Category Archives: Genesis

Καὶ ὄνομα τῷ ποταμῷ τῷ δευτέρῳ Γηών· οὗτος ὁ κυκλῶν πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν Αἰθιοπίας. And the name of the second river is Gihon; this one encircles the whole land of Aithiopia. ושׁם־הנהר השׁני גיחון הוא הסובב את כל־ארץ כושׁ׃   … Continue reading →

τὸ δὲ χρυσίον τῆς γῆς ἐκείνης καλόν· καὶ ἐκεῖ ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθραξ καὶ ὁ λίθος ὁ πράσινος. now the gold of that land is good; and there is carbuncle and green stone. וזהב הארץ ההוא טוב שׁם הבדלח ואבן השׁהם׃ … Continue reading →

Ὄνομα τῷ ἑνὶ Φισων· οὗτος ὁ κυκλῶν πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν Εὐιλάτ, ἐκεῖ οὗ ἐστιν τὸ χρυσίον· The name of the one is Phison, this is the one which encircles the whole land of Evilat, where there is gold;     … Continue reading →

Ποταμὸς δὲ ἐκπορεύεται ἐξ Ἔδὲμ ποτίζειν τὸν παράδεισον· ἐκεῖθεν ἀφορίζεται εἰς τέσσαρας ἀρχάς. Then a river flowed out of Edem to water the Garden; from there it was divided into four heads. ונהר יצא מעדן להשׁקות את־הגן ומשׁם יפרד והיה … Continue reading →

Καὶ ἐξανέτειλεν ὁ Θεὸς ἔτι ἐκ τῆς γῆς πᾶν ξύλον ὡραῖον εἰς ὅρασιν καὶ καλὸν εἰς βρῶσιν· καὶ τὸ ξύλον τῆς ζωῆς ἐν μέσῳ τῷ παραδείσῳ, καὶ τὸ ξύλον τοῦ εἰδέναι γνωστὸν καλοῦ καὶ πονηροῦ. And God caused to spring … Continue reading →

Καὶ ἐφύτευσεν Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς παράδεισον ἐν Ἔδὲμ κατὰ ἀνατολὰς, καὶ ἔθετο ἐκεῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ὃν ἔπλασεν. And the LORD God planted a Garden in Edem, to the east, and put there the man whom he had formed. ויטע יהוה … Continue reading →

Καὶ ἔπλασεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον χοῦν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς· καὶ ἐνεφύσησεν εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ πνοὴν ζωῆς, καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ ἄνθρωπος εἰς ψυχὴν ζῶσαν. And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed into his face … Continue reading →

πηγὴ δὲ ἀνέβαινεν ἐκ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐπότιζεν πᾶν τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς. but a fountain went up out of the earth, and watered the whole face of the earth. ואד יעלה מן־הארץ והשׁקה את־כל־פני־האדמה׃     * Origen’s Hexapla = … Continue reading →

καὶ πᾶν χλωρὸν ἀγροῦ πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ πάντα χόρτον ἀγροῦ πρὸ τοῦ ἀνατεῖλαι. οὐ γὰρ ἔβρεξεν ὁ Θεὸς ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἄνθρωπος οὐκ ἦν ἐργάζεσθαι τὴν γῆν· and every green plant of the field before … Continue reading →

Αὕτη ἡ βίβλος γενέσεως οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς, ὅτε ἐγένετο· ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἐποίησεν Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν, This is the book of the generation of heaven and earth, when they were made, in the day when the … Continue reading →