Saturday, 27 April 2024, 4:05 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Father Abraham (Father Abraham)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-3
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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 |
AdumbrateAnother word for "foreshadow" or "prefigure" |
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ForeshadowAn event with circumstances so similar to a future event that the later event almost seems like a repetition of the previous one |
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HagarSarah's handmaid, who slept with Abraham and gave birth to Ishmael |
HebronCity in Canaan where Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were buried |
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IsaacSon of Abraham and Sarah, heir of the covenant promises |
IshmaelSon of Abraham and Hagar |
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LotAbraham's nephew, with whom he had a conflict regarding land |
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Moabites Descendants of Lot that interacted with Israel in the period of Moses. God told Israel to not harass them or provoke them to war. |
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NegevDesert area in the southern region of Canaan (sometimes spelled with a "b" at the end) |
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PerizzitesOne of the people groups living in Canaan at the time of Abraha |
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RahabGentile woman who helped the spies when they entered the Promised Land, and was included as a part of the people of Israel |
RebekahName of Isaac's wife |
RuthMoabite woman, daughter of Naomi, who married Boaz and became member of Israel and participant in the family line of David and Jesus |
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SarahAbraham's wife who gave birth to Isaac at an old age (later spelling of her name) |
SinaiMountain where God made a covenant with Israel in the time of Moses and gave them the Ten Commandments |
SodomOne of the sinful cities that God destroyed by burning sulfur |
SpermaGreek word (transliteration) for "seed" |
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TerahAbraham's father |
ToledothHebrew word (transliteration) for "generations" |
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ZeraHebrew word (transliteration) for "seed" |