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Pericopes

Key Biblical passages studied as units — from Creation and the Fall to the Abrahamic Covenant and beyond.

Abrahamic Covenant

Genesis 12:1-9 (see also 15, 17, 22)

Genesis 12:1-9 — the call of Abram and the sevenfold promise of land, nation, and blessing to all families of the earth. The hinge on which the whole Bible turns.

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Adam & Eve / The Fall

Genesis 2:4-3:24

Genesis 2:4-3:24 — the garden, the command, the serpent's lie, and the catastrophe that explains everything broken in the world — with the first promise of redemption.

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Binding of Isaac

Genesis 22:1-19

Genesis 22:1-19 — the Akedah: God tests Abraham, provides the ram, and swears the covenant by oath. The Old Testament's clearest picture of substitution.

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Cain & Abel

Genesis 4:1-16

Genesis 4:1-16 — the first worship, the first murder, and sin crouching at the door. What the first family east of Eden teaches about offering, anger, and grace.

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Creation

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Genesis 1:1-2:3 — the ordered, purposeful creation of all things by the word of God, and what it establishes about God, humanity, and the world.

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Noah & the Flood

Genesis 6:9-9:17

Genesis 6:9-9:17 — judgment and rescue, the ark as grace, and the rainbow covenant. How the flood narrative reveals both the severity and the patience of God.

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Sodom & Gomorrah

Genesis 18:16-19:29

Genesis 18:16-19:29 — Abraham's intercession, the outcry against the cities, and judgment with rescue. What this sobering narrative teaches about justice, prayer, and mercy.

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Tower of Babel

Genesis 11:1-9

Genesis 11:1-9 — the city, the tower, and the name. Humanity's collective self-exaltation, God's scattering, and the reversal that begins at Pentecost.

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