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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

Adumbrate

Another word for "foreshadow" or "prefigure"

F

Foreshadow

An event with circumstances so similar to a future event that the later event almost seems like a repetition of the previous one

H

Hagar

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

Hebron

City in Canaan where Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were buried

I

Isaac

Son of Abraham and Sarah, heir of the covenant promises

Ishmael

Son of Abraham and Hagar

L

Lot

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

M

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.

N

Negev

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

P

Perizzites

One of the people groups living in Canaan at the time of Abraha

R

Rahab

Gentile woman who helped the spies when they entered the Promised Land, and was included as a part of the people of Israel

Rebekah

Name of Isaac's wife

Ruth

Moabite woman, daughter of Naomi, who married Boaz and became member of Israel and participant in the family line of David and Jesus

S

Sarah

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

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

Terah

Abraham's father

Toledoth

Hebrew word (transliteration) for "generations"

Z

Zera

Hebrew word (transliteration) for "seed"


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