Genesis 2

Genesis 2:9

"And God made to spring up also out of the earth every tree beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil."
Manuscripts (3)
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Rahlfs 907 showing Genesis 2:9 from 3rd Century AD found in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, currently housed at British Library, London
Fragment

Rahlfs 907

1 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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BSB Cod.graec. 610 Nr. 1 showing Genesis 2:9 from 4th Century AD found in Egypt, currently housed at Munich, Germany
Fragment

BSB Cod.graec. 610 Nr. 1

2 of 3935
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 300 (4th Century AD)
Current LocationMunich, Germany
Found LocationEgypt
Scribal Context & Details

Preserves portions of Genesis 37 and 38.

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Codex Alexandrinus showing Genesis 2:9 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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