Difference between revisions of "Genesis"

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Genesis (Γένεσις): (Greek) having the meanings of "birth", "creation", "cause", "beginning", "source" and "origin"

The Book of Genesis: also called The First Book of Moses, Genesis is the first book of the Torah

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 * '''Genesis (Γένεσις):''' (''Greek'') having the meanings of "birth", "creation", "cause", "beginning", "source" and "origin"
-* '''The Book of Genesis:''' also called The First Book of Moses, Genesis is the first book of the ''Torah'' (the five books of Moses), and is the first book of the ''Tanakh'', part of the Hebrew Bible; it is also the first book of the Christian Old Testament; in Hebrew, it is called בראשׁית (''Bereshit'' or ''Bərêšîth'', Hebrew word #7225 in Strong's), after the first word of the text in Hebrew (meaning "In the beginning of"). This is in line with the pattern of naming the other five books of the Pentateuch.
+* '''The Book of Genesis:''' also called The First Book of Moses, Genesis is the first book of the ''Torah''
-** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis Genesis]
-[[Category: Old Testament]]