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Genesis
Genesis , 1st book of the Bible, first of the five books of the Law (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. Beginning with two accounts of the creation and of humankind, the narrative relates the initial disobedience of the man and the woman and their consequent expulsion from... Read more |
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Genesis Health Ventures Inc
Genesis Health Ventures, Inc. 148 West State StreetKennett Square, Pennsylvania 19438U.S.A.(610) 444-6350Fax: (610) 444-3365 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1985Employees: 25,000Sales: $671.47 million (1996)Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 8051 Skilled Nursing Care Facilities; 8052 Intermediate... Read more |
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Achzib
Achzib , in the Bible. 1 Seacoast town, ancient Palestine, c.15 mi (24 km) S of Tyre. 2 Unidentified city of Judah. Chezib in the Book of Genesis and Chozeba in First Chronicles may be the same.... Read more |
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Adam
Adam , [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. Elsewhere in Genesis, however, Adam is the personal name of the first man for whom the created order is then fashioned.... Read more |
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optics
optics scientific study of light . Physical optics is concerned with the genesis, nature, and properties of light; physiological optics with the part light plays in vision ; and geometrical optics with the reflection and refraction of light as encountered in the study of the mirror and the ... Read more |
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Hagar
Hagar or Agar , according to the Book of Genesis, servant of Abraham's wife Sarah and mother of his eldest son, Ishmael. She and her son were sent out into the wilderness because of Sarah's jealousy. An angel aided her there. Islamic tradition associates various sites in and near Mecca with... Read more |
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Zillah
Zillah ♀ Biblical name (from a Hebrew word meaning ‘shade’), borne by one of the two wives of Lamech (Genesis 4:19). The name was taken up in the first place by the Puritans, and again by fundamentalist Christian groups in the 19th century, partly because Zillah is only the... Read more |
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Jared
Jared ♂ Biblical name (probably meaning ‘descent’ in Hebrew), borne by a descendant of Adam (Genesis 5:15). According to the Book of Genesis, he became the father of Enoch at the age of 162, and lived for a further eight hundred years. This name was occasionally used by the... Read more |
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Lot
Lot in the Book of Genesis, the son of Abraham's brother Haran. Lot settled in Sodom and received a warning of its destruction. As he fled with his family, his wife, disobeying God's orders, looked back at the city and was turned into a pillar of salt. In biblical ethnography, Lot is considered... Read more |
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patriarch
patriarch , in biblical tradition, one of the antediluvian progenitors of the race as given in Genesis (e.g., Seth ) or one of the ancestors of the Jews (e.g., Abraham , Isaac , Jacob , and, sometimes, the sons of Jacob). The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs is the name of one of the ... Read more |
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Genesis
Genesis, an Old English poem of 2,396 lines in the Junius manuscript and previously...Caedmon. Lines 235–851 are an interpolated section (usually called ‘Genesis B’) translated from a continental Saxon original which deals in a dramatic... |
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Genesis and Exodus
Genesis and Exodus, a Middle English poem in just over 4,000 lines of rhyming couplets, written about the middle of the 13th cent. in Norfolk. It relates scriptural history from the Creation to the death of Moses in popular form. |
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Creationism
...narrative presented in the first books of Genesis in the Holy Bible to be a complete and...get into Noah's Ark as described in Genesis, chapter 7.Yet orthodox science, even...therefore of interest to the writer of Genesis, which is pre-eminently concerned... |
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Adam's rib
...account of the creation of humankind in Genesis (2: 21–3), Eve or ‘woman’ was...for it was not good for man to be alone (Genesis 2: 18). God split Adam in two, and...account of the creation of humankind, in Genesis 1: 26–30, has ‘Adam... |
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Lindgren, Waldemar
...times of intense debate concerning the genesis of mineral deposits. Opinions divided...favoured a magmatic involvement in the genesis of most deposits. While not the originator...wrote a highly influential text on the genesis of mineral deposits. Through four editions... |
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angels
...bodies, as in the case of the angels who visited Abraham in Genesis 18. There are numerous examples, in the scriptures of the...known examples being the angel who wrestles with Jacob (Genesis 32), and the angel Gabriel, who visited Mary to announce... |
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Babel, Tower of
...the descendants of Noah as a means of reaching heaven (Genesis 11). God prevented its completion by confusing the speech...people and scattering them throughout the world. The Genesis story was probably inspired by a ziggurat or staged temple... |
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geological time
...Christian thought, clearly pointed out in his commentary on Genesis that God's ‘vision is outside time’: the evening and morning of the six days of creation described in Genesis were not in his view to be regarded as solar 24-hour days... |
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Junius Manuscript, The
...printed it at Amsterdam in 1655, calling it ‘Caedmon the monk's poetical paraphrase of Genesis, etc.’. The biblical poetry in the manuscript (Genesis A and B, Exodus, Daniel, and Christ and Satan) continued to be associated with Caedmon... |
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specialization in the Earth sciences after the Second World War
...Geochemical and isotope studies have been of use in understanding the genesis, diagenesis, and geochronologial aspects of the evolution...pressures. Physical and chemical processes in crystalline rock genesis, volcanism, and mineral emplacement have been elucidated... |
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Genesis Rabbah
Genesis Rabbah. Jewish midrash on the book of Genesis. |
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Genesis
Genesis A NASA space probe launched in 2001August to collect samples of the solar wind and return them to Earth. Genesis was stationed at the L1Lagrangian point, 1.5 million km on the sunward side of Earth, and began collecting particles on... |
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genesis
genesis •glacis, Onassis •abscess •anaphylaxis, axis, praxis, taxis •Chalcis • Jancis • synapsis...dialysis, paralysis, psychoanalysis •electrolysis • nemesis •genesis, parthenogenesis, pathogenesis •diaeresis (US dieresis) • metathesis... |
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Genesis, Book of
Genesis, Book of. The opening Book of the OT. It contains the story of the beginnings of the universe and the early history of the human... |
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-genesis
-genesis combining form denoting origin or development. |
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ore genesis
ore genesis Process by which a mineral deposit forms. Metalliferous mineral deposits may be syngenetic (formed at the same time as the host... |
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Jacob
...important of all the patriarchs in the Book of Genesis. Jacob was the father of twelve sons...brother of Esau. According to the story in Genesis, he was the cunning younger twin, who persuaded his...hand took hold of Esau's heel’ (Genesis 25:26). This is interpreted later in ... |
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Adam
...According to the first creation account in Genesis, Adam was created in the image of God (1. 27) on the final day of creation. In Genesis 2, he is said to have been made from...condemning the man to toil for his living (Genesis 2. 5–3. 24). Despite the punishment... |
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Noah
...descent from Adam. According to a story in Genesis he made the ark which saved his family...ancestors of all the races of humankind (Genesis 5–10). The tradition of a great flood...according to the biblical account (Genesis 6–8); a children's toy representing... |
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Reuben
...of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Genesis 29:32 explains it as follows: ‘and...therefore my husband will love me’. In Genesis 30:14–15, Reuben is depicted as...cursed Reuben because of this incident (Genesis 49:4). Despite this, the name has... |
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genesis
genesis • noun 1. the hatred had its genesis in something dark synonyms: origin, source, root, beginning, start. 2. the genesis of his neurosis synonyms: formation, development, evolution, emergence, inception, origination, creation, formulation, propagation. |
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origin
...source, derivation, root, roots, provenance, etymology, genesis, etiology. 2. the origins of lifesynonyms: source, basis...wellspring, spring, wellhead, fountainhead, fountain, genesis, fons et origo. 3. the origin of the age of electronicssynonyms... |
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beginning
...synonyms: dawn, birth, inception, conception, origination, genesis, emergence, rise, start, commencement, starting point...starting point, birthplace, cradle, spring, fountainhead; genesis, creation; literary fount, well spring. |
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birth
...confinement; archaic accouchement, childbed.antonym: death. 2. the birth of science synonyms: beginning(s), emergence, genesis, dawn, dawning, rise, start, onset, commencement.antonyms: demise, end. 3. he is of noble birth synonyms: ancestry... |
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creation
creation • noun 1. the creation of a new generationsynonyms: birth, procreation, fathering, begetting, genesis, spawning.See create 1. 2. the creation of a new environmentsynonyms: generation, origination, invention, initiation, inception... |
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formation
formation • noun 1. the formation of the island's sand ridges synonyms: emergence, coming into being, genesis, development, evolution, shaping, origination.antonyms: destruction, disappearance. 2. the formation of a new government... |
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fountain
...fountainhead. 3. the fountain of knowledgesynonyms: fount, fountainhead, source, rise, well-spring, well, beginning, commencement, origin, cause, birth, genesis, root, mainspring, derivation, inception, inspiration. |
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mother
...mum, mummy. 2. the foal's mother synonym: dam. 3. necessity is the mother of invention synonyms: source, origin, genesis, fountainhead, inspiration, stimulus; literary wellspring. 4. informal a mother of a storm synonyms: informal humdinger... |
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root
...tuber, rootlet; Botany rhizome, radicle. 2. the root of the problem synonyms: source, origin, germ, beginning(s), genesis; cause, reason, basis, foundation, bottom, seat; core, heart, nub, essence; informal ground zero. 3. (roots... |
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seed
...synonyms: pip, stone, kernel; ovule.See table at nut. 2. each war contains within it the seeds of a fresh war synonyms: genesis, source, origin, root, starting point, germ, beginnings, potential (for); cause, reason, motivation, motive, grounds... |
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Genesis Homes Debuts 'The Jefferson' at International Builders' Show.
Genesis Homes is once again turning heads at the National...built home. For the fourth consecutive year, Genesis' show home is a "must-see" and one of the most popular exhibits at IBS. Genesis chose to showcase the Jefferson to the thousands... |
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Genesis Worldwide and Codding Steel Frame Solutions form new joint venture.
...M2 PRESSWIRE-20 May 2010-BestOTC: Genesis Worldwide and Codding Steel Frame Solutions...pleased to announce the following news about Genesis Worldwide, TSX:GWI BestOtc.Com provides...signup VAUGHAN, ON, - May 19, 2010 - Genesis Worldwide Inc. ("Genesis" or ... |
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Genesis Worldwide Inc. Prepares for Growth ; Opens Engineering Design Centre...
...ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 21, 2008) - Genesis Worldwide Inc. ("Genesis" or the "Company"), (TSX:GWI)(AIM...office in Ankara, Turkey's capital city. The new Genesis Engineering Design Centre ("Genesis Centre... |
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Genesis: Beginning & Blessing
Genesis: Beginning & Blessing. By R. Kent Hughes...witnessed a renewed interest in the book of Genesis. Bookstores are filled with commentaries...Hughes's work and other commentaries on Genesis is one of focus. The intent of this book... |
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Genesis Worldwide Inc. Enters Into Strategic Multi-Million Dollar Licensing...
...ON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genesis Worldwide Inc. ("Genesis" or the "Company"), (TSX/AIM: GWI...enhancing the Company's presence in Europe. Genesis recently entered into a License and Services Agreement... |
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GENESIS, UI ANNOUNCE NICU PATIENT CARE RELATIONSHIP
...Parents of premature and sick babies born at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport will have...care through a new partnership between Genesis and the University of Iowa. Board-certified...Hospital of Iowa, will be assigned to Genesis to provide care for babies in the ... |
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Genesis Microchip Appoints Robert Haefling as General Manager and Senior Vice...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Genesis Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS...Group, a UK-based company with which Genesis Microchip has a strategic alliance...products. He was previously employed by Genesis from 2002 until 2006. In his new role... |
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Genesis L.A. Project Attracts New Investors
Genesis L.A. Project Attracts New Investors...Richard J. Riordan announced recently that Genesis L.A., a first-of-its-kind comprehensive...Mart Corp. has committed $1 million to Genesis L.A. Economic Growth Corp. a not... |
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Genesis Diamonds E-Commerce Site Revolutionizes Engagement Ring Shopping...
...Nashville, TN (PRWEB) February 06, 2012 Genesis Diamonds, hailed as the top seller of...quality and overall choice, as well. Genesis Diamonds Nashville has built a strong...Best Place to Buy an Engagement Ring." Genesis Diamonds is one of the select few authorized... |
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Genesis Microchip and Pixelworks Receive Request for Additional Information...
...BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2003 Genesis Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS) and...review of the proposed merger between Genesis Microchip and Pixelworks. The FTC request...Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Genesis Microchip and Pixelworks plan to respond... |
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