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Adam
The first human created. He was created out of dust
Eve
First female created. She was created from Adam's rib.
Tower of Babel
the tower humans built with the goal of reaching heaven and when God created new languages
Firmament
what separates the waters from the heavens
Torah
The Torah is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
Noah
The man who survived the flood and saved the animals that God told him to
Isaac
the second patriarch and the miraculous son of Abraham and Sarah
Sodom and Gomorrah
two cities destroyed by God for their evil
Cosmology
the science of the origin and development of the universe
Original sin
Adam and Eve eating the fruit of the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
Abraham
the first of the Hebrew patriarchs, whose descendants become the Israelites
Ishmael
the firstborn son of Abraham and Hagar, Sarah's maidservant
Canaan
The biblical word for the promised land
Covenant
A sacred agreement between God and humanity
Genesis
The first book of the Bible
Esau
Isaac's oldest son
Jacob/Israel
one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites, alongside Abraham and Isaac
Mt. Ararat
the highest peak in Turkey, famous as the traditional landing site of Noah's Ark
Monotheism
the belief in only one God
Yahweh
God's name in Hebrew
Lot
Abraham's nephew who survived the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Rueben
Ur
the birthplace of the patriarch Abraham and the city where he departed for Canaan
Denominations
human organization based on different interpretations of the Bible
Cubit
an ancient unit of length, roughly the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger