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11 Cards in this Set
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Cycle |
The term refers to a collection of stories centered on or "cycling" around one person |
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The Akedah |
(the binding) - Refers to the "sacrifice of Isaac" |
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Ishmael |
The son of Abraham and Hagar; he was not the son of the promise; he and his mother were expelled by Sarah and Abraham |
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Hesed |
Loving kindness; a term connected to covenantal loyalty |
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Primogeniture |
the state of being the first born of the children of the same parents with the exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son. |
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Circumcision |
the cutting of ones foreskin. |
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Abimelech |
the name of multiple Philistine kings mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. |
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Covenant |
A pact or formal agreement between two parties in which there are mutual obligations and expectations. |
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Eponym |
A supposed ancestor whose name is the same as or related to the name of the latter group, tribe, or nation |
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Theophany |
A manifestation or appearance of the divine |
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Jehovah Jireh |
a place in the land of Moriah. It was the location of the binding of Isaac, where God told Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering. A god who sees and provides |
