Ginger Lord (Will Davidson) Ch 5 Flashcards
Eve
“The first woman and our first mother. Eve was created from the rib of Adam, and thus woman—unlike the animals—is man’s equal and complement.”
Who was David
“The second king of Israel, a “man after God’s own heart.”
Eden
“The name of the garden in which God placed Adam and Eve”
Exile
“Enforced removal from one’s native land according to an edict or enforced residence in a foreign land. The time the people of Judah spent as captives in Babylon.”
Flood
“The great deluge that destroyed the world by water, from which only Noah, his family, and the animals escaped. The Flood is a type of the Sacrament of Baptism through which sin is destroyed.”
Gentile
“A member of any of the nations outside Israel”
Elohim
“The Hebrew word for God.”
Ark
“The vessel built by Noah to save his family and the animals from the Flood”
Ur
“A city in Mesopotamia, the original home of Abraham.
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Tabernacle
“An ornamented receptacle in the church in which the consecrated Eucharist is reserved for Communion for the sick and dying as well as for adoration. In Israelite history, the curtained tent containing the Ark of the Covenant and other sacred items; this portable sanctuary was taken through their wandering in the wilderness until the building of the Temple.
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Sarai
Original name of Sarah
Exodus
“Greek for “going out.” Liberation of the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt into the Promised Land by the saving acts of God. The Book of Exodus recounts these events. The word also describes the liberation from slavery to sin into eternal life by the saving act of Jesus Christ”
Sarah
“The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.”
Plague
“A disaster that affects a large number of people. The ten plagues in Exodus were signs of God’s wrath against the Egyptians for their treatment of the Jews, their obstinate pride, and their worship of false gods.”
Dueteronomy
“Greek for “second law.” It is the name of one of the books of the Bible that is the second promulgation of the Law. It also restates many of the important laws given in Exodus, including the Ten Commandments.”