Foreword, by William H. Branson 9 From the Editors to the Reader of This Commentary 11 How to Use This Commentary 19 GENERAL ARTICLES The Languages, Manuscripts, and Canon of the Old Testament 25 Science and a Literal Creation 46 Evidences of a Worldwide Flood 64 Archeology and the Recovery of Ancient History 99 The Historical Background of the Patriarchal Period 133 Daily Life in the Patriarchal Age 149 Weights, Measures, and Money Values in the Old Testament 163 The Names of God in the Old Testament 170 The Chronology of Early Bible History 174 COMMENTARY Genesis 201 Exodus 491 Leviticus 693 Numbers 821 Deuteronomy 953 SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL Ellen G. White Comments 1081 MAPS, CHARTS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS Dead Sea Scrolls 33 Behistun Rock 98 Moabite Stone and Rosetta Stone 121 Company of Canaanites Entering Egypt 160 Patriarchs and Their Life Spans 185 The 430 and the 400 Years 186 Genealogical Table of the Descendants of Noah 270 Geographical Distribution of the Sons of Noah271 Abram’s Journeys 295 Campaign of Chedorlaomer 305 Relief Map of Palestine (in color)facing 321 Abraham’s Wanderings in the Negeb 339 Abraham’s Journey to Mount Moriah 351 Eliezer’s Journey, Beersheba to Haran 361 Jacob’s Wanderings in His Flight From Esau 387 Jacob’s Journey to Join Esau 419 The Great Empires Düring the Sojourn in Egypt (in color) facing 449 Route of Joseph and Kindred to Egypt 467 The Exodus From Egypt (in color) facing 577 Mount Sinai and Its Environs 599 Israel’s Campaign East of the Jordan 897 Northern Palestine in Biblical Times (in color) facing 929 Central Palestine in Biblical Times (in color) facing 961 Southern Palestine in Biblical Times (in color) facing 993

This commentary, consisting of seven volumes and approximately 7,000 pages, constitutes the largest single Publishing project in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.