According to early Jewish tradition, God dictated the entire book to Moses on Mt. ... Tullock describes the introduction of the ten genealogies as: 2:4 the heavens and the earth. 5:1 Adam. 6:9 Noah. 10:1 Noah's sons. 11:10 Shem. 11:27 Terah [the father of Abram (Abraham)]. 25:12 Ishmael 25:19 Isaac 36:1 Esau (This line about Esau is repeated in 36:9) 37:2 Jacob (38) Genesis begins with the story of creation and is based largely on the oral traditions passed down over the years. ... This oral tradition story attempts to explain how all the different languages came int...

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