Wordsworih: The Holy Bible, with Notes, London, 1864. Wright: The Book of Genesis, London, 1859. (3) American :-Bush: Notes on Genesis, New York, 1838. Jacobus: Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on Genesis, New York, 1865. Turner: Exegetical Commentary on Genesis, New York, 1846. III. HOMILETIOAL AND PRACTICAL EXPOSITIONS. In addition to the well-known Commentaries of A. Clarke, M. Henry, and Thomae Scott, to this department may be assigned :-Bonar: Earth's Morning, or Thouglits on the First Six Chapters of Genesis, London, 1875. Candlish: The Book of Genesis expounded in a Series of Discourses, Edinburgh, 1868. Exell: A Homiletical Commentary on Genesis, London, 1875 (incomplete). Fuller: Expository Disconrses on the Book of Genesi~ London, 1836. Gray: The Biblical Museum, London, 1876. Hughes: An Analytical Exposition of the First Book of Moses, 1672. Ness: History and Mystery, London, 1690-1696. Robertson, F. W.: Notes on Genesis, London, 1877. White: A. Commentary upon the First Three Chapters of Genesis, London, 1656. IV.. GENERAL LITERATURE. Blunt: The History of Abraham, London, 1842. Bonnet: The Exile from Eden; Meditations on the Third Chapter, London, 1839. Bouchier: The History of Isaac, London, 1864. Dawson: The Origin of the World, London, 1877. Dykes: Abraham the Friend of God, London, 1877. Grant: The Bible Record true in every Age, London, 1877. Hengstenberg: Egypt and the Books of Moses, Edinburgh, 1845. Kitto: Bible Illustrations, Edin- burgh, 1855. Lawson: Lectures on Joseph, Edinburgh, 1807; new edition, 1878. Overton: The Life of Joseph, London, 1866. Rawlinson: Ancient Monarchies, vol. i., London, 1871. Roberts: Oriental Illustrations of the Sacred Scriptures, London, 1835. Records of the Past: Biblical Archreological Society, London, 1875 (publi,shing). Robinson : Biblical Researches in Palestine, London, 1841. Sandys: In the Beginning, London, 1879. Smith: Assyrinn Discoveries, London, 1875. Smith: Chaldean Account of Genesis, London, 1876. Smith (Thomley): The Life of Joseph, Edinburgh, 1875. Stnnley: Sinai and Palestine, London, 1856; Lectures on Jewish Church, London, 1866. • Tristram: The Land of Israel, London, 1865 ; The Land of Moab, London, 1873. Thomson: The Land and the Book, London, 1870. Wilkinson: Manners of the Ancient Egyptians, London, 1847. For a more detailed account of the literature of Genesis, the works of Kurtz, Lange, and Rosenmiiller may be consulted. ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS. § 1. THE BEGINNING. i. 1-ii. 3. 1. The creation of the universe. i. 1, 2. 2. The six days' work. i. 3-31. 3. The institution of the sabbath. ii. 1-3. § 2. THE GENERATIONS OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH. ii. 4-iv. 26. 1. The paradisaical state of man. ii. 4-25. 2. The history of the fall. iii. 1-24. 3. The story of Cain and Abel. iv. 1-15. 4. The development of the race. iv. 16-26. § 3. THE GENERATIONS OF ADAM. v. 1-vi. 8. 1. The first genealogical table. v. 1-32. 2. The degeneracy of the antediluvians. vi. 1-8, § 4. THE GENERATIONS OF NOAH. vi. 9-ix. 29. 1. The building of the ark. vi. 9-22. 2. The narrative of the Flood. vii. 1-viii. 14. 3. The Noachic covenant. viii. 15-ix. 17. 4. The destinies of Noah's sons. ix. 18-29. § 5, THE GENERATIONS OF THE SONS OF NOAH, X, 1-x:i, 9, 1. The ethnological register, x. 1-32. 2. The confusion of tongues at Babel. x:i. 1-9. § 6. THE GENERATIONS 011' SHEM, xi. 10-26. § 7. THE GENERATIONS 011' TERAH. xi. 27-xxv. 11. 1. The migration of the Terachites. xi. 27-32. 2. The history of Abrahflm 1 the son of Temh, ~ii, 1-x,r. 11. >di IXTR(lDUCTION TO THE BOOK OF GENESIS.
(1) Abram is called, xii. 1--3 i (2) enters Canaan, xii. 4-9; descends to Egypt, xii. 10-20; returns to Canaan, xiii. 1--4; separates from Lot, xiii. 5-18; pureuee the kings, xiv. 1-16; meets with Melchise• deck, xiv. 17-24; is justified, xv, 1-6; and taken into covenant with God, xv. 7-21; marries Hagar, xvi. 1-16: receives the sign of circnmcision, xvii. 1-27; is visited by Jehovah at Mnmre, xviii. 1-8; and obtains the promise of Isaac, xviii. 9-15; intercedes for Sodom, xviii. 16-33; which is soon thereafter destroyed, xix. 1-38; sojourns in Gerar, xx. 1-18; rejoices in Isaac's birth, xxi, 1-8; casts out Ishmael, xxi. 9-21 ; covenants with Abimelech at Beersheba, x.xi. 22-34; offers up Isaac on Moriah, xxii. 1-24 ; . is bereand of Sarah, whom he buries in Me.chpele.h, xxiii. 1-20; commissions Eliezer to find a bride for Isaac, :xxiv. 1-67; enters into a second marriage with Keturah, xxv. 1-6; and ultimately dies, xxv. 7-11, § 8. Tm; GENERATIONS OF ISHril.AEL. XXV, 12-18, § 9. THE GENERATIONS OF Is.uc. XXV. 19-x.xx:v, 29. 1. The birth and early history of Isaac's sons. x.xv. 19-34, 2. The subsequent career of Isaac. xxvi. 1-35. 3. The blessing of Jacob by Isaac. xxvii. 1-46. 4. The fortunes of Isaac's heir. xxviii. 1-xxxv. 26. Jacob departs to Padan-aram, xx:viii. 1-xxxv. 26; sees God at Bethel, xxviii. 10-22; arrives at Haran, xxix. 1-14; marries Leah and Rachel, xxi.x. 15- 35; serves ,dth Laban, xxx. 1-43; flees from Laban, xxxi. 1_:55; is met by angels at Mahannim, xxxii. 1-12; sends a message to Esau, :=xii. 13-23 ; wrestles with an angel, xxxii. 24-32 ; is reconciled to Esau, xxxiii.1-20; hears of his daughter's defilement, xxxiv. 1-31 ; revisits Bethel, =v. 1-15; is bereaved of Rachel, xx.xv. 16-~0; returns to Isaac at Mamre, :x:xxv. 27. 5. The death of Isaac. :n:xv. 27-29. §10. THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU. xxxvi. 1-xx.xvii. 1. § 11. THE GENERATIONS OF JACOll. xxxvii. 2-1. 26, 1. The wickedness of Jo.cob's sons. xxxvii. 2-xxxviii. 30. (1) Joseph hated by his brethren. xxxvii. 2-36. (2) The sins of Judah and Onan. xx.xviil. 1-30. 2. The fortunes of Joseph in Egypt. xx.xix. 1-xli. 57. (1) His imprisonment by Potiphnr. xx.xix. 1-23. (2) His advancement by Pharaoh. xl. 1-xli. 57. 5. The famine in the land of Canaan. xlii. 1-xlv. 28. (1) The descent of Jacob's sons to Egypt without Benjamin, xiii. 1-38, (2) The second journey to Egypt with Benjamin, xliii. 1-34. (3) The stratagem of Josep~ to detain _Benjamin. xliv .. 1-;-3~. . (4) Joseph's discovery of hunself to his brethren, and mv1tation of b11 father to visit Egypt. xiv. 1-28. 4. The descent of Jacob to Egypt. xlvi. 1-:x:.lvii. 10. (1) The departure from Beersheba. xlvi. 1-27. (2) The arrival at Goshen. xlvi. 28-34, (3) The presentation to Pharaoh. xlvii. 1-10. 5. The settlement of Jacob and his family in Egypt. xlvii; 11-26, 6. The last days of Jacob in Egypt. xlvii. 27-xlix. 32. (1) The charge given to Jo~eph. xlvii .. ~7-31. (2) The blessing of Joseph e sons. xlv1u. 1-22. (3) The last prophetic utterance. xlix. 1-28. ( 4) The charge concerning hie burial. xli.x. 29-32. 7. The death of Jacob in Egypt. xlix. 33-1. 14. (1) The mourning for Jacob. I. 1-7. (2) The funeral of Jacob. I. 7-14. 8. The last of Ja.cob's sons. I. 15-26. (1) The fear of Joseph's brethren. I. 15-21, (2) Tl,e death of Joseph. I. 22-2(i. THE