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The Book of Genesis (Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית, Bərēʾšīṯ, "in [the] beginning"), is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the beginning of the Christian Old Testament. Genesis purports to be an account of the creation of the world, the early history of humanity, and the origins of the Jewish people.

Versions and translations of the Book of Genesis are listed at Genesis (Bible).

• A Commentary Upon the First Book of Moses (Third Edition) (1704), by Simon Patrick (transcription project)
• Genesis in Matthew Henry's Exposition of the Old and New Testament (1828) (transcription project)
• Genesis I-II (1880), by Augustus Radcliffe Grote (transcription project)
• A Jewish Interpretation of the Book of Genesis (1919), by Julian Morgenstern (transcription project)

• "Genesis," in Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
• "Genesis," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
• "Genesis," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
• "Genesis, The Book of," in The Jewish Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Isidore Singer, New York and London: Funk and Wagnalls (1901-06)
• "Genesis" in Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible 1
• "Genesis" in Mikraot Gedolot