Genesis

GENESIS, the first Sacred Book of Scripture. It is called Genesis, or Generation, because it contains the Genealogy of the first Patriarchs, from Adam to the sons and grandsons of Jacob. This book is called Bereschith in Hebrew, because in the original ברשיתBereschith. Genesis. Γένεσις.Language it begins with this word. It includes the history of two thousand, three hundred sixty nine years, from the beginning of the world to the death of the Patriarch Joseph. There is no doubt but that Genesis, and the whole Pentateuch was the work of Moses. See the Treatises that have been written on this matter.

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