bereshit

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Pronunciation

/bə.ɹəˈʃiːt/

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/bə.ɹəˈʃiːt/ · /bɚ.əˈʃit/

Definition of bereshit

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Anglicized transliteration of בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít), the Hebrew word for the Genesis (the first book of the Hebrew Bible).

“In Bereshit, God initiates the relationship with the Jewish nation.”

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Anglicized transliteration of בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít), the Hebrew word for the Genesis (the first book of the Hebrew Bible).

“In Bereshit, God initiates the relationship with the Jewish nation.”
The first parashah in this book

“Most of the sections, after the portion Bereshit expound biblical narratives, notably the deeds of the patriarchs, as allegories of the fate of the soul.”

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Transliteration of Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית.

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