Sunday, 5 May 2024, 9:27 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Primeval History (The Primeval History)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-3
Richard Ramsay
Fertile CrescentRegion between Egypt and Mesopotamia, bordered by the desert on the south and the mountains on the north |
GihonSecond of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden. It went through the entire land of Cush. |
Gilgamish EpicAn ancient Babylonian story of the Flood |
InaugurationTerm used to describe the first stage of redemption |
JabalSon of Lamech, father of those who lived in tents and raised livestock |
JubalSon of Lamech, father of all who played the harp and the flute |
LamechEvil descendant of Cain who boasted of killing a young man who had wounded him and claimed that God would avenge him 77 times |
MenorahThe seven pronged lamp that was in the Tabernacle |
MesopotamiaThe region of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
NephilimStrong warriors known for their violence and exploitation. They appear in Genesis 6, and again in Numbers 13, when Israel sent spies to explore Canaan. |