I had to manually create this link.
1. Note created by highlight
2. Copy and paste text into note
3. Add Genesis at the front of the reference to create link.
4. Add space before paren to create link. Highlighted link created.
5. Backspace to remove extra space. Link and highlight disappear.
6. Copy and paste link into linkage via tool bar.
7. Link made as shown by mouse over (or link tool) but is not highlighted

EDIT: interestingly if I copy and paste Genesis rather than type it, the link is made without the need of the final space.