Saturday, 4 May 2024, 9:58 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Primeval History (The Primeval History)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-3
MenorahThe seven pronged lamp that was in the Tabernacle |
Fertile CrescentRegion between Egypt and Mesopotamia, bordered by the desert on the south and the mountains on the north |
TabernacleMovable tent in which the Ark of the Covenant was kept and in which God showed His special presence to Israel |
MesopotamiaThe region of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
EdinIn the Babylonian language, it means plain or flatland. |
EdenIn the Hebrew language, it means a delightful place. |
GihonSecond of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden. It went through the entire land of Cush. |
TigrisThird of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden. It ran along the ast side of Asshur. |
EuphratesFourth of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden |
Gilgamish EpicAn ancient Babylonian story of the Flood |