genesis

Noun
  1. A coming into being (synset 107338980)
    is a type of: beginning - the event consisting of the start of something
    same as: generation
  2. 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 (synset 106444046)
    associated with: babel, tower of babel - (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
    is an instance of: book - a major division of a long written composition
    is a part of:
    • old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
    • laws, pentateuch, torah - the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
    same as: book of genesis

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