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• Theology – “words about God”

• Philosophy – “love of wisdom”

• Covenant – an agreement between two parties where each promises to do their part no matter what the other party does

• Drama – stories with dialogue, action, and characters that represent groups or types

• Ancestor – a family member from the distant past

• Descendent – a family member from a future generation

• Patriarch – “father,” male leader or head of the family

• Abrahamic Faiths – name given to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam who all claim Abraham as an ancestor

• Zionism – 19th/20th Century movement to reestablish a Jewish state in Palestine

• Circumcision – surgically removing a male’s foreskin, especially as a religious practice

• Well of Zamzam - in Mecca, thought by Muslims to be the well God showed to Hagar and Ishmael, the ancestors of Muhammad

• Dramatic Irony - where the audience knows more than the characters

• “Fear of God” – phrase in the bible that means obedience or respect more than being afraid of God

• Edom – represented by Esau, a country neighboring ancient Israel that was often under Jewish control

• Primogeniture – “first born,” leadership of the family and extra property rights given to the firstborn son

• Mandrakes – a root used as a fertility drug in the ancient world

• “Israel” – “one who wrestles with God,” name given to Jacob after his encounter with the angel

• “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” – a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that tells the story of Joseph from Genesis 37-50.

Character Identifications

• Abram/Abraham – “the father is exalted,” husband to Sarah and Hagar, father of Ishmael and Isaac, forms a covenant with God where he is promised land, a nation, and a blessing

• Sarah – “princess,” Abraham’s wife, Isaac’s mother, thought to be sterile, encourages Abraham to take Hagar as a

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