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== Major Theme ==
This is the book of "beginnings". It is widely accepted <ref>Not just amongst the Orthodox church but the christian and Judaic faiths.</ref>, that it contains many historical and theological themes revealed by God Himself.
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Genesis was written after the [[Exodus]] (ca. 1445 B.C.) of the Israelite people, but before the death of Moses (ca. 1405 B.C.).
== Major Theme ==
This is the book of "beginnings". It is widely accepted <ref>Not just amongst the Orthodox church but other christian denominations and the Judaic faith.</ref>, that it contains the early history of man and of Israel and theological themes revealed by God Himself.
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== Background ==
It then tells of [[God]]'s call and promise of [[salvation]] to [[Abraham]], and the story of [[Isaac]] and [[Jacob]], whom God named Israel, ending with the settlement of the twelve tribes of Israel (the families of the twelve sons of Jacob) in Egypt, during the time of Joseph's favor with the Egyptian Pharaoh. In traditional Church language, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are called the [[Patriarch]]s and are also [[Forefather]]s of Christ.
=== Purpose and Interpretation ===