The first book of the Old Testament is called Genesis.
From the Latin genesis (which derives from a Greek term), genesis is the origin or beginning of something. Written with an initial capital letter ( Genesis ), the concept refers to the first book of the Old Testament , where the origin of the world is explained.
Genesis is usually attributed to Moses , which means that its writing took place in the 15th century BC. However, historians prefer to consider that it is an anonymous work since it is not clear if Moses was in charge of the effective development of the text. .
Genesis and the Tower of Babel
The book of Genesis includes the story of Adam and Eve as the first humans in the Garden of Eden , the story of the forbidden fruit, the universal flood announced by God to Noah and the creation of the Tower of Babel , for example.
This is a construction that, as made clear in the Bible, was carried out by men with the clear objective of being able to reach heaven. However, in the same way, it is also revealed that, with the clear objective that those could not achieve the goal they sought, God proceeded to make the teachers in charge of setting it up speak different languages, which meant that they did not understood each other and spread throughout the world.
It is also important to emphasize that the story of the fall of the Tower of Babel is known, a fact that is not narrated in Genesis but takes place in what is the Apocalypse and specifically in chapter number 18.
Genesis - also known as Mega Drive - is the name of a video game console introduced by Sega in 1988.
a rock band
On the other hand, Genesis is a British progressive rock group founded in 1967 that has sold more than 150 million records worldwide. This figure places the band, which had Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins among its members, as one of the thirty best-selling bands in history.
Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Steve Hackett and Anthony Philips were other members of this musical group throughout their professional career.
More than twenty albums were published by Genesis throughout their entire career and they managed to succeed mainly thanks to songs that brought great success to the group. Among them we could highlight some such as "Land of Confussion", "Tonight, tonight, tonight", "In too deep" or "Throwing it all away".
Among the most important awards that the group received, it is also worth highlighting the value of a Grammy in 1988 for the best video clip ("Land of Confussion") as well as the American Music Award in 1993 for best group.
The Genesis console
Genesis , also known as Mega Drive , is a video game console manufactured by Sega and released in 1988 . It is a 16-bit video game console that succeeded the Sega Master System and is the main competitor of the Super Nintendo .
Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter, golden ax y Mortal Kombat fueron algunas de las sagas de juegos más vendidas de Sega Genesis, que se dejó de fabricar en 1995.