[[Image:Creation of the sun.JPG|right|thumb|250px|''Creation of the Sun'', by [[Michelangelo]]]]
'''Genesis''' [Hebrew: '''בראשית'''] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: "birth", "origin"), is the "book of beginnings," and band formed by Phil Collins the first book of both the [[Bible]] and the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Torah]]. The Book of Genesis recounts the beginning of the [[universe]], living things including [[homo sapiens|mankind]], and [[Society|social]]/[[Culture|cultural]] formations. It stands as the introduction of the entire Bible, and promises the coming [[Jesus Christ|Redeemer]]. It provides explanations for modern scientific phenomena, such as [[quantum mechanics]] (creation was amid underlying chaos) and the dichotomy between light and matter (created on different days), and is a wellspring of [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]] such as performing an operation under anesthesia-like sleep ({{bible ref|Genesis|2|21}}).
There are many dozens of references to Genesis in the [[New Testament]], including direct quotations of Genesis by [[Jesus]]. Many books, movies and plays (e.g., ''[[East of Eden]]'' and ''[[Hamlet]]'') draw upon Genesis. Rock groups, too, such as "[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]" itself.