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21 Cards in this Set
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1. Abram-
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God promised him a land and a people; from him God established a community, the people of Israel (later renamed Abraham)
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2. Abraham
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means “Father of the Multitude”
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3. 1850 BC
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is middle of the Bronze Age; it is the date given to the living time of Abraham.
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4. Sarai-
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wife of Abram, Abram deceived pharaoh by claiming that his beautiful but childless l wife was his sister (later renamed Sarah)
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5. Sarah-
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formally Sarai means “princess
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6. Hagar-
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Sarah’s maid who was offered to Abraham to conceive a son so Abraham would have an heir; the child was named Ishamel
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7. Folklore-
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Beliefs, traditions, practices, and legends transmitted orally, often in story form.
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8. Legend-
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story coming down from the past
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9. Bronze Age-
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2300-1600 B.C. (facts recorded in the biblical stories about marriage customs, legal contracts, travel, and lifestyle of semi-nomadic peoples all took place during this period)
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10. Amorites-
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means “Westerners,” a Semitic people that began to migrate westward out of Mesopotamia around 2100 B.C.
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11. Semites-
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decedents of Shem, Noah’s son.
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12. Semite-
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derives from Noah’s son Shem, ancestor to Abraham.
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14. Anti-Semitic-
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those of Jewish prejudice
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15. Ur-
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is the Sumerian city, which Abraham originally came from
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16. El, Elohim-
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Chosen people Semitic name, El, to refer to God. Canaanite had a got named El, the father of all other gods and of all creatures. Elohiim is a plural form of El.
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17. El Shaddai-
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means “God Almighty”
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18. Yahweh-
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Hebrew”to be” Latin Vulgate translation is “I am who am” and Septuagint render the sacred name “He who is.”
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19. Adonai-
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means “Lord”
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20. Jehovah-
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the combination of the vowels of Adonai, a-o-a, were added to create the hybrid word “Jehovah.”
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21. Tetragrammaton-
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4 letters; YHWH; Greek for “four letters
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tHE 5 WORDS TO SUMMARIZE aBRAM'S REMARKABLE STORY.
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CALL ; FAITH ; JOURNEY ; COVENANT ; FULFILLMENT
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