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Does the New Testament Support the Historicity of Genesis 1-11?
Over the past century, evolution has become more entrenched in our schools as supposedly a scientific fact. As a result, the first eleven chapters of Genesis have slowly become an embarrassment within many Christian churches and seminaries. Few people in these churches and seminaries have stopped to consider just how foundational these chapters are to the New Testament. The early chapters of Genesis were frequently referred to by every New Testament writer and Jesus Christ Himself. What happens to their credibility if these early chapters are incorrect? Listed below are sixty-eight direct references in the New Testament that refer back to these foundational chapters of Genesis. (Based in part on the original work of Dr. Henry M. Morris as contained in his book The Remarkable Birth of Planet Earth.)

There are many more indirect references. A student of scripture cannot fail to realize that the New Testament writers believed in the events described in the early chapters of Genesis. 

Reference  Topic  Genesis Reference 
*1. Matthew 19:4  Created male and female  Gen. 1:27, 5:2 
*2. Matthew 19:5-6  Cleave to his wife; become one flesh  Gen. 2:24 
*3. Matthew 23:35  Righteous Abel  Gen. 4:4 
*4. Matthew 24:37-39  Noah and the Flood  Gen. 6:1-22; 7:1-24; 8:1-22 
*5. Mark 10:6  Created male and female  Gen. 1:27; 5:2 
*6. Mark 10:7-9  Cleave to his wife, become one flesh  Gen. 2:24 
*7. Mark 13:19  Creation which God created  Gen. 1:1; 2:4 
8. Luke 3:34-36  Genealogies: Abraham to Shem  Gen. 11:10-26 
9. Luke 3:36-38  Genealogies: Noah to Adam to God  Gen. 5:3-29 
*10. Luke 11:51  Blood of Abel  Gen. 4:8-11 
*11. Luke 17:27  The flood came and destroyed them all  Gen. 7:10-23 
12. John 1:1-3  In the beginning God  Gen. 1:1 
*13. John 8:44  Father of lies  Gen. 3:4-5 
14. Acts 14:15  Who made the heaven and the earth  Gen. 2:1 
15. Acts 17:24  God made all things  Gen. 1:1-31 
16. Romans 1:20  The creation of the world  Gen. 1:1-31; 2:4 
17. Romans 4:17  God can create out of nothing  Gen. 1:1-31 
18. Romans 5:12  Death entered the world by sin  Gen. 2:16-17; 3:19 
19. Romans 5:14-19  Death reigned from Adam  Gen. 2:17 
20. Romans 8:20-22  Creation was corrupted  Gen. 3:17-18 
21. I Corinthians 6:16  Two will become one flesh  Gen. 2:24 
22. I Corinthians 11:3  Head of the woman Gen. 3:16 
23. I Corinthians 11:7  In the image of God  Gen. 1:27, 5:1 
24. I Corinthians 11:8  Woman from man  Gen. 2:22-23 
25. I Corinthians 11:9  Woman for the man  Gen. 2:18 
26. I Corinthians 15:21-22  By a man came death  Gen. 2:16-17; 3:19 
27. I Corinthians 15:38-39  To each. . . seeds of its own (kind)  Gen. 1:11, 21, 24 
28. I Corinthians 15:45  Adam became a living being  Gen. 2:7 
29. I Corinthians 15:47  Man from the earth  Gen. 3:23 
30. II Corinthians 4:6  Light out of darkness  Gen. 1:3-5 
31. II Corinthians 11:3  Serpent deceived Eve  Gen. 3:1-6, 13 
32. Ephesians 3:9  Created all things  Gen. 1:1-31; 2:1-3 
33. Ephesians 5:30-31  Cleave to his wife, become one flesh  Gen. 2:24 
34. Colossians 1:16  All things created by Him  Gen. 1:1-31; 2:13 
35. Colossians 3:10  Created in His image  Gen. 1:27 
36. I Timothy 2:13-14  Adam created first Gen. 2:18-23 
37. I Timothy 2:14  Woman deceived  Gen. 3:1-6, 13 
38. I Timothy 4:4  Everything created by God is good  Gen. 1:10-31 
39. Hebrews 1:10  In the beginning God made heavens and earth  Gen. 1:1 
40. Hebrews 2:7-8  All things in subjection under man  Gen. 1:26-30; 9:2-3 
41. Hebrews 4:3  Works were finished  Gen. 2:1 
42. Hebrews 4:4  Rest on the seventh day  Gen. 2:2-3 
43. Hebrews 4:10  Rest from His works  Gen. 2:2-3 
44. Hebrews 11:3  Creation of the universe  Gen. 1:1 
45. Hebrews 11:4  Abel offered a better sacrifice  Gen. 4:3-5 
46. Hebrews 11:5  Enoch taken up  Gen. 5:21-24 
47. Hebrews 11:7  Noah's household saved  Gen. 7:1 
48. Hebrews 12:24  Blood of Abel  Gen. 4:10 
49. James 3:9  Men in the likeness of God  Gen. 1:27; 5:1 
50. I Peter 3:20  Construction of the Ark, eight saved  Gen. 6:14-16; 7:13 
51. II Peter 2:5  A flood upon the ungodly, eight saved  Gen. 6:8-12; 7:1-24 
52. II Peter 3:4-5  Earth formed out of water and by water  Gen. 1:6-7 
53. II Peter 3:6  The world destroyed by water  Gen. 7:17-24 
54. I John 3:8  Devil sinned from the beginning  Gen. 3:1-4 
55. I John 3:12  Cain slew his brother  Gen. 4:8, 25 
56. Jude 1:11  The way of Cain  Gen. 4:8, 16, 25 
57. Jude 1:14  Enoch, the seventh generation from Adam  Gen. 5:3-24 
58. Revelation 2:7  Tree of life  Gen. 2:9 
59. Revelation 3:14  Beginning of the creation of God  Gen. 1:1-31; 2:14 
60. Revelation 4:11  Created all things  Gen. 1:1-31; 2:1-3 
61. Revelation 10:6  Who created heaven. . . and the earth  Gen. 1:1; 2:1 
62. Revelation 14:7  Who made the heaven and the earth  Gen. 1:1; 2:1, 4 
63. Revelation 20:2  The serpent of old, who is the devil  Gen. 3:1, 14 
64. Revelation 21:1  First heaven and first earth  Gen. 2:1 
65. Revelation 21:4  No more death, sorrow, crying or pain  Gen. 3:17-19 
66. Revelation 22:2  Fruit of the tree of life  Gen. 3:22 
67. Revelation 22:3  No more curse  Gen. 3:14-19 
68. Revelation 22:14  The tree of life  Gen. 2:9 

*The words of Jesus Christ during His earthly ministry. 

Note:

a. Every New Testament writer refers to the early chapters of Genesis (Genesis 1-11). 

b. Jesus Christ referred to each of the first seven chapters of Genesis. 

c. All New Testament books except Galatians, Philippians, I and II Thessalonians, II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and II and III John have references to Genesis 1-11. 

d. Every chapter of Genesis 1-11, except chapter 8, is referred to somewhere in the New Testament. 

e. Every New Testament writer apparently accepted these early chapters of Genesis as historically accurate. 

Article Credit: This article is borrowed, almost verbatim from the unknown author of "Sound-Doctrine.net.

The original article is entitled: F.A.Q.   Frequently Asked Questions: Does the New Testament Support Genesis 1-11?

As he says above, "This article is based in part on the original work of Dr. Henry Morris as contained in his book The Remarkable Birth of Planet Earth."

I attempted to correspond with the author of the article as it appears online, but have not heard back from him as of May 18, 2024.



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Posted May 18, 2024