Chapter 4: The Early World Flashcards
Ark
The large ship built by Noah to save his family and two of every animal from the Flood. The box (Ark of the Covenant) in which the Ten Commandments were kept
Abel
Adam and Eve’s second son. Murdered by his brother Cain
Tower of Babel
A tall building proposed by the Hamites in order to “make a name for themselves.” God responded to their challenge by confusing their languages, so the project could never be completed
Bigamy
Being married to more than one person at the same time. A perversion of the marriage covenant
Cain
Adam and Eve’s first son. The first murderer. His descendants carried a line of evil in contrast to the descendants of Seth, the People of God
Flood
The destruction of the world by water, from only which Noah, his family, and the animals escaped. The flood is a type of baptism, through which sin is destroyed
Ham
Noah’s rebellious son. The ancestor of Israel’s enemies
Lamech
A descendant of Cain. The first bigamist. His revenge demonstrates how far evil had developed in the world
Noah
The righteous man who, with his family and the animals, survived the Flood
Parallelism
A literary technique in which similarities between events or terms is used to point out similarities of ideas
Polygamy
The practice of having multiple wives. A perversion of the marriage covenant. Polygamy always leads to evil consequences in scripture
Seth
Adam and Eve’s third son and eventual heir. His line carried on the true worship of God in contrast to the evil line of Cain
Shem
Noah’s first-born son and heir. Ancestor of the Israelites and related tribes. Hebrew for “name”
Plain of Shinar
Mesopotamia, or modern Iraq; the land settled by the descendants of Ham
