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}]