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Bereshit or Bereishith (Biblical Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית Bərēʾšīṯ) is the first word both of the Jewish Torah, and of the Christian New Testament of John, which alludes to the Torah. It is typically translated as "In beginning...", and may refer to:
- In the beginning (phrase)
- Book of Genesis
- Bereshit (parashah), the first weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading
- Beresheet and Beresheet 2, both lunar landers by SpaceIL
- "Bereishit", a song by Blue Fringe
- "Berashith", a 1902 essay by Aleister Crowley
See also
edit- Bereshit Rabbah, the midrash about the Book of Genesis
- Maaseh Breishit and Maaseh Merkavah, the esoteric doctrine of the universe or parts of it
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