Genesis 2

Genesis 2:17

"but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it you⌃ shall not eat, but in whatever day you⌃ eat of it, you⌃ shall surely die."
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4QGenesis b showing Genesis 2:17 from Early to Mid-1st Century AD found in Qumran, Cave 4, currently housed at Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Scroll

4QGenesis b

1 of 34Q2
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~AD 30 (Early to Mid-1st Century AD)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details

This manuscript contains one of the earliest surviving copies of the biblical creation account from the first chapter of Genesis. Written on parchment of a distinctively lower quality than most other Qumran scrolls, it has been an object of interest for studying the diversity of manuscript production materials in antiquity.

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Rahlfs 907 showing Genesis 2:17 from 3rd Century AD found in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, currently housed at British Library, London
Fragment

Rahlfs 907

2 of 3907
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 200 (3rd Century AD)
Current LocationBritish Library, London
Found LocationOxyrhynchus, Egypt
Scribal Context & Details

A 3rd-century Greek Septuagint fragment of Genesis discovered at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. This manuscript is famous for writing the divine name of God (YHWH) as a double Hebrew 'yod' directly into the surrounding Greek text.

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Codex Alexandrinus showing Genesis 2:17 from 5th Century (c. 400-440 CE) found in Alexandria, Egypt, currently housed at British Library, London
Codex

Codex Alexandrinus

3 of 3A
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 400 (5th Century (c. 400-440 CE))
Current LocationBritish Library, London
Found LocationAlexandria, Egypt
Scribal Context & Details

Codex Alexandrinus is one of the four great uncial codices of the Greek Bible. It contains the vast majority of the Septuagint and New Testament, and was the first of the great uncials to become accessible to modern scholars.

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