Glossary for Lessons 1-5

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Key terms and names for Lessons 1-5

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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. He was told that Canaan, son of Ham, would serve him. His descendants migrated to the areas of the Arabian peninsula.

T

Tabernacle

Movable tent in which the Ark of the Covenant was kept and in which God showed His special presence to Israel

Tigris

Third of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden. It ran along the east side of Asshur.

Tubal-Cain

Son of Lamech, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron

W

Wellhausen

Theologian that developed the documentary hypothesis about the Pentateuch

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