Glossary for Lessons 1-8
Key terms and names
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AbelSon of Adam and Eve murdered by his brother | |
AbimelechKing of Gerar (in the Negev region) who took Sarah to be with him, thinking that she was Abraham's sister | |
AbramAbraham's original name | |
AmanuensisSecretary or scribe | |
ArkWord used for the boat that Noah built, also used for the basket in which Moses was placed as a baby | |
Atrahasis EpicAn ancient Babylonian story of the Flood that includes the creation, corruption, the flood, and a new order | |
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BabelName of tower built to reach to the heavens. Name means "gate of God" in Mesopotamian language. | |
BalalWord in Hebrew that means "confused." Used by Moses to describe the confusion of languages after God cursed the people for building the Tower of Babel. | |
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CainSon of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother | |
CanaanSon of Ham who was cursed. He was told that his descendants would serve the descendants of Shem and Japheth. | |