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   Gen·e·sis

   /ˈjenəsəs/

   

   • 1. the first book of the Bible, which includes the stories of the creation of the world, Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, and the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.

   Word Origin late Old English, via Latin from Greek, ‘generation, creation, nativity, horoscope’, from the base of gignesthai ‘be born or produced’. The name was given to the first book of the Old Testament in the Greek translation (the Septuagint), hence in the Latin translation (the Vulgate).

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   Genesis 1. The Creation. ( John 1:1–5; Hebrews 11:1–3) 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. The First Day.

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   Overview: Genesis consists of fifty chapters, giving a quick overview of the history of the nation of Israel. The first eleven chapters deal broadly with the entire world, giving an extremely concise explanation of the state of mankind as various scattered, divided, fallen nations.

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   Genesis is divided into two main parts. Chapters 1-11 detail the story of God and his relationship to the whole world, while chapters 12-50 focus on the story of God’s relationship with Abraham and his family.

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   What does the noun genesis mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun genesis, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. genesis has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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   HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. Share. Search the Bible. Jen´uh-sis. The first book of the Bible; it is the narrative account of both the world’s and Israel’s inception. The book divides into two major sections, the primeval or world history in Genesis 1–11 and the family history of Israel’s ancestors in chapters 12–50. Outline of Contents. Genesis

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   Dec 20, 2019 · Genesis teaches us about the problem of sin and God’s plan of salvation. It reveals the character of God and his relentless pursuit to restore the broken fellowship between human beings and himself.

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   genesis (noun) genesis / ˈ ʤɛnəsəs/ noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of GENESIS. [noncount] somewhat formal. : the beginning of something : origin. a book about the genesis of the civil rights movement. GENESIS meaning: the beginning of something origin.