There are two ways to read the first words of Genesis, and both of them are correct, since each teaches something. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth. And the earth was unformed and void (Rashi commentary: "astonishingly empty"), and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters. And God said: 'Let there be light,' and there was light."
This states that God created everything, and then gets down to some detail.
"In the beginning of God's creation of the heavens and the Earth, the Earth was (as yet) unformed and void, with darkness upon the face of the deep and the spirit of God hovering over the face of the waters; and God said 'Let there be light,' and there was light."
This translation deliberately points us away from God's initial act of Creation and immediately into the details that follow. One reason for such an approach is given in the Talmud (Hagigah 11b), which advises against examining the initial Creation too closely because of its highly esoteric nature.
We understand both readings to be correct because the same leading commentary (Rashi, Gen. 1:1) who suggests the second reading, clearly endorses the first (Rashi, Gen. 1:14) as well, as do other traditional sources (Exodus 20:11, Isaiah 40:28; Maimonides' "Guide," 2:30; Targum and Nachmanides on Gen. 1:1).
Some scholars believe the book of Job to be written before Genesis. However, if speaking about the time of the events then Genesis comes first. Well, actually, the intro in John would come first then Genesis. Go see the book of John for yourself to see what I'm talking about.
The first king to celebrate his birthday in the bible , is the Egyptian Pharaoh in the book of Genesis chapter 20.
The first book is Genesis the first chapter about Creation
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The Bible book of Genesis outlines the genesis of the world. ('genesis means 'beginning')
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The first book is Genesis.
The word genesis is being used in this sentence.The Bible book of Genesis outlines the genesis of the world.('genesis means 'beginning')
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The book of Genesis is the first book in the Bible that alludes to Physician. Specifically Genesis 50:2
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