In the beginning (phrase)
Incipit used in Genesis 1:1 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see In the Beginning.
"In the beginning" (bereshit in Biblical Hebrew) is the opening-phrase or incipit used in the Bible in Genesis 1:1. In John 1:1 of the New Testament, the word Archē is translated into English with the same phrase.