The five books of Moses were collectively called the Pentateuch, a word of Greek origin meaning "the five-fold book " The Jews called them the Torah, i e , "the law " It is probable that the division of the Torah into five books proceeded from the Greek translators of the Old Testament The names by which these several books are generally known are Greek
The first book of the Old Testament; so called by the Greek translators, from its containing the history of the creation of the world and of the human race
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The genesis of something is its beginning, birth, or creation. The project had its genesis two years earlier = origin. the first book of the Old Testament of the Bible, which describes the history of the Earth and its people. It includes the creation of heaven and the Earth, the story of Adam and Eve, and the story of the Flood. Many people know the first words of Genesis: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. the beginning or origin of something genesis of (from gignesthai ). First book of the Bible. Its name, taken from its first verse, means "beginning." Genesis provides the creation story for Judaism and Christianity and begins the history of the Israelite people. In addition to God's creation of the universe, it includes the story of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the Flood, the Tower of Babel, and God's covenant with the three patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, concluding with the story of Jacob's son Joseph. It is traditionally ascribed to Moses, but modern scholarship has identified at least three literary strains in it, dating from 950 BC to the 5th century BC, though incorporating material from much earlier. It is one of the five books that make up the Pentateuch (see Torah)
the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
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[ 'je-n&-s&s ] (noun.) circa 1604. Latin, from Greek, from gignesthai to be born; more at KIN.