Definitions for: Genesis

[n] 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
[n] a coming into being

Webster (1913) Definition: Gen"e*sis, n. [L., from Gr. ge`nesis, fr. the root of
gi`gnesqai to beget, be born; akin to L. genus birth, race.
See Gender.]
1. The act of producing, or giving birth or origin to
anything; the process or mode of originating; production;
formation; origination.

The origin and genesis of poor Sterling's club.
--Carlyle.

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. (Geom.) Same as Generation.

Synonyms: generation

See Also: beginning, book, Laws, Pentateuch, Torah

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