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Abimelech

King of Gerar (in the Negev region) who took Sarah to be with him, thinking that she was Abraham's sister

Abram

Abraham's original name

Adumbrate

Another word for "foreshadow" or "prefigure"

F

Foreshadow

An event with circumstances so similar to a future event that the later event almost seems like a repetition of the previous one

H

Hagar

Sarah's handmaid, who slept with Abraham and gave birth to Ishmael

Hebron

City in Canaan where Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were buried

I

Isaac

Son of Abraham and Sarah, heir of the covenant promises

Ishmael

Son of Abraham and Hagar

L

Lot

Abraham's nephew, with whom he had a conflict regarding land

M

Moabites

Descendants of Lot that interacted with Israel in the period of Moses. God told Israel to not harass them or provoke them to war.

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