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| | The word is used in the following places to indicate different generations: | | The word is used in the following places to indicate different generations: |
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| − | -Genesis 2:4 - Generations of the heavens and the earth
| + | * Genesis 2:4 - Generations of the heavens and the earth |
| − | -Genesis 5:1 - Generations of Adam
| + | * Genesis 5:1 - Generations of Adam |
| − | -Genesis 6:9 - Generations of Noah
| + | * Genesis 6:9 - Generations of Noah |
| − | -Genesis 10:1 - Generations of sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Japheth
| + | * Genesis 10:1 - Generations of sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Japheth |
| − | -Genesis 10:39 - Generations of families of sons of Noah
| + | * Genesis 10:39 - Generations of families of sons of Noah |
| − | -Genesis 11:10 - Generations of Shem
| + | * Genesis 11:10 - Generations of Shem |
| − | -Genesis 11:27 - Generations of Terah
| + | * Genesis 11:27 - Generations of Terah |
| − | -Generations 25:12 - Generations of Ishmael
| + | * Generations 25:12 - Generations of Ishmael |
| − | -Generations 25:13 - Generations of sons of Ishmael
| + | * Generations 25:13 - Generations of sons of Ishmael |
| − | -Genesis 25:19 - Generations of Isaac
| + | * Genesis 25:19 - Generations of Isaac |
| − | -Genesis 36:1 (repeated Genesis 36:9) - Generations of Esau
| + | * Genesis 36:1 (repeated Genesis 36:9) - Generations of Esau |
| − | -Genesis 37:2 - Generations of Jacob
| + | * Genesis 37:2 - Generations of Jacob |
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| | Genesis 1:1-2:3 was something different. There were no heavens or earth for descendants to come from, so this section might properly be said to be a history of God's creation. Genesis 2:4-4:26 on the other hand would be a generation of the heavens and earth specifically, and how once created their history and descendants continued. | | Genesis 1:1-2:3 was something different. There were no heavens or earth for descendants to come from, so this section might properly be said to be a history of God's creation. Genesis 2:4-4:26 on the other hand would be a generation of the heavens and earth specifically, and how once created their history and descendants continued. |