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Angel: A spiritual, personal, and immortal creature, with intelligence and free will, who glorifies God and serves as God's messenger. Satan was at first a good angel, but along with other devils, they became evil through their own choices
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An Angel is not a human being, but a spiritual, persona and immortal creature who serves God as his messenger
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Paganism: The profession of no religion
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Pagan's are one's who practice Paganism or having no religion
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Patriarchs: Male rulers, elders, or leaders. the Patriarchs of faith of Israel are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
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Abraham was a patriarch because he was a male leader.
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Story Cycles: The series of short stories in Genesis that are centered around a particular character or group of characters. These cycles are collections of different stories which sometimes duplicate one another.
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In Genesis there was a series of short stories dealing with a character of group of characters called Story Cycles
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Circumcision: The surgical removal of the male foreskin; it was the physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham
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In the Old Testament, circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham, today is it wide-used and a sacred tradition.
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