The Book Of Genesis: The Five Books Of Moses

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The Book of Genesis, the first book of The Five Books of Moses, focuses on the creation stories and the beginning trials and errors of our species. The readers are told stories of a great flood, murder, slavery, and sex. A recurrent theme presented throughout the stories is God’s demand of obedience from the human race. This is especially notable through Abraham’s loyalty even when asked to sacrifice his son.
Abraham, one of the main patriarchs in the Patriarchal Tales segment of the Book of
Genesis, is known for being a just and obedient follower of the Lord, making God’s request simple in his eyes, yet difficult in the eyes of the reader. In Genesis 22:1, God initially presents the idea of the sacrifice stating He “tested Abraham.” Throughout

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