Book of Genesis

Book of Genesis
noun
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
Syn: ↑Genesis
Members of this Topic: ↑Tower of Babel, ↑Babel
Instance Hypernyms: ↑book
Part Holonyms: ↑Torah, ↑Pentateuch, ↑Laws, ↑Old Testament

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