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Thursday, March 27, 2025, 9:27 AM
Site: Thirdmill Online Courses
Course: The Pentateuch (ePEN)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-10
E

Evangelicals

Christians who hold to the full authority of Scripture

F

Fertile Crescent

Region between Egypt and Mesopotamia, bordered by the desert on the south and the mountains on the north

Foreshadow

An event with circumstances so similar to a future event that the later event almost seems like a repetition of the previous one
G

Gihon

Second of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden. It went through the entire land of Cush.

Gilgamish Epic

An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood
H

Hagar

Sarah's handmaid, who slept with Abraham and gave birth to Ishmael

Ham

Son of Noah that dishonored him when he was drunk. His son Canaan was cursed. His descendants migrated to the areas of northern Africa and Canaan.

Hebron

City in Canaan where Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were buried

Heel

In Hebrew, the root of this word is the same as the root of the name Jacob.

Henotheism

The belief that there are many gods, but one is the greatest