a promise
the content of one's agreement or approval
“a promise.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/a-promise
- placeMount Sinai
Mountain in the southern Sinai peninsula where Moses received the Ten Commandments and the Torah from God.
- figureAbraham
Father of the Hebrew people. Called from Ur to Canaan and given the covenant promise. Lived around 2000 BC.
- figureMoses
Hebrew prophet who led Israel out of Egypt and received the Law on Mount Sinai. Lived around 1300 BC.
- figurePaul
Pharisee from Tarsus who persecuted the early church, then encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus…
- conceptCovenant
A binding agreement between two parties, sealed by a sign — a meal, a sacrifice, a mark on the body. Used thro…
- figureHosea
Eighth-century prophet to the northern kingdom, son of Beeri. Commanded to marry the unfaithful Gomer as a liv…