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Course: The Pentateuch (ePEN)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-10
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Mesopotamia

The 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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Naturalism

The 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.

Negev

Desert area in the southern region of Canaan (sometimes spelled with a "b" at the end)

Nephilim

Strong 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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Perizzites

One of the people groups living in Canaan at the time of Abraha

Pishon

Name 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.

Polytheism

The belief in multiple deities

Potiphar

This Egyptian man's wife tried to seduce Joseph. When he refused, she accused him of misconduct, and Joseph was sent to prison.

Prototype

The original form of something that serves as an example for other similar things