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Ancient Civ & Bible
Chapter1
Term | Definition |
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agriculture | science of farming, taking care of crops and livestock |
ancestor | person that is descended from, relative |
altar | Biblical Altars were generally structures of earth or of stones. Sacrifices were offered on them. |
ark | a building of gopher-wood and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits high and oblong floating house. |
banish | to expel, to drive someone away |
Biblical Worldview | A Biblical worldview is based on the infallible Word of God. The foundation of everything you say and do. |
Buoyancy | the quality that allows an object to float |
catastrophic | extremely bad or disastrous |
cubit | ancient unit of length equal to a forearm |
deceive | the definition of deception consists of using a lie to promote something that is not of value |
descendant | the offspring from ancestors |
evolution | a gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form |
naturalism | he view of the world that takes account only of natural elements and forces, excluding the supernatural or spiritual. |
origins | places where things begin |
pitch | the degree of steepness of a slope |
prehistoric | of an era before recorded history |
The Creation | The creation of all things is ascribed in the Bible to God and is the only reasonable account of the orgin of the world. |
uniformitarianism | laws of nature are constant across space and time |
worldview | a worldview is the framework from which we view reality and make sense of life and the world |