genesis (
http://definr.com/genesis)
n 1: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of
subsequent events [syn:
origin,
origination,
inception]
2: the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam
and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the
flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac;
Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers [syn:
Genesis]