Thursday, 28 March 2024, 9:51 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Father Abraham (Father Abraham)
Glossary: Glossary for Lesson 1
Richard Ramsay

Abimelech

King of Gerar (in the Negev region) who took Sarah to be with him, thinking that she was Abraham's sister

Abram

Abraham's original name

Hagar

Sarah's handmaid, who slept with Abraham and gave birth to Ishmael

Isaac

Son of Abraham and Sarah, heir of the covenant promises

Ishmael

Son of Abraham and Hagar

Lot

Abraham's nephew, with whom he had a conflict regarding land

Negev

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

Sarah

Abraham's wife who gave birth to Isaac at an old age (later spelling of her name)

Sodom

One of the sinful cities that God destroyed by burning sulfur

Terah

Abraham's father

Toledoth

Hebrew word (transliteration) for "generations"