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• Genesis is the first book of the bible, representing the origin, beginning, source, and creation.
• The twelve cakes of bread made of wheat and flour are a symbol of the pledge between the twelve tribes of Israel and God.
• Toledot translates the original Hebrew, meaning "generations, family, history" and is a group of science/scientific account of humankind.
• Pre-historical/Proto-historical is a term some scholars use.
• Pre-historical means "Before history" and Proto-historical refers to historical elements based on oral traditions, incorporating mythological and symbolic elements that make their historical accuracy challenging to determine.
• The Middle East is where common stock of mythological stories are drawn from.
• Canaanites, Babylonians, and Egyptians find parallels in the creation accounts of Genesis.
• Myth is a literary form used in the Bible, symbolizing the imaginative story and producing symbols to speak about reality.
• Creation is the foundation of all God's saving plans and the beginning of the history of salvation that culminates in Christ.
• The first account of creation in Genesis 1 describes God creating the universe in 6 days, with the seventh day being the Sabbath Day, where God rested.
• The divine image of God is an image where a human individual is created from, capable of self-knowledge, self-possession, or freely giving himself.
• The summit of God’s creation is humankind/human being.
• Humans are stewards of all creation.
• There are two sexes created by God, male and female.
• Love produces life.
• The rule of St. Benedict states that "Nothing should take precedence over 'the work of god,' that is solemn in worship, indicating the right order of human concerns."
• The second account of creation in Genesis 2 symbolically describes God beginning with the creation of male human species, then fashioning the world of nature for his sake and finally creating the woman.
• Adam and Eve represent the entire human race and are stewards of God's creation.
• Adam, meaning 'man' or 'human' in Hebrew, was the first scientist, naming the animals.
• Eve, meaning 'living' in Hebrew, symbolically the mother of all living people.
• Adamah, a Hebrew word, means 'earth, soil, land'.
• Human being is earth-shaped and has divine breath.
• The final resurrection is when the soul will be reunited with the body at the end of time.
• Eden, a Hebrew homonym, means 'pleasure, delight'.
• Pesach, or Passover, is a Hebrew word with a primary meaning of "to pass over" and a secondary meaning of "to protect, to defend", the latter being what the sprinkled blood did for households of the Hebrews.
• Unleavened bread, originally an agricultural rite related to the grain harvest, is a symbol of purity and is regarded as a great delicacy, often referred to as "manna from heaven".
• Quails are a flock of migratory birds traveling from Europe to other parts of the world.
• Amalekites are the first group of people battled and triumphed over by Israel.
• Theophanic refers to "God Manifesting".
• God guided the Israelites through their journey through the Sinai Peninsula as a column of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
• Covenant is a binding relationship which is based on commitment that carries with it promises and obligations.
• Decalogue is at the heart of Sinai Narrative.
• 10 Commandments, written by God on two tablets of stone, sum up and proclaim God's law, contain the terms of the covenant, and are reduced to two and restated in positive form in the Christian context: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself." quoted by Jesus in response to the question: "Which is the greatest commandment of the law?"
• Sacred Meal participated in by Moses, Aaron, and the elders of Israel in the presence of God is a rite that ratified the covenant.
• Sacrifice, a blood rite, is believed to have the sacramental power to bring two parties into a covenant.
• Ark of the Covenant, a wooden chest which contains the stone tablets where the 10 commandments are engraved, eventually came to be regarded as representing the earthly presence of YHWH, even analogous to a royal throne.
• Tabernacle, a tent covering the Ark of the Covenant, is a figure of future temple which is the place of encounter between God and his people.
• Ark and Tent of Meeting is the central worship where the tribes of Israel offer their official homage to YHWH.
• Sacrifice is considered gifts offered to God, makes interior sentiments of men and women visible, and is only acceptable if offered by heart capable of sacrificing in a spirit of faith following the example of Abraham.
• Types of sacrifice include Holocaust, Communion-Sacrifice, Sacrifice of Expiation, and The Offering in Incense, Vegetables, and Bread.