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Genesis

The book of beginnings—creation, humanity's fall, and the foundation of God's covenant with His people through Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.

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50
Chapters
Moses
Author
c. 1445-1405 BC
Date
5
Key Themes

Key Themes

CreationFallCovenantRedemptionFaith

Famous Verses

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1

So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:27

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.

Genesis 3:15

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