Book of Genesis
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The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, narrating the creation of the world, the early history of humanity, and the origins of the people of Israel.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Genesis canonical | 331 |
| Genesis | 5 |
| Genesis 2 | 2 |
| Bereishit | 1 |
| Book of Genesis (Noah narrative) | 1 |
| Book of Genesis (as mountains of Ararat) | 1 |
| Book of Genesis creation narrative | 1 |
| BookOfGenesis | 1 |
| Genesis 1 | 1 |
| Genesis 18 | 1 |
| Genesis 1–11 | 1 |
| Genesis 22 | 1 |
| Genesis 6–9 | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Book of the Bible
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Old Testament book ⓘ Religious text ⓘ Torah book ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
Canonical in Catholicism
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Canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ Canonical in Judaism ⓘ Canonical in Protestantism ⓘ |
| containsNarrative |
Binding of Isaac
ⓘ
Cain and Abel ⓘ Call of Abraham ⓘ Abrahamic covenant ⓘ
surface form:
Covenant with Abraham
Creation of humanity ⓘ Creation of the world ⓘ Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ⓘ Garden of Eden ⓘ Joseph narrative ⓘ Noah ⓘ
surface form:
Noah and the Flood
Stories of Jacob ⓘ The Fall of Man ⓘ Etemenanki ziggurat ⓘ
surface form:
Tower of Babel
|
| dividedInto | 50 chapters ⓘ |
| followedBy | Book of Exodus ⓘ |
| follows | No preceding biblical book ⓘ |
| genre |
Narrative
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Theological history ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Abraham
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Adam ⓘ Eve ⓘ God ⓘ Jacob ⓘ Joseph ⓘ Noah ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
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| mainTheme |
Covenant
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Creation ⓘ Divine promise ⓘ Human sin ⓘ Origins of Israel ⓘ |
| openingWords | In the beginning ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Five Books of Moses ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
|
| patriarchFeatured |
Abraham
ⓘ
Isaac ⓘ Jacob ⓘ Joseph ⓘ |
| positionInCanon |
first book of the Christian Old Testament
ⓘ
first book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| precededBy | None ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ Samaritanism ⓘ |
| section |
Patriarchal history
ⓘ
Primeval history ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Moses ⓘ |
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Genesis 22
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