Glossary
- Abram: that is, Abraham
- bdellium: an aromatic gum
- cherubim: an order of angels
- cubit: a unit of measurement originally based on the length of the forearm
- Cush: possibly Ethiopia
- Gihon: literally, “bursting forth, gushing”
- Havilah: literally, “stretch of sand,” used in the Old Testament to refer to various lands
- land of Canaan: a region roughly commensurate with modern-day Israel and surrounding territories
- Moreh: variously identified as a tree, a grove, or a plain
- mountains of Ar’arat: mountains located in modern-day Turkey
- Pishon: a river variously identified as the Nile, the Indus, the Ganges, and other rivers
- Sar’ai: generally spelled “Sarah”
- Shechem: the first capital of the Kingdom of Israel
- Ur: a city in ancient Sumer
“Adam and Eve” by Heinrich Campendonk (Yale University Art Gallery)
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