Bereshit (parsha)

Bereshit (Hebrew בראשית, "In the beginning ") is a reading section ( or Parasha Sidra ) comprises the Torah and the text gene / Bereshit 1.1 to 6.8.

It is the Sidra of the 4th or 5th Sabbath in the month of Tishri.

Gist

Creation of heaven and earth and of particular things in 6 days, connected to the respective closing words: " God saw that it was good " ( only the second day missing, but on the third day occurs twice )
God's rest on the seventh day as a justification for the Shabbat
Description of the creation of Adam and Eve having regard to the monogamy
Note on the lineage of all people of only one Urelternpaar
Establishment of the people in the Garden of Eden
Seduction by the serpent
Curse of snake and people whose expulsion from the Garden
Birth of Cain and Abel
Abel's murder
Birth of Set
Ten generations of offspring sets to Noah
Maximum service life 969 years ( Methuselah )
Wickedness of men, limiting their lifetime to 120 years
God's decision, his creatures - to destroy - except for Noah

The associated Haftarah is Isaiah 42.5 to 43.10.

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