Glossary for Lessons 1-4


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M

Menorah

The seven pronged lamp that was in the Tabernacle

Mesopotamia

The region of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

N

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.


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.

P

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


Prototype

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

S

Sabbath

Day of rest

Seth

Third son of Adam and Eve

Shem

Son of Noah, descendant of Seth, father of the Israelites


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