Wiseman tablets

Tablets in Genesis

This is a breakdown of Genesis into 'tablets' delineated by colophons according to Wiseman's theory.Template:Sfn

Tablet	Genealogy	Narrative	Colophon
1	Creation of Universe 1:1	1:2 to 2:3	"This is the account of the heavens and of the earth when they were created." 2:4
2	Heavens and Earth 2:4	2:5 to 4:26	"This is the written account of Adam." 5:1
3	Adam to Noah 5:1–32	6:1–8	"This is the account of Noah." 6:9
4	Noah to Shem, Ham, and Japeth 6:9–10	6:11 to 9:29	"This is the account of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah's sons." 10:1
5	Descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japeth 10:1–32	11:1–9	"This is the account of Shem." 11:10
6	Shem to Terah 11:10–26	no narrative	"This is the account of Terah." 11:27
7	Terah to Abraham 11:27	11:28 to 25:11	"This is the account of Abraham's son Ishmael." 25:12 (eldest son)
8	Descendants of Ishmael 25:13–18	no narrative	"This is the account of Abraham's son Isaac." 25:19
9	Abraham to Isaac 25:19	25:20 to 35:29	"This is the account of Esau." 36:1 (eldest son)
10	Descendants of Esau 36:2–5	36:6–8	"This is the account of Esau." 36:9
11	Descendants of Esau 36:10 to 37:1	no narrative	"This is the account of Jacob." 37:2
	no genealogy	37:2 to 50:26	no colophon
The statements immediately following each colophon would be the beginning of the next tablet; for example, Genesis 2:4 reads "When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens…" beginning Adam’s story.