BeReshit describes creation, Adam and Eve, and the patriarchs. It is the first book of the Bible and one of the Five Books of Moses.
This sacred book is a story of the world’s creation in which the Creator made a home for us, and we failed Him. Over time, we forgot about him and looked for other gods of our creation. Our Creator remains with the unfaithful until He discovers one man. Avraham, who recognized Him and revered Him as his sole God, his only Power. Our Creator takes Avraham and his descendants for a plan, a purpose. Is Avraham perfect? No. Are his descendants perfect? No. But the Creator sees in them not their imperfection but the ability to fail and repent. Additionally, they exhibit a stubbornness to love only Him. In a world with thousands of gods of men’s own creation, they hold faithfully to only Him. This is exactly what we would expect from our own life partner. That is exactly what He asks from us.
BeReshit: Means “in beginning" from the original Hebrew language. BeReshit is also called Genesis by Christianity and most of the world. The word “Genesis” derives via Latin from the Greek word gignesthai, meaning "to be born," and can refer to the origin or beginning of anything from a heavenly body to an idea. This was the translation from the original Hebrew Tanakh language, which is the language of God, to Greek, then to Latin. Greek is one of the languages of the Roman Empire (along with Latin). Rome had many languages, like the United States does today, and was the power that destroyed the Second Temple in 70 CE, before it adopted Christianity in 313 CE, which became the main religion in 323 CE for Rome.
