Book of Genesis
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Genesis (Greek: "birth", "origin") is the first book of the [[Bible]], and the first of five books of the [[Pentateuch]] or [[Torah]]. It recounts beliefs regarding the world from creation to the descent of the children of Israel into Egypt, and contains some of the best-known stories of the [[Old Testament]], including Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, [[Noah's Ark]], the [[Tower of Babel]], and the biblical Patriarchs. | Genesis (Greek: "birth", "origin") is the first book of the [[Bible]], and the first of five books of the [[Pentateuch]] or [[Torah]]. It recounts beliefs regarding the world from creation to the descent of the children of Israel into Egypt, and contains some of the best-known stories of the [[Old Testament]], including Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, [[Noah's Ark]], the [[Tower of Babel]], and the biblical Patriarchs. | ||
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| + | In [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] the book is called ''Bereshit'', meaning "in the beginning", from the first word of the Hebrew text, in line with the other four books of the [[Torah]]. When the Hebrew Bible was translated into [[Greek language|Greek]] in the 3rd century BCE to produce the [[Septuagint]], the name given was Γένεσις ''[[Book of Genesis|Genesis]]'', meaning "birth" or "origin". This was in line with the Septuagint use of subject themes as book names. The Greek title has continued to be used in all subsequent [[Latin]] and [[English language|English]] versions of the book, and most other languages. An exception however would be for example the [[Polish language|Polish]] version, which uses a polish translation (Księga rodzaju). | ||
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[http://www.textus-receptus.com/kjv-bible/genesis.html King James Version - The Book of Genesis] | [http://www.textus-receptus.com/kjv-bible/genesis.html King James Version - The Book of Genesis] | ||
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Book of Genesis was written by Moses. It has fifty chapters.
Genesis (Greek: "birth", "origin") is the first book of the Bible, and the first of five books of the Pentateuch or Torah. It recounts beliefs regarding the world from creation to the descent of the children of Israel into Egypt, and contains some of the best-known stories of the Old Testament, including Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, and the biblical Patriarchs.
Name
In Hebrew the book is called Bereshit, meaning "in the beginning", from the first word of the Hebrew text, in line with the other four books of the Torah. When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek in the 3rd century BCE to produce the Septuagint, the name given was Γένεσις Genesis, meaning "birth" or "origin". This was in line with the Septuagint use of subject themes as book names. The Greek title has continued to be used in all subsequent Latin and English versions of the book, and most other languages. An exception however would be for example the Polish version, which uses a polish translation (Księga rodzaju).
