Primeval History
The primeval history in the opening chapters of Genesis spans from God's creation of the world to the dispersion of nations around 2100 BC. It presents the Creator establishing a good and ordered cosmos that humanity's fall into sin quickly corrupts, introducing death and alienation as enduring realities. The accounts of the flood and the tower of Babel highlight God's judgment on increasing wickedness alongside his grace in preserving life and pointing forward to the redemptive plan that begins to unfold with the call of Abraham.
Books
Genesis 1-11
Did You Know?
The first 2,000+ years of human history are covered in just 11 chapters of Genesis.
It includes the creation, the fall, the flood, and the tower of Babel.
These chapters establish the major themes of the entire Bible: sin, judgment, grace, and promise.