Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:29 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Primeval History (The Primeval History)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-3

Menorah

The seven pronged lamp that was in the Tabernacle

Fertile Crescent

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

Tabernacle

Movable tent in which the Ark of the Covenant was kept and in which God showed His special presence to Israel

Mesopotamia

The region of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Edin

In the Babylonian language, it means plain or flatland.

Eden

In the Hebrew language, it means a delightful place.

Gihon

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

Tigris

Third of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden. It ran along the ast side of Asshur.

Euphrates

Fourth of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden

Gilgamish Epic

An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood