Genesis may refer to:

Religion

Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek language, Greek ; ; ) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its incipit, first word, (In the beginning (phrase), 'In the beginning'). Genesis purpor ...

, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of humankind *

Genesis creation narrative The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth of both Judaism and Christianity, told in the book of Genesis chapters 1 and 2. While the Jewish and Christian tradition is that the account is one comprehensive story, modern scholars of ...

, the first several chapters of the Book of Genesis, which describes the origin of the Earth *

Genesis Rabbah Genesis Rabbah (, also known as Bereshit Rabbah and abbreviated as GenR) is a religious text from Judaism's classical period, probably written between 300 and 500 CE with some later additions. It is an expository midrash comprising a collection of ...

, a midrash probably written between 300 and 500 CE with some later additions, comprising a collection of interpretations of the Book of Genesis * '' The Genesis According to Spiritism'', the last book of Allan Kardec's Pentateuch, that attempts to connect religion with science.

Literature, art and comics

Genesis (DC Comics) "Genesis" is a comic book Fictional crossover, crossover storyline published by DC Comics that ran through a self-titled four-issue weekly Limited series (comics), miniseries and various #Tie-ins, tie-in issues, all cover-dated October 1997. The m ...

, a 1997 DC Comics crossover * Genesis (Lebrun), 1960 mural by Italian-American painter and sculptor Rico Lebrun * 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 John R. Gribbin (born 19 March 1946) is a British science writer, an astrophysicist, and a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. His writings include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change, global warming, the orig ...

* ''Genesis'', a 1988 epic poem by Frederick Turner * ''Genesis'', a 2000 story by

Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson ( ; November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times an ...

* ''Genesis'' (Beckett novel), a 2006 work by Bernard Beckett * ''Genesis'', a 2007 story by Paul Chafe * ''Genesis'' (journal), a scientific journal of biology * ''Genesis'' (magazine), a pornographic magazine * Genesis Publications, a British publishing company * Genesis, a graphic novel by Nathan Edmondson * ''The Book of Genesis'' (comics), comic-book adaptation illustrated by Robert Crumb * Mihrab (painting), a painting by Osman Hamdi Bey also known as ''Genesis''

People

Given name

* Genesis Cabrera (born 1996), Dominican professional baseball player * Génesis Dávila (born 1990), Puerto Rican 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 volleyball player *

Genesis Lynea Genesis Lynea Edwards (born 20 October 1989) is a Bermudian actress, dancer and singer. She originated the role of Anna of Cleves in '' Six''. On television, she is known for her roles as in the BBC medical drama '' Casualty'' (2019–2020) an ...

(born 1989), Bermudian-British actress, singer, dancer, and model *

Genesis Potini Genesis Wayne Potini (5 September 1963 – 15 August 2011) was a New Zealand speed chess player. Life and work Potini was a man of Māori descent. He was known for his skills as a speed (1 min.) chess player. Together with two friends, h ...

(1963–2011), New Zealand speed chess player *

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

(born 1987), American actress *

Génesis Rodríguez (weightlifter) Génesis Lourdes Rodríguez Gómez (born 17 July 1994) is a Venezuelan weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells o ...

(born 1994), Venezuelan weightlifter *

Génesis Romero Génesis Josianne Romero Fernández (born 6 November 1995) is a Venezuelan athlete specialising in the 100 metres hurdles and long jump. She won the gold medal at the 2018 South American Games. Her personal best in the event is 13.08 seconds s ...

(born 1995), Venezuelan athlete *

Genesis Servania Genesis Llasos Servania (born August 15, 1991) is a 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 before arising ...

(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, B ...

(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 prequels ...

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

Music

Artists

Genesis (band) Genesis were an English rock music, rock band formed at Charterhouse School, in Godalming, Surrey, in 1967. The band's longest-lasting and most commercially successful line-up consisted of keyboardist Tony Banks (musician), Tony Banks, bassi ...

, English rock band * Génesis (band), 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 an English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist who rose to notoriety as the founder of the COUM Transmi ...

(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 * ''Genesis'' (Diaura album) * ''Genesis'' (Domo Genesis Album) * ''Genesis'' (Elvin Jones album) * ''Genesis'' (Genesis album) * ''Genesis'' (The Gods album) * ''Genesis'', album by

JJ Lin Wayne Lim Junjie (; born 27 March 1981), professionally known as JJ Lin, is a Singaporean singer, songwriter, record producer, and businessman. One of the most successful artists in the Sinophone, Chinese-speaking world, Lin achieved recogniti ...

* ''Genesis'' (Job for a Cowboy album) * ''Genesis'' (Joy Williams album) * ''Genesis'', album by Larry Heard * ''Génesis'' (Mary Ann Acevedo album) * ''Genesis'' (Notaker EP) * ''Génesis'' (Peso Pluma album) * ''Genesis'' (Rotting Christ album) * ''Genesis'' (S.H.E album) * ''Genesis'' (Talisman album) * ''Genesis'', album by

The-Dream Terius Adamu Ya Gesteelde-Diamant ('' né'' Youngdell Nash; born September 20, 1977), known professionally as The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for having written or co-produced songs for artists in ...

* ''Genesis'' (Woe, Is Me album) * '' The Genesis'', album by Yngwie Malmsteen

Songs

* "Genesis" (Grimes song) * "Génesis" (Lucecita Benítez song) * "Genesis" (Matthew Shell and Arun Shenoy song) * "Genesis" (Michalis Hatzigiannis song) * "Genesis" (Raye song) * "Genesis" (VNV Nation song) * "Genesis", by Ambrose Slade from ''

Beginnings Beginnings may refer to: Literature * ''Beginnings'' (collection), a 1988 collection of short stories and poems by Gordon R. Dickson * ''Beginnings'' (Honorverse), a 2013 collection of short stories in the Worlds of Honor series * ''Beginnings ...

'' * "Genesis", by Benjamin Clementine from ''

And I Have Been ''And I Have Been'' is the third studio album by English composer, musician, and poet Benjamin Clementine. It was released through his own label Preserve Artists on 28 October 2022. The album was entirely written, performed, produced, and mixed ...

'' * "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 ( ; born22 August 1995) is an English and Albanian singer, songwriter and actress. List of awards and nominations received by Dua Lipa, Her accolades include seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards. Lipa worked as a model before v ...

'' * "Genesis", by Eir Aoi, from '' Aldnoah.Zero'' * "Genesis", by Ghost, from '' Opus Eponymous'' * "Genesis", by Glass Casket, from '' Desperate Man's Diary'' * "Genesis", by Jorma Kaukonen from '' Quah'' * "Genesis", by Justice, from ''

Cross A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of t ...

'' * "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 Rings of Saturn, from ''

Rings of Saturn Saturn has the most extensive and complex ring system of any planet in the Solar System. The rings consist of particles in orbit around the planet made almost entirely of water ice, with a trace component of Rock (geology), rocky material. Parti ...

'' * "Genesis", by Running Wild, from '' Black Hand Inn'' * "Genesis", by Suicideboys from '' Sing Me a Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation'', 2022 * "Genesis", by

The Ventures The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson (musician), Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar acro ...

* "Génesis", by Mägo de Oz, from '' Jesús de Chamberí'' * "Génesis", by Vox Dei, from '' La Biblia''

Technology

* Genesis (blockchain), the time and date of the first block of a blockchain data structure * GENESIS (software), ''GEneral NEural SImulation System'' * Genesis Framework, a theme for the

WordPress WordPress (WP, or WordPress.org) is a web content management system. It was originally created as a tool to publish blogs but has evolved to support publishing other web content, including more traditional websites, electronic mailing list, ma ...

CMS * '' Genesis LPMud'', the first MUD of the LPMud family *

Norton 360 Norton 360 is an "all-in-one" Internet security#Security suites, security suite developed by Gen Digital, formerly Symantec and later NortonLifeLock. The current suite was released in 2019 as a replacement for Norton Security, which had itself re ...

, 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 Sys ...

, 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 The Genesis Awards are awarded annually by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to individuals in the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works which raise public awareness of animal issues. Presented by the HSU ...

, television awards * Genesis Entertainment, a News Corporation subsidiary * TNA Genesis, a professional wrestling pay-per-view and television program ** TNA Genesis (2005) ** TNA Genesis (2006) ** TNA Genesis (2007) **

TNA Genesis (2009) The 2009 Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) List of TNA pay-per-view events, event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on January 11, 2009, at the Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina ...

TNA Genesis (2010) The 2010 Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) List of TNA pay-per-view events, event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) professional wrestling promotion, promotion, which took place on January 17, 2010 at the T ...

** TNA Genesis (2011) **

TNA Genesis (2012) The 2012 Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) List of TNA pay-per-view events, event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) professional wrestling promotion, promotion, that took place on January 8, 2012 at Impact ...

TNA Genesis (2013) The 2013 Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a mu ...

** TNA Genesis (2014) ** Impact Wrestling Genesis (2017) ** Impact Wrestling Genesis (2018) ** Impact Wrestling Genesis (2021) ** TNA Genesis (2025) * '' Zoids: Genesis'', fifth anime installment of the Zoids franchise * Genesis (Air Gear), fictional Air Trek team in ''Air Gear'' * '' Gênesis'', Brazilian telenovela broadcast by RecordTV * ''Genesis'' (miniseries), a 2023 animated web miniseries

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 * '' Rec 3: 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, a Cypriot autogyro design *

Aviomania Genesis Solo G1SA The Aviomania G1SA Genesis Solo is a Cyprus, 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 ...

, a Cypriot autogyro design * Bertone Genesis, a concept truck *

GE Genesis The GE Genesis (officially trademarked GENESIS) is a series of passenger diesel locomotives built by GE Transportation for Amtrak, Metro-North, and Via Rail between 1992 and 2001. A total of 321 units were produced. Designed to meet Amtrak's ...

, a locomotive * Genesis (bikes), a British bicycle brand *

Genesis Motor Genesis () is the luxury vehicle Brand (business), brand of the South Korean vehicle manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company. Initially envisioned along with plans for Hyundai's new luxury Hyundai Genesis, Genesis sedan in 2004, Genesis was announce ...

, 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, 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 (cryptocurrency company), an American cryptocurrency brokerage * Genesis Energy Limited, a New Zealand electricity generator and retailer * Genesis HealthCare, a nursing home facility operator * Genesis Microchip, a semiconductor company acquired by STMicroelectronics in 2007

Other uses

Genesis (camera) The Genesis is a discontinued high-end digital movie camera developed by Panavision, and was available solely by rental. It is based on a proprietary Super 35 1.78:1 (16:9) aspect ratio, 12.4-megapixel, RGB filtered CCD sensor. It was first u ...

, 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 extravehicular activity, EVA, at Spur (lunar crater), Spur crater on Earth's Moon. With a mass ...

, 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