noun
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
• Members of this Topic: ↑Tower of Babel, ↑Babel
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑book
• Part Holonyms: ↑Torah, ↑Pentateuch, ↑Laws, ↑Old Testament
Useful english dictionary. 2012.