Glossaries

Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 9:32 PM

Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary

Course: Father Abraham (Father Abraham)

Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-3

Hebrew word (transliteration) for "generations"

Son of Abraham and Sarah, heir of the covenant promises

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

Abraham's father

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

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

Abraham's original name

King of Gerar (in the Negev region) who took Sarah to be with him, thinking that she was Abraham's sister

Son of Abraham and Hagar

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

One of the sinful cities that God destroyed by burning sulfur

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

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

Another word for "foreshadow" or "prefigure"

Descendants of Lot that interacted with Israel in the period of Moses. God told Israel to not harass them or provoke them to war.

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

Name of Isaac's wife

Hebrew word (transliteration) for "seed"

Greek word (transliteration) for "seed"

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

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

Mountain where God made a covenant with Israel in the time of Moses and gave them the Ten Commandments