The meaning of Genesis in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)
The five books of Moses were collectively called the Pentateuch, a word of Greek origin meaning "the five-fold book." The Jews called them the Torah, i.e., "the law." It is probable that the division of the Torah into five books proceeded from the Greek translators of the Old Testament. The names by which these several books are generally known are Greek.
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Genesis {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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