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Genesis |
 The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Hebrew Bible/Christian
Old Testament, and the first of five books of the Jewish Torah or Pentateuch.
The narrative runs from the creation of the world to the descent of the children
of Israel into Egypt, and it contains some of the best-known biblical stories,
including Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, and the
biblical Patriarchs.
For Jews the theological importance of Genesis centers on the Covenants linking
Yahweh (God) to his Chosen People and the people to the Promised Land.
Christianity has reinterpreted Genesis as the prefiguration of Christian
beliefs, specifically the Christian view of Christ as the fulfilment of the
covenantal promises.
Structurally, Genesis consists of the "primeval history" (chapters 1-11) and
cycles of Patriarchal stories - Abraham, Isaac and Jacob/Israel. The
narrative of Joseph stands apart from these. Scholars believe that it reached
its final form in the 5th century BC, with a previous history of composition
reaching back possibly to the 10th century.
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