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How many chapters are in Genesis?

Genesis has 50 chapters and 1,533 verses. The King James Version text of Genesis runs 38,307 words, about 2 hours 41 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 1 of the 66 books of the Bible (1st of the 39 Old Testament books) and the 4th longest by word count.

50
Chapters
of 1,189 in the Bible
1,533
Verses (KJV)
WEB: 1,533
38,307
Words (KJV)
4th longest of 66
2 h 41 min
Reading time
at 238 words a minute

Verses in each chapter of Genesis

The longest chapter is Genesis 24 with 67 verses; the shortest is Genesis 16 with 16.

Chapter 1
31
Chapter 2
25
Chapter 3
24
Chapter 4
26
Chapter 5
32
Chapter 6
22
Chapter 7
24
Chapter 8
22
Chapter 9
29
Chapter 10
32
Chapter 11
32
Chapter 12
20
Chapter 13
18
Chapter 14
24
Chapter 15
21
Chapter 16
16
Chapter 17
27
Chapter 18
33
Chapter 19
38
Chapter 20
18
Chapter 21
34
Chapter 22
24
Chapter 23
20
Chapter 24
67
Chapter 25
34
Chapter 26
35
Chapter 27
46
Chapter 28
22
Chapter 29
35
Chapter 30
43
Chapter 31
55
Chapter 32
32
Chapter 33
20
Chapter 34
31
Chapter 35
29
Chapter 36
43
Chapter 37
36
Chapter 38
30
Chapter 39
23
Chapter 40
23
Chapter 41
57
Chapter 42
38
Chapter 43
34
Chapter 44
34
Chapter 45
28
Chapter 46
34
Chapter 47
31
Chapter 48
22
Chapter 49
33
Chapter 50
26

Longest and shortest verse in Genesis

Longest: Genesis 24:14, 64 words in the KJV.

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

Genesis 24:14 (KJV)

Shortest: Genesis 26:6, 5 words in the KJV.

And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

Genesis 26:6 (KJV)

How Genesis begins and ends

First verse, Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:1 (KJV)

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1 (WEB)

Last verse, Genesis 50:26

So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Genesis 50:26 (KJV)

So Joseph died, being one hundred ten years old, and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Genesis 50:26 (WEB)

Genesis in our topic collections

29 verses from Genesis appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:

Genesis: common questions

How many chapters are in the book of Genesis?

Genesis has 50 chapters. The longest chapter is Genesis 24 with 67 verses; the shortest is Genesis 16 with 16.

How many verses are in Genesis?

Genesis has 1,533 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.

How long does it take to read Genesis?

About 2 hours 41 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 38,307 words and the World English Bible text is 35,731 words.

What is the longest verse in Genesis?

Genesis 24:14 is the longest verse in Genesis, at 64 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Genesis 26:6 (5 words): "And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:"

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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-02.