FallThedisobedienceandexpulsionofAdamandEvefromthegardenofEden(Genesis3).SeeChapter1.FearofGod(alsoFearofYahweh)AdeeprespectandreverenceofGod;animportantthemeintheElohistfragmentsandinthewisdomliterature.SeeChapter15.FertilecrescentThewell-wateredandfertilearcoflandwhereearlycivilizationsdevelopedandprospered;itextendsupwardfromtheNilevalleyinthewest,throughPalestineandSyria,anddowntheTigrisandEup...[
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ETheacronymfortheElohistsource.EarlyJudaismAlsosometimescalled"formative,""proto-,""middle,"andeven"late"Judaism;referstoJudaismintheintertestamentalperiod(andslightlylater)asadevelopmentfromthereligionofancientIsrael,butpriortotheemergenceofitsclassical,rabbinicformintheearlycenturiesC.E.EdenTheGardenofEdenwastheplaceGodlocatedthefirstcreatedhumans,AdamandEve(Genesis2-3).SeeChapter1.EdomAterritor...[
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DTheacronymfortheDeuteronomistsourceoftheTorah/Pentateuch,writtenintheseventhcenturyB.C.E.DanAsonofJacob,andoneofthetwelvetribesofIsrael.SeeChapter9.DanielAJudeanwhowastakenintoBabyloniancaptivitybyNebuchadnezzar;aJewishhero,heisthemaincharacterinthebookofDaniel.SeeChapter17.DavidThesonofJesse,anointedbySamueltobecomekinginplaceofSaul;hekilledGoliath;hissonsAmnon,Absalom,Adonijah,andSolomonfoughtt...[
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C.E."CommonEra";anattempttouseaneutraltermfortheperiodtraditionallylabeledA.D.(annodominior"yearoftheLord")byChristians;thus1999C.E.isidenticaltoAD1999.SeealsoB.C.E.CainThefirstsonofAdamandEve;hemurderedhisbrotherAbel.SeeChapter1.CalebOneofthetwelvespiesJoshuasentintoCanaan;ofthegenerationwhichleftEgyptintheExodus,onlyheandJoshuawereallowedtoenterCanaan.CalendarJudaismfollowsalunarcalandaradjusted...[
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B.C.E./C.E.Abbreviationsmeaning"beforethecommonera"and"commonera";theologicallyneutralreplacementsforthetraditionaldesignationsB.C.("beforeChrist")andA.D.("yearoftheLord").SeeIntroduction.BaalWordwhichmeans"lord,master"(inModernHebrew,"husband")thatwasappliedtothechiefgodofCanaan;variouslocationsinCanaanhadtheirpatronBaalgods,forexample,BaalofPeorandBaalofHermon.BabelSeeTowerofBabelandBabylon.Baby...[
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A.D.Abbreviationofannodomini,Latinfor"yearofourLord".
SeeC.E.AaronThebrotherofMoses,Israel'sfirsthighpriest.SeeChapter3,Chapter4.AbelThesecondsonofAdamandEve;hewasmurderedbyhisbrotherCain.
SeeChapter1.AbiatharOneofDavid'spriests;hefelloutoffavorbecausehesupportedAdonijahagainstSolomon.SeeChapter8,Chapter9.AbimelechKingofGerarwhotooktowifeSarah(Genesis20)andRebekah(Genesis26).AbnerThecomman...[
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