Archives: Glossary Terms

A threshing floor is a location where farmers thresh grain. Threshing is the process of beating grain, such as wheat and oats, to separate out…

The TorahThe Torah is the law of Moses, also known as the first five books of the Bible. To many the Torah is a combination…

The TransfigurationThe Transfiguration was a mountaintop event in which Jesus was transformed and became dazzling white, in a manner that suggested his future glory.  Peter,…

In the Garden of Eden, the tree of lifeIn the Garden of Eden, the tree of life is the tree that confers immortality. Adam and…

The tree of the knowledge of good and evilThe tree of the knowledge of good and evil is another tree God set in Eden. The…

The patriarch Jacob fathered twelve sons who became the ancestors the Twelve Tribes of IsraelThe patriarch JacobThe son of Isaac and Rebekah, renamed Israel, became the father of the twelve tribal families. More fathered twelve sons who became the ancestors the…