The Beginning
The first book of the Bible, telling the story of the world's creation and early human history.
Genesis
A sacred agreement made between God and humanity, first with Noah and later with Abraham.
Covenant
The city where Abraham originally lived before God called him to go to Canaan.
Ur
The wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
Rebekah
The name of God, often used in the context of the covenant with His people.
Yahweh
The study of the origin of the universe, as described in the creation story.
Cosmology
The man with whom God made a covenant, promising him many descendants.
Abraham
The land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants.
Canaan
The first wife of Jacob, who bore him many sons.
Leah
The belief in one God, which is central to the faith of Abraham and his descendants.
Monotheism
The first man created by God from the dust of the ground.
Adam
The son of Abraham, who was nearly sacrificed as a test of faith.
Isaac
The country where Joseph was sold into slavery and later became a ruler.
Egypt
The son of Abraham and Hagar, considered the ancestor of the Arab nations.
Ishmael
An offering made to God, such as Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac.
Sacrifice
The first woman, created from one of Adam's ribs to be his companion.
Eve
The son of Isaac who was later named Israel and had twelve sons who became the 12 tribes of Israel.
Jacob
The mountain where Noah's ark came to rest after the flood.
Mt. Ararat
The older twin brother of Jacob, who sold his birthright for a meal.
Esau
A structure on which sacrifices are made to God, often used by the patriarchs.
Altar
The act of disobedience by Adam and Eve that brought sin into the world.
Original Sin
The descendants of Jacob’s twelve sons, who became the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
12 Tribes of Israel
The location where Abraham was instructed to sacrifice Isaac.
Mt. Moriah
The wife of Abraham, who bore Isaac in her old age.
Sarah/Saria
Something that is made holy, often through a covenant with God.
Sanctified