Genesis may refer to:

Bible

* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind *

Genesis creation narrative The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth of both Judaism and Christianity. The narrative is made up of two stories, roughly equivalent to the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis. In the first, Elohim (the Hebrew generic word ...

, the first several chapters of the Book of Genesis, which describes the origin of the Earth * Genesis Rabbah, a midrash probably written between 300 and 500 CE with some later additions, comprising a collection of interpretations of the Book of Genesis

Literature and comics

* Genesis (DC Comics), a 1997 DC Comics crossover * Genesis (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain * Genesis, a fictional character in the comic book series ''Preacher'' * ''Genesis'', a 1951 story by H. Beam Piper * ''Genesis: The Origins of Man and the Universe'', a 1982 science text by John Gribbin * ''Genesis'', a 1988 epic poem by Frederick Turner * ''Genesis'', a 2000 story by Poul Anderson * ''Genesis'' (novel), a 2006 work by Bernard Beckett * ''Genesis'', a 2007 story by

Paul Chafe Paul Chafe was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1965 and grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. He is a Canadian science fiction author who frequently publishes with Baen Books. In addition to his own original work, he has published several stories in Larry Niv ...

* ''Genesis'' (journal), a scientific journal of biology * ''Genesis'' (magazine), a pornographic magazine *

Genesis Publications Genesis Publications Limited is a British publishing company founded in 1974 by Brian Roylance, a former student of the London College of Printing. His aim was to create a company in the traditions of the private press, true to the arts of printi ...

, a British publishing company * Genesis, a graphic novel by Nathan Edmondson * ''The Book of Genesis'' (comics), comic-book adaptation illustrated by Robert Crumb

People

Given name

* Génesis Dávila (born 1990), Puerto Rican-American model and beauty pageant titleholder *

Génesis Franchesco Génesis del Carmen Franchesco Machado (born ) is a Venezuelan female volleyball player. She was part of the Venezuela women's national volleyball team. She competed with the national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

(born 1990), Venezuelan female volleyball player * Genesis Lynea (born 1989), Bermudian-British actress, singer, dancer, and model * Genesis Potini (1963–2011), New Zealand speed chess player * Genesis Rodriguez (born 1987), American actress *

Génesis Rodríguez Génesis Rodríguez Pérez (born July 29, 1987) is an American actress and model. She began her career playing leading roles in the Telemundo telenovelas ''Prisionera'' (2004), '' Dame Chocolate'' (2007) and '' Doña Bárbara'' (2008–2009) ...

(born 1994), Venezuelan female weightlifter * Génesis Romero (born 1995), Venezuelan athlete *

Genesis Servania Genesis Llasos Servania (born August 15, 1991) is a Philippines, Filipino professional boxer who challenged for the WBO featherweight title in 2017. Early life As with many other boxers from the Philippines, Servania came from a poor family befor ...

(born 1991), Filipino professional boxer

Surname

Mercy Genesis Miesinnei Mercy Genesis (born 20 September 1997) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Bra ...

(born 1997), Nigerian wrestler

Fictional characters

Genesis Rhapsodos ''Final Fantasy VII'', a role-playing video game developed by Square (now Square Enix) and originally released in 1997, features many fictional characters in both major and minor roles. ''VII'' has been followed by multiple sequels and prequel ...

, main antagonist of the video game '' Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII''

Music

Artists

* Genesis (band), English rock band *

Génesis (band) Génesis was a Colombian folk-rock band, very popular during the 1970s. They are regarded as a significant part of the Colombian social progressive and hippy movements of the time. Génesis is considered a pioneer in fusing rock music with the ...

, Colombian folk rock band * Genesis (1971–1974), original name for American rock/metal band ''Vixen'' *

Genesis P-Orridge Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson; 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was a singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist who rose to notoriety as the founder of the COUM Transmissions arti ...

(1950–2020), English musician and frontperson of Throbbing Gristle * Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps, a drum and bugle corp from Austin, Texas

Albums

* ''Genesis'' (Busta Rhymes album) * ''Genesis'' (Charles Sullivan album) * ''Genesis'', album by

Coprofago Coprofago is a technical death metal band formed by Sebastián Vergara, Pablo Alvarez, Pablo Solari and Ignacio Suit in Santiago, Chile, in June 1993. The name of the band is taken from the Greek language, Greek "''copro''" ("feces") and "''fago' ...

Songs

* "Genesis", by Ambrose Slade from '' Beginnings'' * "Genesis", by Cult of Luna from '' The Beyond'' * "Genesis", by Deftones from '' Ohms'' * "Genesis", by Devin Townsend from '' Empath'' * "Genesis", by Dua Lipa from ''

Dua Lipa Dua Lipa ( , ; born ) is an English and Albanian singer and songwriter. Possessing a mezzo-soprano vocal range, she is known for her signature disco- pop sound. Lipa has received numerous accolades, including six Brit Awards, three Gramm ...

'' * "Genesis", by Eir Aoi, from ''

Aldnoah.Zero , stylized as ΛLDNOΛH.ZERO, is a television and print series created by Olympus Knights and A-1 Pictures. It presents the fictional story of the Vers Empire's 37 clans of Orbital Knights' attempted reconquest of Earth—enabled by the empo ...

'' * "Genesis", by Ghost, from '' Opus Eponymous'' * "Genesis", by Glass Casket, from ''

Desperate Man's Diary Glass Casket is a deathcore band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They were originally called Gadrel when releasing their first demo ''To Cherish a Falsity''. The band formed after several members' previous band Narayan broke up. Dustie Warin ...

'' * "Genesis" (Grimes song) * "Genesis", by Jorma Kaukonen from '' Quah'' * "Genesis", by Justice, from '' Cross'' * "Génesis" (Lucecita Benítez song) * "Génesis", by Mägo de Oz, from ''

Jesús de Chamberí ''Jesús de Chamberí'' is the second album by Spanish folk metal band Mägo de Oz, which was released in 1996. The album that made Mägo de Oz popular in Spain — a rock opera about a modern-day Jesus in Madrid, and the start of the band ...

'' * "Genesis" (Matthew Shell and Arun Shenoy song) * "Genesis" (Michalis Hatzigiannis song) * "Genesis" by Mumzy Stranger and Yasmin from ''

Journey Begins ''Journey Begins'' is the debut studio album by British-Bangladeshi singer Mumzy Stranger, released on 12 December 2010 by Tiffin Beats Records. Background ''Journey Begins'' features a mix of dancehall, reggae, bashment, hip hop and R&B and co ...

'' * "Genesis", by Northlane, from '' Singularity'' * "Genesis", by Running Wild, from '' Black Hand Inn'' * "Genesis", by The Ventures * "Genesis" (VNV Nation song) * "Génesis", by Vox Dei, from ''

La Biblia ''La Biblia'' (; Spanish for "The Bible") is the second studio album by the Argentine band Vox Dei, released as a double album on March 15, 1971 by Disc Jockey Records. Considered a milestone of nascent Argentine rock, as well as one of the first ...

Technology

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book o ...

, the time and date of the first block of a blockchain data structure *

GENESIS (software) GENESIS (The ''General Neural Simulation System'') is a simulation environment for constructing realistic models of neurobiological systems at many levels of scale including: sub-cellular processes, individual neurons, networks of neurons, and ne ...

, ''GEneral NEural SImulation System'' * Genesis Framework, a theme for the WordPress CMS * ''

Genesis LPMud ''Genesis LPMud'', a multi-player computer game, is the original LPMud founded in April 1989 by Lars Pensjö, now running on CD gamedriver and mudlib, and previously hosted by ''Chalmers Computer Society'', though hosting has since been moved to ...

'', the first MUD of the LPMud family * Norton 360, codenamed Project Genesis or simply Genesis * '' X-COM: Genesis'', a computer game *

Sega Genesis The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master Syst ...

, a video game console

Television and film

Television

* "Genesis" (''Arrow''), episode of ''Arrow'' * ''Genesis'' (TV series), Filipino television series * "Genesis" (''Heroes''), pilot episode of ''Heroes'' * "Genesis" (''Quantum Leap'' episode) * "Genesis" (''Sliders''), episode of ''Sliders'' * "Genesis" (''Survivors''), episode of ''Survivors'' * "Genesis" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation''), episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * ''Genesis II'' (film), science fiction TV movie created and produced by Gene Roddenberry * Genesis Awards, television awards * Genesis Entertainment, a News Corporation subsidiary * Genesis Television Network, an American religious network * TNA Genesis, a professional wrestling pay-per-view and television program ** Genesis (2005) ** Genesis (2006) ** Genesis (2007) ** Genesis (2009) ** Genesis (2010) **

Genesis (2011) Genesis (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), that took place on January 9, 2011, at the Impact Zone in Universal Studios Florida. It was the sixth event under the Genesis c ...

Genesis (2012) Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, that took place on January 8, 2012 at Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the seventh event under the Gene ...

** Genesis (2013) ** Genesis (2014) ** Genesis (2017) **

Genesis (2018) Genesis (2018) was the eleventh Genesis professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling, which aired as a special episode of '' Impact!'' on Pop TV on January 25, 2018. Matches were taped for the event on November 8 and November 10, 2017, ...

** Genesis (2021) * '' Zoids: Genesis'', fifth anime installment of the Zoids franchise *

Genesis (Air Gear) This is a list of characters in the anime/manga series '' Air Gear''. Major teams Kogarasumaru is a team formed by Itsuki Minami and his friends to further their favorite hobby of Air Treck skating. Their team ranking in the world of AT in ...

, fictional Air Trek team in ''Air Gear'' * ''

Gênesis ''Gênesis'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by RecordTV and Casablanca that aired from 19 January 2021 to 22 November 2021. The series is written by Camilo Pellegrini, Raphaela Castro, and Stephanie Ribeiro. It stars an ensemble cast featurin ...

'', Brazilian telenovela broadcast by RecordTV

Film

* ''Genesis'' (1986 film), an Indian film directed by Mrinal Sen Sen * ''Genesis'' (1994 film), an Italian television film * ''Genesis'' (1999 film), a Malian film * ''Genesis'' (2004 film), a documentary * ''Genesis'' (2018 Canadian film), a Canadian film * ''Genesis'' (2018 Hungarian film), a Hungarian film * '' EC�: Genesis'', a 2012 Spanish horror film directed by Paco Plaza * Project Genesis and the Genesis Planet, a fictional technology and the planet created by it in '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' and '' Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''

Transportation

Vehicles

Aviomania Genesis Duo G2SA The Aviomania G2SA Genesis Duo is a Cypriot autogyro designed in 2007 by Nicolas Karaolides and produced by Aviomania of Larnaca. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction. Design and devel ...

, a Cypriot autogyro design *

Aviomania Genesis Solo G1SA The Aviomania G1SA Genesis Solo is a Cypriot autogyro that was designed by Nicolas Karaolides and produced by Aviomania of Larnaca. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a ...

, a Cypriot autogyro design *

Bertone Genesis The Bertone Genesis or sometimes referred to as the Lamborghini Genesis was a Bertone designed concept car using Lamborghini parts. It was first displayed to the public at the 1988 Turin Auto Show. The Genesis is a five-door minivan and featur ...

, a concept truck * GE Genesis, a locomotive * Genesis (bikes), a British bicycle brand * Genesis Motor, luxury vehicle division of Hyundai Motor Company Group. * Genesis Transport, a bus company in the Philippines * ''Oasis'' class cruise ship, a class of Royal Caribbean cruise ships, formerly known as Project Genesis *

SlipStream Genesis The SlipStream Genesis is a family of American, strut-braced, high wing, pusher configuration, tricycle gear aircraft, produced in kit form, for amateur construction. Designed by Chuck Hamilton, the series were originally produced by Innovati ...

, kit aircraft * Yamaha FZR600 Genesis, a motorcycle

Spacecraft

* ''Genesis'' (spacecraft), a NASA probe that collected solar samples * '' Genesis I'', a private spacecraft produced by Bigelow Aerospace ** ''Genesis II'' (space habitat), a follow-up to ''Genesis I''

Companies

* Genesis Microchip, a semiconductor company acquired by STMicroelectronics in 2007 *

Genesis Energy Limited Genesis Energy Limited, formerly Genesis Power Limited is a New Zealand publicly listed electricity generation and electricity, natural gas and LPG retailing company. It was formed as part of the 1998–99 reform of the New Zealand electri ...

, a New Zealand electricity generator and retailer *

Genesis HealthCare Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...

, a nursing home facility operator

Other uses

* Genesis (camera), a high-definition camera by Panavision *

Genesis Rock The Genesis Rock (sample 15415) is a sample of Moon rock retrieved by Apollo 15 astronauts James Irwin and David Scott in 1971 during the second lunar EVA, at Spur crater. With a mass of , it is currently stored at the Lunar Sample Laborato ...

, a sample of lunar crust retrieved by Apollo 15 astronauts *

, a 16-bit video game console also known as the Mega Drive * Genesis (tournament), a ''Super Smash Bros.'' tournament in the San Francisco Bay Area