The Bible: In the Beginning...

The Bible: In the Beginning...(1966)

"The unforgettable adventure of man from the creation!"

7.3/10
272 votes
175 minSeptember 28, 1966

Overview

Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.

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