235 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Bereishit (Genesis 1:1-6:8), Source Book Keys, TELVOL1 GENESIS | 1:1 began — GEN4 The Rabbis teach that God created repentance... GEN4 The Rabbis teach that God created repentance even before He created the world. Genesis Rabbah 1:4. God knew that He would endow human beings with free will, which they would sometimes misuse. Thus, God needed to provide humankind with a way to atone for and correct wrongful behavior. Without a process such as teshuva (repentance), even good people would be overwhelmed by guilt, both toward God, Whose laws they had broken, and toward those whom they had hurt. TELVOL 1:151 Share Print Source KeyTELVOL1Verse1:1Keyword(s)beganSource Page(s)(See end of excerpt) Switch article GENESIS | 1:1 began — GEN3 R. Ahabah b. R. Ze'ira said: Repentance [was... Previous Article GENESIS | 1:1 beginning — GEN5 Rabbi Elazar said, A good heart. P... Next Article