gatam

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Generation 24 • Child of Eliphaz

Gatam is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Eliphaz . ( Genesis 36:11 , 15-16 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 )

Dinah

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Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Dinah is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:21 , 34:1 , 46:15 )

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Parashat Lekh Lekha V)

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Traditional Tiberian cantillation (te'amim) chanting of the Masoretic Text of Genesis 13 -14 in Biblical Hebrew.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Melchizedek Blessing Gen 14)

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Traditional liturgical cantillation of Genesis 14:18-24 recounting Melchizedek king of Salem blessing Abram with bread and wine.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

Michelangelo — The Creation of Adam (Sistine Chapel)

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Iconic high Renaissance fresco painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel illustrating God breathing life into Adam ( Genesis 2:7 ).

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Gustave Doré — The Deluge (The Great Flood)

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Dramatic engraving portraying desperate families and a mother shielding her child on a rock as floodwaters engulf the earth ( Genesis 7 ).

Gustave Doré • La Grande Bible de Tours / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Abrahamic Covenant & the Patriarchs

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Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram —renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Genesis 1:1

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Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Genesis 1:1

Genesis 2:7

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Genesis Chapter 2, Verse 7

Scripture passage in Genesis 2:7

Genesis 1:3

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Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 3

Scripture passage in Genesis 1:3

Justification by Faith, Imputation & Pauline Theology

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Sola Fide, Forensic Righteousness, 4QMMT 'Works of the Law', and the New Perspective on Paul

Sola Fide is directly grounded in Genesis 15:6 , Habakkuk 2:4 , and the Pauline corpus ( Rom 3:21-28 , Rom 4 , Gal 2:16 ): God forensically declares the sinner righteous through faith in Jesus Christ . The debate between the Reformation forensic imputation model and the New Perspective on Paul is cataloged under scholarly-debate.

Genesis 3:6

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Genesis Chapter 3, Verse 6

Scripture passage in Genesis 3:6

Genesis 3:1

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Genesis Chapter 3, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Genesis 3:1

חָשַׁב

hasab (ḥāšaḇ) [khaw-SHAV]

H2803 Hebrew verb 124x

to reckon, account, devise, impute