A Commentary on the Book of Genesis · From Adam to Noah (Umberto Cassuto Biblical Commentaries) by Cassuto, Umberto -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title page___III COPYRIGHT___IV TRANSLATOR’S FOREWORD___VII KEY TO THE TRANSLITERATION___XIII CONTENTS___XV PREFACE___1 THE STORY OF CREATION___7

INTRODUCTION___7 INTRODUCTORY VERSE___19 FIRST PARAGRAPH THE STORY OF THE FIRST DAY___21 SECOND PARAGRAPH THE STORY OF THE SECOND DAY___31 THIRD PARAGRAPH THE STORY OF THE THIRD DAY___35 FOURTH PARAGRAPH THE STORY OF THE FOURTH DAY___42 FIFTH PARAGRAPH THE STORY OF THE FIFTH DAY___47 SIXTH PARAGRAPH THE STORY OF THE SIXTH DAY___52 SEVENTH PARAGRAPH THE SEVENTH DAY; END OF THE SECTION___60

THE STORY OF THE GARDEN OF EDEN___71

INTRODUCTION___71 INTRODUCTORY VERSE TRANSITION FROM PREVIOUS SECTION___96 FIRST PARAGRAPH CREATION OF MAN___100 SECOND PARAGRAPH THE PLANTING OF THE GARDEN OF EDEN___106 THIRD PARAGRAPH ADAM’S TASK IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN___121 FOURTH PARAGRAPH CREATION OF WOMAN___126 FIFTH PARAGRAPH ADAM’S SIN___138 SIXTH PARAGRAPH THE JUDGEMENT AND THE SENTENCE___149 SEVENTH PARAGRAPH THE EXPULSION FROM THE GARDEN OF EDEN___172

THE STORY OF CAIN AND ABEL___178

INTRODUCTION___178 FIRST PARAGRAPH THE BIRTH AND OCCUPATIONS OF CAIN AND ABEL___196 SECOND PARAGRAPH THE STORY OF THE MURDER___204 THIRD PARAGRAPH THE MURDERER’S SENTENCE___216 FOURTH PARAGRAPH THE DESCENDANTS OF CAIN___228 FIFTH PARAGRAPH LAMECH’S SONG___239 SIXTH PARAGRAPH THE BIRTH OF SETH AND ENOSH___244

THE BOOK OF THE HISTORY OF ADAM___249

INTRODUCTION___249 RUBRIC OF SECTION___273 FIRST PARAGRAPH ADAM___273 SECOND PARAGRAPH SETH___278 THIRD PARAGRAPH ENOSH___279 FOURTH PARAGRAPH KENAN___279 FIFTH PARAGRAPH MAHALALEL___280 SIXTH PARAGRAPH JARED___281 SEVENTH PARAGRAPH ENOCH___281 EIGHTH PARAGRAPH METHUSELAH___286 NINTH PARAGRAPH LAMECH___287 TENTH PARAGRAPH NOAH___290 ELEVENTH PARAGRAPH THE STORY OF THE SONS OF GOD AND THE DAUGHTERS OF MEN___290 TWELFTH PARAGRAPH PUNISHMENT IS DECREED ON THE GENERATION OF THE FLOOD BUT GRACE IS SHOWN TO NOAH___301

INDEXES*___309

I. BIBLICAL REFERENCE * *___309 II. OTHER LITERARY REFERENCES (ANCIENT AND MODERN)___317 III. NOTABILIA___320