Saturday, December 7, 2024, 8:01 PM
Site: Thirdmill Online Courses
Course: The Pentateuch (ePEN)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-8
A
AbelSon of Adam and Eve murdered by his brother |
AbimelechKing of Gerar (in the Negev region) who took Sarah to be with him, thinking that she was Abraham's sister |
AbramAbraham's original name |
AmanuensisSecretary or scribe |
ArkWord used for the boat that Noah built, also used for the basket in which Moses was placed as a baby |
Atrahasis EpicAn ancient Babylonian story of the Flood that includes the creation, corruption, the flood, and a new order |
B
BabelName of tower built to reach to the heavens. Name means "gate of God" in Mesopotamian language. |
BalalWord 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
CainSon of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother |
CanaanSon of Ham who was cursed. He was told that his descendants would serve the descendants of Shem and Japheth. |