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Genesis
1st book of the bible
cosmology
framework of the bible
dominion
have authority and responsibility to rule
story where God stops the building of the Tower of Babel to the heavens to confuse them
monotheism
belief in one God
covenant
a promise between God and his people
torah
first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
Egypt
country in northeast Africa and southeast Asia
Mt. Moriah
King Solomon built the first temple here
sacrifice
giving up something for something else
alter
structure for worship, prayer, and talking to God
Adam
first human being created by God
Eve
first women created by God
Yahweh
God of the Isrealites in the Hebrew Bible
Ur
major Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia
Noah
built massive ark to save his family and the animals from the flood
Hagar
Egyptian Slave
firmament
vault or arch of the sky
cubit
measure from the elbow to the tip of your middle finger
Abraham
first patriarch of the bible
12 tribes of Isreal
traditional founding divisions of the ancient Jewish
canaan
promise land
Lot
Abraham's nephew
Leah
First wife of Jacob and the sister of Rachel
Jacob
Son of Isaac and Rebekah