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Frontispiece The seven days of the Biblical story of creation are depicted in the Genesis frontispiece of the Saint John's Bible (2011).

Genesis

Old Testament
Also known as: Bereshit
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Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Its name derives from the opening words: ā€œIn the beginningā€¦.ā€ Genesis narrates the primeval history of the world (chapters 1ā€“11) and the patriarchal history of the Israelite people (chapters 12ā€“50). The primeval history includes the familiar stories of the Creation, the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the Flood, and the Tower of Babel. The patriarchal history begins with the divine promise to...

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