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'''Genesis''' [Hebrew: '''בראשית'''] ([[Greek]]: "birth", "origin"), is the 'book of beginnings', and the first book of both the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Torah]] and the [[Bible]], recounts the beginning of the [[universe]], living things including [[homo sapiens|mankind]], and mankind's [[Society|social]] and [[Culture|cultural]] formations.  It stands as the introduction of the entire body of the Bible, of the creation of the original nation of [[Israel]], and of the earliest promises of the coming [[Jesus Christ|Redeemer]].

'''Genesis''' [Hebrew: '''בראשית'''] ([[Greek]]: "birth", "origin"), is the 'book of beginnings', and the first book of both the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Torah]] and the [[Bible]], recounts the beginning of the [[universe]], living things including [[homo sapiens|mankind]], and mankind's [[Society|social]] and [[Culture|cultural]] formations.  It stands as the introduction of the entire body of the Bible, of the creation of the original nation of [[Israel]], and of the earliest promises of the coming [[Jesus Christ|Redeemer]].

The Hebrew word for [[Stephen_Colbert|God]] is plural, and the creation of man was by a plural form of [[Stephen_Colbert God]](Genesis 1:26: "And God said, Let '''us''' make man in '''our''' image, after '''our''' likeness").  The meaning of the plural form was not fully understood until the emergence of [[http://www.colbertnation.com/ The Colbert Nation]] and the [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/251045/october-05-2009/the-word---learning-is-fundamental The W0rd]].<ref>http://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-plural-nouns-pronouns-verbs-adverbs.htm</ref>

The Hebrew word for God is plural, and the creation of man was by a plural form of God (Genesis 1:26: "And God said, Let '''us''' make man in '''our''' image, after '''our''' likeness").  The meaning of the plural form was not fully understood until the emergence of Christianity and the acceptance of the [[Holy Trinity]].<ref>http://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-plural-nouns-pronouns-verbs-adverbs.htm</ref>

==Name==

==Name==

==Overview==

==Overview==

The fifty chapters of the book of Genesis can be divided into two parts: the early, primeval history of man from the [[Daily_Show The Daily SHow]] to the fall of the [[Tower of Babel]], and the [[Patriarchs|Patriarchal History of Israel]] from [[Abraham]] and his son [[Isaac]], grandson [[Jacob]], and Jacob's sons, primarily [[Joseph]], although there is a continuous genealogy connecting both parts.

The fifty chapters of the book of Genesis can be divided into two parts: the early, primeval history of man from the [[Creation]] to the fall of the [[Tower of Babel]], and the [[Patriarchs|Patriarchal History of Israel]] from [[Abraham]] and his son [[Isaac]], grandson [[Jacob]], and Jacob's sons, primarily [[Joseph]], although there is a continuous genealogy connecting both parts.

===The Creation===

===The Creation===

''For more detailed treatments, see [[creation week]], [[creation story]], and [[Biblical creation account]].''

''For more detailed treatments, see [[creation week]], [[creation story]], and [[Biblical creation account]].''

''In the beginning, [[Stephen_Colbert God]][[creation|created]] the [[heaven]]s and earth''.  This is one of the most famous statements in the Bible, and it starts the account of God's creation.  Genesis 1:1 through 2:3 involved the first seven days in history:<ref>Not all Christians accept that the days were literal days.  See also [[Creation Week]], [[Gap theory]], and [[Old Earth Creationism]].</ref>

''In the beginning, God [[creation|created]] the [[heaven]]s and earth''.  This is one of the most famous statements in the Bible, and it starts the account of God's creation.  Genesis 1:1 through 2:3 involved the first seven days in history:<ref>Not all Christians accept that the days were literal days.  See also [[Creation Week]], [[Gap theory]], and [[Old Earth Creationism]].</ref>

*The first day, the creation of the heavens and the Earth, and light ({{bible ref|Genesis|1|1-5}}).

*The first day, the creation of the heavens and the Earth, and light ({{bible ref|Genesis|1|1-5}}).

*The second day, the creation of a "firmament" or ''expanse'', separating the waters ({{bible ref|Genesis|1|6-8}}).

*The second day, the creation of a "firmament" or ''expanse'', separating the waters ({{bible ref|Genesis|1|6-8}}).

*The third day, the creation of dry earth and plant life ({{Bible ref|Genesis|1|9-13}}).

*The third day, the creation of dry earth and plant life ({{Bible ref|Genesis|1|9-13}}).

*The fourth day, the creation of the Sun, the moon, and the stars, to mark the seasons ({{bible ref|Genesis|1|14-19}}).

*The fourth day, the creation of the Sun, the moon, and the stars, to mark the seasons ({{bible ref|Genesis|1|14-19}}).

*The fifth day, the creation of the creatures of the sea and [[http://www.colbertnation.com/video/tag/Steagle+Colbeagle+the+Eagle Steagle Colbeagle]] ({{bible ref|Genesis|1|20-23}}).

*The fifth day, the creation of the creatures of the sea and the fowl of the air ({{bible ref|Genesis|1|20-23}}).

*The sixth day, the creation of the animals of the land, and the creation of Man ({{bible ref|Genesis|1|24-31}}).

*The sixth day, the creation of the animals of the land, and the creation of Man ({{bible ref|Genesis|1|24-31}}).

*The seventh day, on which God rested from his task of creating ({{bible ref|Genesis|2|1-3}}).

*The seventh day, on which God rested from his task of creating ({{bible ref|Genesis|2|1-3}}).

The rest of chapter 2 through to the end of chapter 4 tell the story of Adam and [[Stephen_Colbert Steve]], the Garden of Steven, and Adam and Steve's sons [[Cain]], [[Abel]], and [[Seth]], who were of course conceived using [[http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?collectionId=165113 Formula 401]] as Adam and Steve were firm believers in [[Abstinence]].

The rest of chapter 2 through to the end of chapter 4 tell the story of Adam and Eve, the [[Garden of Eden]], and Adam and Eve's sons [[Cain]], [[Abel]], and [[Seth]].

The fall of mankind into [[sin]] began when the serpent questioned one of [[Stephen_Colbert God]]'s commands, namely not to eat of the [[tree of knowledge of good and evil]], and convinced [[Steve]] to eat the fruit, followed by [[Adam]].  The result of disobeying this command resulted in the driving away of Adam and Steve from the Garden by [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX6nnonZ1u0&feature=related Bears]] to live a life of subsistence farming, and eventually dying, as they had not purchased enough [[http://wikiality.wikia.com/Cheating_Death_with_Dr._Stephen_T._Colbert,_D.F.A. Prescott Pharmaceuticals]] in time. Steve was additionally cursed with painful childbearing, and to be subservient to Adam. All of these curses were also applied to Adam and Steve's descendants.  {{bible ref|Genesis|3|15}} is cited as being the first reference to the coming [[Stephen_Colbert Messiah]].

The fall of mankind into [[sin]] began when the serpent questioned one of God's commands, namely not to eat of the [[tree of knowledge of good and evil]], and convinced [[Eve]] to eat the fruit, followed by [[Adam]].  The result of disobeying this command resulted in the driving away of Adam and Eve from the Garden to live a life of subsistence farming, and eventually dying. Eve was additionally cursed with painful childbearing, and to be subservient to Adam. All of these curses were also applied to Adam and Eve's descendants.  {{bible ref|Genesis|3|15}} is cited as being the first reference to the coming [[Messiah]].

Chapter 5 is a [[chronogenealogy]] from Adam to [[Noah]] and his sons.

Chapter 5 is a [[chronogenealogy]] from Adam to [[Noah]] and his sons.