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Esau

(Encyclopedia) EsauEsauēˈsô [key] [Heb.,=hairy], in the Bible, son of Isaac, who sold his birthright to his younger twin, Jacob, for lentil stew and who was tricked by Jacob out of his father's…

Kadmonites

(Encyclopedia) KadmonitesKadmoniteskădˈmənīts [key], in the Bible, unidentified tribe whose land was promised to Abraham's descendants.

Keturah

(Encyclopedia) KeturahKeturahkēty&oomacr;ˈrə [key], in the Bible, mother of six sons of Abraham.

Aner

(Encyclopedia) AnerAnerāˈnər [key], in the Bible. 1 Ally of Abraham. 2 Levitical town, E of the Jordan.

Milcah

(Encyclopedia) MilcahMilcahmĭlˈkə [key], in the Bible. 1 Wife of Abraham's brother Nahor. 2 Daughter and coheiress of Zelophehad.

Jehovah-jireh

(Encyclopedia) Jehovah-jirehJehovah-jirehjəhōˈvə-jīˈrē [key], in the Bible, Abraham's name for the spot where the angel prevented the sacrifice of Isaac.

Hamor

(Encyclopedia) HamorHamorhāˈmôr [key], in the Bible, head of the family from whom Abraham bought his tomb. An alternate form is Emmor.

Shuah

(Encyclopedia) ShuahShuahsh&oomacr;ˈə [key], in the Bible, son of Abraham. Descendants are the Shuhites, an Arab tribe; Bildad the Shuhite was probably a member.

Moriah

(Encyclopedia) MoriahMoriahmōrīˈə [key], in the Bible, land in which the mountain where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac was located. It has been identified by some with Mt. Moriah.

Gerar

(Encyclopedia) GerarGerargēˈrär [key], in the Bible, city-state of Canaan, SE of Gaza. Abraham and Isaac sojourned there. Its identification is controversial; the most likely site is Tel Haror.

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