Glossary for Lessons 1-8

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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.

Sinai

Mountain where God made a covenant with Israel in the time of Moses and gave them the Ten Commandments

Sodom

One of the sinful cities that God destroyed by burning sulfur

Sperma

Greek word (transliteration) for "seed"

T

Tabernacle

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

Terah

Abraham's father

Tigris

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

Toledoth

Hebrew word (transliteration) for "generations"

Tubal-Cain

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

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Wellhausen

Theologian that developed the documentary hypothesis about the Pentateuch

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