Sunday, April 20, 2025, 12:23 AM
Site: Thirdmill Online Courses
Course: The Pentateuch (ePEN)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-9
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IsaacSon of Abraham and Sarah, heir of the covenant promises |
IshmaelSon of Abraham and Hagar |
IsraelNew name given to Jacob after he wrestled with the angel. At some point in its history, this word was a praise to God meaning "God struggles," or "God fights." |
J
JabalSon of Lamech, father of those who lived in tents and raised livestock |
JaphethSon of Noah. One of the two that showed respect to Noah. He was told that he would be blessed as he lived in the tents of Shem, and that Canaan would serve him also. His descendants migrated to the areas north of Canaan. |
JubalSon of Lamech, father of all who played the harp and the flute. |
L
LamechEvil descendant of Cain who boasted of killing a young man who had wounded him and claimed that God would avenge him 77 times. |
LotAbraham's nephew, with whom he had a conflict regarding land |
M
MenorahThe seven pronged lamp that was in the Tabernacle |
MesopotamiaThe region of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
Moabites Descendants of Lot that interacted with Israel in the period of Moses. God told Israel to not harass them or provoke them to war. |
N
NaturalismThe belief that if spiritual realities exist at all, they have no discernible effect on the visible world, and they have no place in academic research. |
NegevDesert area in the southern region of Canaan (sometimes spelled with a "b" at the end) |
NephilimStrong warriors known for their violence and exploitation. They appear in Genesis 6, and again in Numbers 13, when Israel sent spies to explore Canaan. |
P
PerizzitesOne of the people groups living in Canaan at the time of Abraham |
PishonName of the first of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden. It went through the land of Havilah, where there was gold and onyx. |
PolytheismThe belief in multiple deities |
PrototypeThe original form of something that serves as an example for other similar things |
R
RahabGentile woman who helped the spies when they entered the Promised Land, and was included as a part of the people of Israel |
RebekahName of Isaac's wife |
RuthMoabite woman, daughter of Naomi, who married Boaz and became member of Israel and participant in the family line of David and Jesus |
S
SabbathDay of rest |
SarahAbraham's wife who gave birth to Isaac at an old age (later spelling of her name) |
SethThird son of Adam and Eve |
ShemSon of Noah, descendant of Seth, father of the Israelites. He was told that Canaan, son of Ham, would serve him. His descendants migrated to the areas of the Arabian peninsula. |
SinaiMountain where God made a covenant with Israel in the time of Moses and gave them the Ten Commandments |
SodomOne of the sinful cities that God destroyed by burning sulfur |
SpermaGreek word (transliteration) for "seed" |
T
TabernacleMovable tent in which the Ark of the Covenant was kept and in which God showed His special presence to Israel |
TerahAbraham's father |
TigrisThird of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden. It ran along the east side of Asshur. |
ToledothHebrew word (transliteration) for "generations" |
Tubal-CainSon of Lamech, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron |
W
WellhausenTheologian that developed the documentary hypothesis about the Pentateuch |
Y
YahwehName of God used at the time of Seth, which became prominent in the time of Moses |
Z
ZeraHebrew word (transliteration) for "seed" |