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The traditional Greek name for the first and best-known book of the Bible is Genesis, meaning "origin". Genesis tells the stories of the creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's ark, the Tower of Babel, Abraham and his sons, and more—the stories that explain how the world and humanity were created, as well as much about how humanity, and especially the descendants of Abraham, relate to the rest of the world. Today we use genesis to refer to the creative beginnings of much smaller things, but never unimportant ones.
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Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
The tales of their genesis constitute latter-day Greek myths whose gods have bold-faced names like Onassis and Niarchos.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
The genesis of Talia’s confidence starts the moment the music starts; this nearly indescribable confidence renders a truly unique art form.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
The genesis of the label started when SMN A&R manager Nathan Thomas was greatly impressed after seeing the 17 year-old Long Island native Goldsmith perform in Nashville.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024
The genesis of this sophisticated attack lay in the strategic use of OSINT, specifically through a popular professional networking platform: LinkedIn.
—Jochen Schwenk, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
All three members have sons, but the genesis of the ballad emanates from Armstrong, who dedicates the song to sons Joey, 28, and Jakob, 25.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
The Beatles are one of the most influential bands in history, the genesis of which dates back to the late 1950s when McCartney and Lennon first came together in the Quarrymen.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024
The genesis of Perfect Days, in fact, comes from the director being invited to Tokyo to do a series of shorts about the city’s commodes, many of which had been redesigned as something akin to modern-art installments and a source of civic pride.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Genesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genesis. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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