Genesis: Chapters, Verses & Reading Time

Old Testament · Law · Book 1 of 66

Chapters
50
Verses
1,533
Words*
35,121
Reading time*
2 hr 30 min

About Genesis

Genesis opens the Bible with the creation of the world, the first humans, the flood, and the scattering of the nations at Babel. Most of the book follows one family — Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph — through whom God promises to bless all nations. It ends with Jacob's family settled in Egypt.

Well-known passages: Genesis 1:1–2:3 · Genesis 12:1–3 · Genesis 50:20

How long does it take to read Genesis?

Genesis has 50 chapters and 1,533 verses. At an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, reading all of Genesis takes about 2 hr 30 min.

If you read…You'll finish Genesis in
1 chapter a day50 days
2 chapters a day25 days
3 chapters a day17 days
10 minutes a day15 days

Chapters of Genesis

The number of verses in each chapter of Genesis:

  1. Genesis 131 verses
  2. Genesis 225 verses
  3. Genesis 324 verses
  4. Genesis 426 verses
  5. Genesis 532 verses
  6. Genesis 622 verses
  7. Genesis 724 verses
  8. Genesis 822 verses
  9. Genesis 929 verses
  10. Genesis 1032 verses
  11. Genesis 1132 verses
  12. Genesis 1220 verses
  13. Genesis 1318 verses
  14. Genesis 1424 verses
  15. Genesis 1521 verses
  16. Genesis 1616 verses
  17. Genesis 1727 verses
  18. Genesis 1833 verses
  19. Genesis 1938 verses
  20. Genesis 2018 verses
  21. Genesis 2134 verses
  22. Genesis 2224 verses
  23. Genesis 2320 verses
  24. Genesis 2467 verses
  25. Genesis 2534 verses
  26. Genesis 2635 verses
  27. Genesis 2746 verses
  28. Genesis 2822 verses
  29. Genesis 2935 verses
  30. Genesis 3043 verses
  31. Genesis 3155 verses
  32. Genesis 3232 verses
  33. Genesis 3320 verses
  34. Genesis 3431 verses
  35. Genesis 3529 verses
  36. Genesis 3643 verses
  37. Genesis 3736 verses
  38. Genesis 3830 verses
  39. Genesis 3923 verses
  40. Genesis 4023 verses
  41. Genesis 4157 verses
  42. Genesis 4238 verses
  43. Genesis 4334 verses
  44. Genesis 4434 verses
  45. Genesis 4528 verses
  46. Genesis 4634 verses
  47. Genesis 4731 verses
  48. Genesis 4822 verses
  49. Genesis 4933 verses
  50. Genesis 5026 verses

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* Word counts are from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain), an English translation. Reading time assumes 238 words per minute, the average adult silent reading speed for English non-fiction; your pace, language, and translation will vary. Verse counts follow the versification My Bible Log uses for tracking.