Quotes for All
Of course, the genesis of a good portion of the gridlock in Congress does not reside in Congress itself. Ultimate reform will require each of us, as voters and Americans, to take a long look in the mirror, because in many ways, our representatives in Washington reflect the people who have sent them there. Evan … Read more
The Latin words humus, soil/earth, and homo, human being, have a common derivation, from which we also get our word ‘humble.’ This is the Genesis origin of who we are: dust – dust that the Lord God used to make us a human being. If we cultivate a lively sense of our origin and nurture … Read more
All the great crimes of history, lest we forget, have their genesis in the moral wilderness of their times. Eskinder Nega
The range of circumstances in which it is possible to presuppose the presence of a combination is very limited. The presence of such circumstances is the reason for the genesis of the idea in the master’s brain. Emanuel Lasker
I am looking for the word which is there and shouldn’t be there. I wonder, why is it there? Or I look for problems: the Akedah [the Binding of Isaac – Genesis 22]. It still baffles me. Each time I read it – and I read it at least twice a year – each time … Read more
Take the story of Cain and Abel. Why were we given that story? Scientifically, you may have an explanation for it, but I’m not approaching it from the scientific point of view. I’m saying: Why do we need that? It’s a sordid story, a depressing story, a dark story. Why should I believe that I’m … Read more
Everything is in it: the promise and the hope and the fear and the challenge and the defiance. The test is a double test: Just as God tested Abraham, Abraham tested God: \”Let’s see if you really want me to go ahead with it and kill my son.\” Then the angel says, \”Do not raise … Read more
My interpretation is different. God asks Cain, \”Where is your brother Abel?\” [Genesis 4:9] And Cain answers \”Lo yadati, \”I don’t know\” or \”I didn’t know.\” Then comes a period, followed by \”Am I my brother’s keeper?\” Elie Wiesel
I remember one day I came home and shouted to my grandmother, \”Grandma, Sarah is pregnant!\” Poor Sarah! For weeks before I had read how difficult it was for her to get pregnant. \”Grandma! I have news for you!\” \”What did you learn?\” \”I have news, Grandma: Sarah is pregnant!\” [Genesis 16 – 21]. Elie … Read more
Of all the documents that have come down from antiquity, Genesis three is the only one that explains how the world became sinful and evil Edward Joseph Young