Beginnings
The very first book of the Bible, which tells the origin story of the world and the early history of the Hebrew people.
Genesis
The first human man created by God, formed from the dust of the ground.
Adam
Abraham's son, born to him and Sarah in their old age, who was almost sacrificed by his father on a mountain.
Isaac
A solemn and binding agreement made between God and his people, such as the one with Noah after the flood or with Abraham to bless his descendants.
Covenant
The sacred personal name of God revealed to the Hebrews, often used throughout the Genesis narrative.
Yahweh
The account of how the universe was created, as described in the first chapters of Genesis.
Cosmology
The first human woman, created by God from Adam's rib to be his companion.
Eve
The son of Abraham and Hagar, who was cast out with his mother but was also blessed by God to become a great nation.
Ishmael
The special rights and inheritance due to the firstborn son, which Esau foolishly sold to his brother Jacob for a bowl of stew.
Birthright
The land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants, which became known as the Promised Land.
Canaan
The vast expanse or dome that God created on the second day to separate the waters above from the waters below.
Firmament
The righteous man chosen by God to build an ark to save his family and a pair of every animal from the great flood.
Noah
The son who tricked his brother Esau out of his birthright and his father's blessing
Jacob
The ambitious structure built by people who wanted to make a name for themselves and reach the heavens, which God stopped by confusing their language.
Tower of Babel
The mountain where Noah's Ark came to rest after the great flood.
Mt. Ararat
The authority and control God gave humans over all living creatures on the earth.
Dominion
The patriarch whom God called to leave his home in Ur and promised to make a great nation.
Abraham
The hairy firstborn son of Isaac, who traded his inheritance for a meal
Esau
An offering made to God, such as the one Abraham was prepared to make with his son, Isaac.
Sacrifice
The country where Joseph was sold into slavery and eventually rose to a position of great power.
Egypt
The act of being set apart for a special or holy purpose, such as the seventh day of creation.
Sanctified
The wife of Isaac who helped her favorite son, Jacob, deceive his father to get the blessing meant for his brother.
Rebekah
The twelve sons of Jacob, whose descendants formed the foundational groups of the Hebrew nation.
12 Tribes of Israel
Two cities destroyed by God with fire and sulfur because of their great wickedness.
Sodom and Gomorrah
The daughter of Laban who was given to Jacob in marriage by deceit, but became the mother of several of the tribes of Israel.
Leah