Saturday, December 7, 2024, 8:02 PM
Site: Thirdmill Online Courses
Course: The Pentateuch (ePEN)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-10
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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. |
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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. |
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PerizzitesOne of the people groups living in Canaan at the time of Abraha |
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 |
PotipharThis Egyptian man's wife tried to seduce Joseph. When he refused, she accused him of misconduct, and Joseph was sent to prison. |
PrototypeThe original form of something that serves as an example for other similar things |