CREATION
Creation, in biblical terms, is the universe as we know or perceive it. Genesis says that in the beginning God created the heavens and the…
Archives: Glossary Terms
CULT PROPHET
Cult prophets were those who spoke oracles with specific religious sects. Some (like Habakkuk) were associated with the cultic practices of Israel. Others, however, were…
CUNEIFORM
CuneiformCuneiform is a script, one of the earliest known forms of writing. About 3000 B.C.E. Sumerians developed this form of writing on clay tablets with…
Cyrus
Persian leader who allowed Jewish exiles to return home.
Dan
A son of Jacob and tribe of Israel.
Daniel
An interpreter of dreams who was delivered from the lions' den.
Darius
The name of kings of the Persians and Medes.
