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Bible Commentaries
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Creation of the World in Six Days.Chapter 2
Creation of Adam, Eve, and Eden.Chapter 3
The Fall: Adam and Eve's Sin.Chapter 4
Cain Kills Abel; Cain's Descendants Multiply.Chapter 5
Genealogy from Adam to Noah.Chapter 6
Wickedness Prompts God to Flood Earth.Chapter 7
Noah's Ark Survives the Great Flood.Chapter 8
Waters Recede; Noah Exits the Ark.Chapter 9
God's Covenant with Noah; Rainbow Sign.Chapter 10
Genealogy of Noah's Descendants Post-Flood.Chapter 11
Tower of Babel; Languages Confused.Chapter 12
God's Call to Abram; Covenant Begins.Chapter 13
Abram and Lot Separate; God Promises Land.Chapter 14
Abram Rescues Lot; Melchizedek Blesses Abram.Chapter 15
God's Covenant with Abram Affirmed.Chapter 16
Hagar Bears Ishmael, Abram's First Son.Chapter 17
Circumcision Covenant; Abram Renamed Abraham.Chapter 18
Angelic Visitors Announce Isaac's Birth.Chapter 19
Destruction of Sodom; Lot's Escape.Chapter 20
Abraham's Encounter with Abimelech in Gerar.Chapter 21
Birth of Isaac; Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away.Chapter 22
Abraham's Near-Sacrifice of Isaac.Chapter 23
Sarah Dies; Abraham Purchases Burial Site.Chapter 24
Isaac Marries Rebekah, Abraham's Choice.Chapter 25
Abraham's Death; Jacob and Esau's Births.Chapter 26
Isaac Prospers in Gerar, Repeats Abraham's Mistakes.Chapter 27
Jacob Deceives Isaac; Esau's Blessing Stolen.Chapter 28
Jacob's Ladder Dream; Covenant Reaffirmed.Chapter 29
Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel.Chapter 30
Jacob's Children; Prosperity Through Livestock.Chapter 31
Jacob Flees Laban; Covenant of Peace.Chapter 32
Jacob Wrestles with God; Becomes Israel.Chapter 33
Jacob Reconciles with Esau Peacefully.Chapter 34
Dinah Defiled; Simeon and Levi's Revenge.Chapter 35
Jacob's Name Change Reaffirmed; Rachel Dies.Chapter 36
Genealogy of Esau's Descendants.Chapter 37
Joseph's Dreams; Sold into Slavery by Brothers.Chapter 38
Judah and Tamar's Complicated Story.Chapter 39
Joseph Prospers in Egypt Despite Imprisonment.Chapter 40
Joseph Interprets Dreams for Pharaoh's Servants.Chapter 41
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams; Rises to Power.Chapter 42
Joseph's Brothers Visit Egypt for Grain.Chapter 43
Brothers Return to Egypt with Benjamin.Chapter 44
Joseph Tests His Brothers' Loyalty.Chapter 45
Joseph Reveals His Identity to Brothers.Chapter 46
Jacob's Family Moves to Egypt.Chapter 47
Joseph Manages Egypt During Famine; Jacob Blesses Pharaoh.Chapter 48
Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons, Ephraim, and Manasseh.Chapter 49
Jacob's Prophetic Blessings on His Sons.Chapter 50
Jacob's Burial; Joseph Reassures His Brothers.
- Genesis
by George Leo Haydock
THE BOOK OF GENESIS.
INTRODUCTION.
The Hebrews now entitle all the Five Books of Moses, from the initial words, which originally were written like one continued word or verse; but the Septuagint have preferred to give the titles the most memorable occurrences of each work. On this occasion, the Creation of all things out of nothing, strikes us with peculiar force. We find a refutation of all the heathenish mythology, and of the world’s eternity, which Aristotle endeavoured to establish. We behold the short reign of innocence, and the origin of sin and misery, the dispersion of nations, and the providence of God watching over his chosen people, till the death of Joseph, about the year of the world 2369 (Usher) 2399 (Salien and Tirinus), the year before Christ 1631. We shall witness the same care in the other Books of Scripture, and adore his wisdom and goodness in preserving to himself faithful witnesses, and a true Holy Catholic Church, in all ages, even when the greatest corruption seemed to overspread the land. (Haydock)
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This Book is so called from its treating of the Generation, that is, of the Creation and the beginning of the world. The Hebrews call it Bereshith, from the word with which it begins. It contains not only the History of the Creation of the World, but also an account of its progress during the space of 2369 years, that is, until the death of Joseph.
