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Genesis

(Encyclopedia)Genesis jĕnˈəsĭs [key], 1st book of the Bible, first of the five books of the Law (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. Beginning with two accounts of the creation and of human...

Sara

(Encyclopedia)Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=princess]. She was chi...

Isaac

(Encyclopedia)Isaac īˈzək [key] [Heb.,=laughter], according to the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis, Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sara. He married Rebecca, and their sons were Esau and Jaco...

Aben Ezra

(Encyclopedia)Aben Ezra: see Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir. ...

Ben Ezra

(Encyclopedia)Ben Ezra: see Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir. ...

Hazo

(Encyclopedia)Hazo hāˈzō [key], in the Bible, nephew of Abraham. ...

Gaham

(Encyclopedia)Gaham gāˈhəm [key], in the Bible, nephew of Abraham. ...

Iscah

(Encyclopedia)Iscah ĭsˈkə [key], in the Bible, niece of Abraham. ...

Jokshan

(Encyclopedia)Jokshan jŏkˈshăn [key], in the Bible, son of Abraham. ...

Chesed

(Encyclopedia)Chesed kēˈsĕd [key], in the Bible, nephew of Abraham. ...