Saturday, December 7, 2024, 8:01 PM
Site: Thirdmill Online Courses
Course: The Pentateuch (ePEN)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-8
A

Abel

Son of Adam and Eve murdered by his brother

Abimelech

King of Gerar (in the Negev region) who took Sarah to be with him, thinking that she was Abraham's sister

Abram

Abraham's original name

Amanuensis

Secretary or scribe

Ark

Word used for the boat that Noah built, also used for the basket in which Moses was placed as a baby

Atrahasis Epic

An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood that includes the creation, corruption, the flood, and a new order
B

Babel

Name of tower built to reach to the heavens. Name means "gate of God" in Mesopotamian language.

Balal

Word in Hebrew that means "confused." Used by Moses to describe the confusion of languages after God cursed the people for building the Tower of Babel.

C

Cain

Son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother

Canaan

Son of Ham who was cursed. He was told that his descendants would serve the descendants of Shem and Japheth.