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 Crescent

Region between Egypt and Mesopotamia, bordered by the desert on the south and the mountains on the north

Gihon

Second of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden. It went through the entire land of Cush.

Gilgamish Epic

An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood

Inauguration

Term used to describe the first stage of redemption

Jabal

Son of Lamech, father of those who lived in tents and raised livestock

Jubal

Son of Lamech, father of all who played the harp and the flute

Lamech

Evil descendant of Cain who boasted of killing a young man who had wounded him and claimed that God would avenge him 77 times

Menorah

The seven pronged lamp that was in the Tabernacle

Mesopotamia

The region of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Nephilim

Strong warriors known for their violence and exploitation. They appear in Genesis 6, and again in Numbers 13, when Israel sent spies to explore Canaan.