Question: which was the first book written in the bible
Answer: The Book of Genesis ( from the Latin Vulgate , in turn borrowed or transliterated from Greek γένεσις , meaning `` Coming into Being '' ; Hebrew : בְּרֵאשִׁית ‎ , Bərēšīṯ , `` In ( the ) beginning '' ) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible ( the Tanakh ) and the Christian Old Testament .