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Definition of Genesis

Genesis

  1. The act of producing, or giving birth or origin to anything; the process or mode of originating; production; formation; origination.
  2. 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.
  3. Same as Generation.

Genesis Quotations

Passion is the genesis of genius.
Tony Robbins

I don't have a problem believing in God and Jesus. But in Genesis one has to wonder about these sentences that just go on and end without finishing. The thought is unfinished. Where did Adam go? What is he doing? Hello? There has to be some pages missing.
Bill Cosby

In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone; but sometimes it is a great relief.
John Barrymore

Like most Christians, I believe the Genesis account of creation is a description of six different stages of creation, each of which may have taken eons of time.
Tony Campolo

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's the genesis of all my work.
Manuel Puig
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Genesis Translations

genesis in Afrikaans is Genesis
genesis in Dutch is Genesis, Scheppingsboek
genesis in German is Ursprung

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