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  2. Covenant of the pieces - Wikipedia

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    For instance, the covenant between God and Abraham, as recounted in Genesis 15, involved animal sacrifices and a symbolic passage between the split pieces of the animals, symbolizing the irrevocable nature of the pact. Over time, the concept of sealing a covenant extended beyond its biblical origins to encompass various cultural and social ...

  3. Covenant (biblical) - Wikipedia

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    The covenant found in Genesis 15 is known as the Brit bein HaBetarim, the "Covenant between the parts" in Hebrew (also translated as the "Covenant of the pieces"), and is the basis for brit milah (covenant of circumcision) in Judaism. The covenant was for Abraham and his seed, or offspring, [14] both of natural birth and adoption. [15]

  4. Mount Betarim - Wikipedia

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    According to one Jewish tradition this is the site of the covenant of the pieces between Abraham and God. According to Muslim tradition, this is the site in which an event occurred, which is described in the Quran, where God commanded Abraham to sacrifice four species of birds, and afterwards resurrected them. Therefore, it was called in Arabic ...

  5. Abrahamic religions - Wikipedia

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    For Christians, Abraham is a spiritual forebear as well as/rather than a direct ancestor depending on the individual's interpretation of Paul the Apostle, [75] with the Abrahamic covenant "reinterpreted so as to be defined by faith in Christ rather than biological descent" or both by faith as well as a direct ancestor; in any case, the emphasis ...

  6. Promised Land - Wikipedia

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    The Promised Land (Hebrew: הארץ המובטחת, translit.: ha'aretz hamuvtakhat; Arabic: أرض الميعاد, translit.: ard al-mi'ad) is Middle Eastern land in the Levant that Abrahamic religions (which include Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and others) claim God promised and subsequently gave to Abraham (the legendary patriarch in Abrahamic religions) and several more times to his ...

  7. Abrahamic world - Wikipedia

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    A map showing in purple the percentage of people that follow Abrahamic religions in different parts of the world. (Followers of Eastern religions are shown in yellow.). The term Abrahamic world refers to the parts of the world where most people follow Abrahamic religions. [1]

  8. Greater Israel - Wikipedia

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    Location map showing Israel and its neighboring countries. Greater Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל השלמה, Eretz Yisrael Hashlema) is an expression with several different biblical and political meanings over time. It is often used, in an irredentist fashion, to refer to the historic or desired borders of Israel.

  9. Abrahamic covenant - Wikipedia

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