Bible: Hebrew Genesis

Famous quotes containing the words hebrew genesis, hebrew and/or genesis:

    Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
    —Bible: Hebrew Genesis, 3:5.

    The serpent’s temptation, spoken to Eve.

    And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalms 78:66.

    If only he would not pity us so much,
    Weaken our fate, relieve us of woe both great
    And small, a constant fellow of destiny,
    A too, too human god, self-pity’s kin
    And uncourageous genesis . . .
    Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)