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Babylonian Mythology and Ancient Civilizations: Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Religious Studies

Definitions for various terms related to babylonian mythology and ancient civilizations, including gods' creation stories, divine fiats, rivers, the flood, epic tales, and significant figures. It covers the creation of the world by elish and elohim, the divine fiat of bara, the humanized account of enuma, and the creation from nothing (creatio exnihilo). The document also includes definitions for the euphrates and tigris rivers, the gilgamesh epic, ham's sin, the tower of babel, and various figures like abraham, hagar, lot, and aaron.

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2009/2010

Uploaded on 04/26/2010

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TERM 1
Enuma
Elish
DEFINITION 1
humanized faciful account of gods creation-babylonian
TERM 2
Bara
DEFINITION 2
divine fiat and accomplishment
TERM 3
elohim
DEFINITION 3
god plural
TERM 4
Bara
DEFINITION 4
created from nothing--creatio exnihilo
TERM 5
yom
DEFINITION 5
hebrew for day
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Enuma

Elish

humanized faciful account of gods creation-babylonian

TERM 2

Bara

DEFINITION 2

divine fiat and accomplishment

TERM 3

elohim

DEFINITION 3

god plural

TERM 4

Bara

DEFINITION 4

created from nothing--creatio exnihilo

TERM 5

yom

DEFINITION 5

hebrew for day

4 rivers

euphrates and tigris known gihon and pishon-found

underground

TERM 7

Flood

DEFINITION 7

proof in fossils proof in rock carvings

TERM 8

gilgamesh epic

DEFINITION 8

story of flood

TERM 9

Ham's sin

DEFINITION 9

uncovered fathers nakedness incest? had sex with mom

TERM 10

tower of babel

DEFINITION 10

built to make name for ourselves scattered lanuguages

theopholy

god in visible form

TERM 17

eliezer

DEFINITION 17

abrahams head servant wanted to adopt him

TERM 18

ishmael

DEFINITION 18

hagars son

TERM 19

isaac

DEFINITION 19

sarahs son

TERM 20

isaac and rebecca

DEFINITION 20

jacob and esau-twins

Labon

uncle of jacob ran to him when esau was mad

TERM 22

rachel

DEFINITION 22

jacobs wife

TERM 23

Aaron

DEFINITION 23

golden calf worship

TERM 24

eleph

DEFINITION 24

thousand

TERM 25

Nazirite vow

DEFINITION 25

no grapevine products grow hair don't touch a dead body

canaanite religion

baalism involved: snake worship, prostitution, sympathetic

magic, child sacrifices

TERM 32

baal

DEFINITION 32

sex god

TERM 33

two memorial cairns

DEFINITION 33

to commemorate the crossing of jordan river

TERM 34

gibeonite pretense

DEFINITION 34

joshua was deceived from verbal treaty

TERM 35

As for me and my

house

DEFINITION 35

joshua--talking about sex worship going on (farewell speech)

herem

pronounced against jericho

TERM 37

achan

DEFINITION 37

violated it

TERM 38

el

DEFINITION 38

father of baal

TERM 39

asherah

DEFINITION 39

wife of baal

TERM 40

how many judges

DEFINITION 40

13 including samuel

Jephthan

judge of rash vow son of prostitute half bros chased him from

town eventually asked to return

TERM 47

Micah

DEFINITION 47

stole moms sheckles curse returned altar made to be a

priest

TERM 48

sex crime of gibeah

DEFINITION 48

lowest point

TERM 49

Ruth

DEFINITION 49

may be in the time of ehud

TERM 50

samuel

DEFINITION 50

greatest prophet acting hight priest last judge

saul

israels first king

TERM 52

ziklag

DEFINITION 52

city given to david