Elena Gilbert - wikipedia Elena Gilbert Jump to : navigation , search For the book series character , see Elena Gilbert ( novel character ) . Elena Gilbert The Vampire Diaries character First appearance `` Pilot '' Last appearance `` I Was Feeling Epic '' Created by L.J. Smith ( book series ) Julie Plec Kevin Williamson ( television series ) Portrayed by Nina Dobrev Kayla Madison ( Young Elena ) Information Aliases Elena Salvatore ( marriage name , season 8 ) Species Human ( seasons 1 -- 3 , 6 - 8 ) Doppelgänger ( seasons 1 -- 8 ) Vampire ( seasons 4 -- 6 ) Gender Female Occupation High school student ( formerly ) College student ( formerly ) Family Grayson Gilbert ( adoptive father / paternal uncle ) Miranda Gilbert ( adoptive mother / paternal aunt ) John Gilbert ( biological father / adoptive paternal uncle ) Isobel Flemming ( biological mother ) Jeremy Gilbert ( adoptive brother / paternal cousin ) Jenna Sommers ( adoptive aunt ) Damon Salvatore ( husband ) Alaric Saltzman ( stepfather ) Stefan Salvatore ( brother - in - law ) Significant other ( s ) Matt Donovan ( ex-boyfriend ) Stefan Salvatore ( ex-boyfriend ) Damon Salvatore ( husband ) Relatives Amara ( maternal ancestor ; doppelgänger of ) Tatia ( maternal ancestor ; doppelgänger of ) Katherine Pierce / Katerina Petrova ( maternal ancestor ; doppelgänger of ) Nadia Petrova ( maternal ancestor ) Jonathon Gilbert ( paternal ancestor ) Samantha Gilbert ( paternal ancestor ) Nationality American Status Alive ( Deceased in flash - forward ) Elena Gilbert is a fictional character and protagonist in the novel series The Vampire Diaries . In The Vampire Diaries , set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls , she is portrayed by Nina Dobrev . In the books , Elena was blonde , popular , selfish and a `` mean girl '' . However the show 's producers , Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson , felt that it was n't the direction they wanted to go with their heroine in The Vampire Diaries television series . Instead , she became a nicer , relatable and more of `` the girl next door '' type , until her life gets flipped upside down when she meets the Salvatores . In April 2015 , Nina Dobrev announced that she would be departing the series after the sixth season finale . Much of Elena 's story revolves around her relationships with vampires Stefan Salvatore and his older brother , Damon . It is revealed that Elena is a Petrova Doppelgänger , which is thus responsible for her being identical to her ancestor , Katherine Pierce ( née Katerina Petrova ) . This also has the implication of making her a supernatural creature . Dobrev portrayed the `` conniving '' Katherine as well , who is opposite of Elena . The actress stated that it has been a challenge distinguishing the two , and enjoys playing them both . In the television series 's fourth season , Elena becomes a vampire and deals with the struggles that come with her change . She took the cure and became human again towards the end of the sixth season . In the finale of the sixth season , Kai linked Elena to Bonnie 's life by magic . Elena will only wake up when Bonnie dies in around 60 years . She was locked inside the Salvatore tomb , which was changed in the seventh season , and was relocated in Brooklyn , New York . In late 2016 , when it was announced that the eighth season would be the final season , Dobrev was in talks about returning to the television series to reprise her role in the final episode . After much speculation . Dobrev 's return was confirmed on January 26 , 2017 , via an Instagram post . Dobrev appeared in the final episode of the show as both Elena and her evil doppelgänger Katherine Pierce . Contents ( hide ) 1 Casting and portrayal 2 Development 2.1 Characterization 2.2 Romances 2.3 Transition 3 Television series 3.1 Backstory 3.2 Storyline 3.2. 1 Season 1 3.2. 2 Season 2 3.2. 3 Season 3 3.2. 4 Season 4 3.2. 5 Season 5 3.2. 6 Season 6 3.2. 7 Season 7 3.2. 8 Season 8 4 Reception 5 Merchandising 6 References 7 External links Casting and portrayal ( edit ) When I look in the mirror , I just feel different when I 'm Katherine or when I 'm Elena . My voice changes a little bit , I think , and even just mentally , I feel like I can get away with a lot more . `` '' -- Dobrev On March 9 , 2009 , it was announced that Bulgarian - born Canadian actress Nina Dobrev , known for her portrayal of Mia Jones on Degrassi : The Next Generation , had joined the cast of The Vampire Diaries as Elena . She was the second cast member to be announced following Steven R. McQueen , who plays Elena 's brother Jeremy Gilbert . Steve West Cinema Blend said the vampire brothers ' battle over Elena will wreak havoc on the entire town. `` . Executive producer Kevin Williamson recalled Dobrev auditioning while having the flu , which he described as the `` worst audition ever '' , and they `` did n't even look at her a second time '' . Dobrev went back home to Canada , yet , still wanting the part , she submitted a videotape audition , which saw her cast as Elena Gilbert . Dobrev said that after reading the script , she was drawn to Elena because she was `` this average girl who was damaged in many ways '' . Initially , she believed that she would be playing the `` bad girl '' Elena from the books , but the show wanted to go in a different direction for the character . After researching , Dobrev discovered she would also play Elena 's 534 - year - old vampire doppelgänger Katherine Pierce whose characteristics are the `` complete opposite '' . Dobrev described this as `` one of the rarest , coolest opportunities in television , to play two people on the same medium '' . She had confessed that she enjoys playing Katherine more than Elena . Dobrev stated that she changes her appearance to distinguish Elena from her doppelgänger , Katherine ; `` Changing my hair helps me transform , '' she told Glamour . Additionally , she said `` I think I have one of the coolest characters on the show -- I get to play two completely different people on opposite sides of the spectrum and I just have so much fun doing it '' . Dobrev felt that her biggest challenge on The Vampire Diaries was distinguishing Katherine and Elena , and found it `` interesting '' to create a whole new character . In the novels , Katherine originated from Germany . However , in the television series , she is Bulgarian , as is Dobrev , who can speak the language fluently . Dobrev said , `` The writers heard me speaking Bulgarian to my mom on the phone while I was on set one day . One thing led to the other and voila '' . Development ( edit ) Characterization ( edit ) Nina Dobrev , who plays Elena Gilbert , at PaleyFest 2014 In the books , Elena is considered `` one of the popular girls '' at her high school and always gets `` anything she wants '' . Executive producer of the television show , Julie Plec , said the Elena from the books was `` really kind of selfish '' . In The Vampire Diaries , Elena 's `` selfishness '' in the books as a human was never explored , because it `` did n't ever feel like a characteristic '' the show wanted for their heroine . Plec said `` We kind of abandoned that queen - bee popular complex that in a lot of ways defined early Elena in the books '' , while feeling that Elena 's actual flaw is her `` deep , deep connection to other people '' . In the books , Elena had blonde hair , but has brown hair in the television show . Describing Elena from the books , Dobrev said she is `` one of those mean girls that gets what she wants , popular ... and she 's blonde and blue eyed '' . Williamson told her that `` the angle we wanted to go for was the relatable , nice , girl next door , who the audience roots for '' . Katherine , on the other hand , is penned as a `` conniving , narcissistic , bitch '' . Describing Elena years later , Dobrev said she evolved from a `` younger , naive , sad , young girl '' to a `` strong woman '' . Romances ( edit ) Before The Vampire Diaries , Elena dated Matt Donovan ( Zach Roerig ) , who was unable to move past his feelings for her initially after their break - up . Elena began dating Stefan Salvatore ( Paul Wesley ) , and later discovered he was a vampire . As the episodes progressed , she developed a connection with Stefan 's adventurous brother Damon Salvatore ( Ian Somerhalder ) , who consumes human blood , unlike Stefan , who has an animal blood diet . Speaking about the different qualities Stefan and Damon bring to Elena , Dobrev said they have `` different qualities that are very appealing '' , which combined make `` the perfect man '' . She said `` Stefan is committed and sweet and protective and loving , and Damon is spontaneous and crazy and fun and exciting '' . Dobrev with her Vampire Diaries co-stars Paul Wesley ( Stefan ) and Ian Somerhalder ( Damon ) at the 2012 San Diego Comic - Con International . After Elena became a vampire , she became sired to Damon and they slept together . According to Plec during an interview with TVLine , Elena `` really believes what she feels is 100 percent genuine and real '' , and the couple `` wants to be together and realizes that they should n't , yet really wants to . So what do they do ? '' Stefan became heartbroken , feeling angry and betrayed , and lashed out at Damon and Elena . In the season 4 finale , an unsired Elena confirms that she is in love with Damon , and the two kiss passionately . At the end of season 6 , the two plan to become human , get married , and have children together , but their dream is abruptly compromised by Kai , who puts Elena into a magical coma . Damon remains entirely devoted to Elena throughout the remaining two seasons as Elena sleeps peacefully . In the season 8 finale , she is revealed to be happily married to Damon . Elena considers Damon to be the love of her life and her soulmate . Transition ( edit ) Executive producers Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson agreed that in the book series , Elena was turned into a vampire too early , which was around page 200 of The Awakening . Elena 's transition into a vampire was planned for two years . Plec said : `` That felt obviously too soon , and rushed , and we did n't want to make a show about a teenage girl who instantly becomes a vampire . But we always knew that her journey would take her there eventually '' . At the second season 's conclusion , Elena was nearly turned into a vampire . Dobrev was happy that she was n't , because she felt `` it would have been too soon '' , and also did n't think it was something Elena or she wanted . In the show 's third season , Elena has a brain hemorrhage which was initially thought to be a concussion , and begins to die . In what was described by the International Business Times as `` the moment Vampire Diaries fans have been waiting for '' , Elena had to choose whether to be driven to Damon or Stefan to say goodbye to . At the time , Klaus was killed , meaning all vampires sprouting from his bloodline also die , which includes Damon and Stefan . She picks to say goodbye to Stefan . However , all these vampires end up surviving when Klaus never really dies . To save her , Doctor Merideth Fell ( Torrey DeVitto ) fed Elena Damon 's blood . Rebekah Mikaelson kills Elena on Wickery Bridge , unaware of the vampire blood in her system . She woke up as a vampire at the end of the season . The Hollywood Reporter interviewed Plec , and described her transition as `` monumental changes '' which would have Elena in for a `` wild ride '' . Plec said Elena becoming a vampire is `` an awakening of a person who is about to go through a lot of changes '' , and `` she is going to evolve as a person and her relationships are going to evolve accordingly '' . While Stefan was afraid she would hurt someone , Damon thought it was inevitable and wanted to `` rip the band - aid off '' . Plec felt that `` She 's , unfortunately , not getting the same advice from the two people she values most in the world . It 's going to make it more difficult for her '' , while describing the situation as `` a whole new Elena and it 's a whole new day . It 's a different dynamic between the three of them especially '' . Television series ( edit ) Backstory ( edit ) Elena Gilbert is born on June 22 , 1992 in Mystic Falls , Virginia to John Gilbert ( David Anders ) and Isobel Flemming ( Mia Kirshner ) while they were still in highschool . With the help of John 's brother Grayson , Isobel and John flee town days later , leaving Grayson and his wife Miranda to adopt Elena as their own . A doctor , Grayson fakes a birth certificate so that it appeared Elena was his daughter with Miranda . The next year , Miranda and Grayson had a child of their own , Jeremy Gilbert . Elena dates her childhood friend Matt Donovan , who was her first love . On 23 May 2009 , Elena is picked up by her mother and father after getting in a fight with Matt while attending the party . The three of them later end up in a car accident , with their car driving off a bridge . Stefan Salvatore finds them , and saves Elena , but it was too late to save Grayson and Miranda , who died . It remained unknown for months who saved Elena , and it was considered a miracle that she lived . Her relationship with Matt ended when they broke up . Storyline ( edit ) Season 1 ( edit ) Elena , still empty after losing her parents , begins to fit back into school . She meets a mysterious new student named Stefan Salvatore . They connect instantly , and begin dating . She meets his older and malevolent brother , Damon . After researching , Elena realizes Stefan was alive in 1953 . It is later revealed that he is a 162 - year - old vampire . Damon also begins falling for Elena . After she and Stefan slept together , Elena finds a picture of a woman named Katherine Pierce who looks exactly like her . Stefan reveals that it is the woman who made him and Damon feud 145 years ago , and the person who turned them into vampires . He also told her that he is the person that saved her the night of her parents death . At the end of season one , Elena discovers that Grayson and Miranda were n't her biological parents , and that a woman named Isobel and her uncle John , who she grew up hating , were . Season 2 ( edit ) In season two , she learns that she is a Petrova doppelgänger , having an appearance just like Katherine Pierce , which means that she has to be sacrificed to release Klaus ' werewolf side . The sacrifice later happens , but Elena is saved , because John sacrificed himself for her after being put under a spell by Bonnie . However , her aunt Jenna is turned into a vampire and , as part of the sacrifice , is killed by Klaus , leaving Elena without a guardian . In the season two finale , while Damon is dying due to a werewolf bite , she forgives him for forcing her to drink his blood and kisses him with the thought that it might be Damon 's last day , however Damon gets cured by drinking Klaus ' blood . Season 3 ( edit ) In season three , Elena does everything in her power to make Stefan get his humanity back , which was turned off by Klaus as payment for saving Damon from a werewolf bite in the latter part of season two . Meanwhile , she grows closer to Damon while working together on saving Stefan and trying to defeat Klaus , eventually even sharing a kiss . She later admits to Stefan that she has feelings for Damon as well but that she never stopped loving Stefan . While in Denver together , Elena kisses Damon , later telling him that she does n't know how she feels about him . It is eventually revealed that Elena met Damon the night of her parent 's death , though he compelled her to forget . She eventually chooses Stefan in the season finale but before she can tell him , Elena drowns while having vampire blood in her system . During the last moments of season three , she awakens as a vampire in transition . Season 4 ( edit ) In season four , Elena is faced with the tough decision of whether to die or to feed on human blood so she can fully transition into a vampire . Elena , after realizing Stefan 's desperation to keep her alive , decides to complete her transition . Her relationship with Stefan ends , allowing her to begin a proper romance with Damon . Although , it is later revealed there is a sire bond between them . Sometime later whilst searching for the cure for vampirism , Jeremy is fed to the immortal Silas by Katherine . As a result , Damon used the sire bond to convince her to turn off her humanity , due to her incredible grief over losing her brother and the last remaining member of her family . Elena became ruthless without her emotions , going on killing sprees and being very hateful towards her friends . Towards the end of season four , Damon kills Matt in front of Elena to trigger her grief . After revealing that Matt had the Gilbert Ring on , Elena 's humanity was switched on and her emotions were focused on hate towards Katherine for killing Jeremy . Season four ended with Bonnie as a ghost after bringing Jeremy back to life and Elena fed Katherine the cure for vampirism in a moment of desperation as she was about to be killed . Elena had chosen Damon as the Salvatore that she loved . Season 5 ( edit ) In season five , Elena starts at Whitmore College and is happy after spending the summer with Damon . There she realises that Silas has taken Stefan 's place and that Stefan is in that safe in a river constantly drowning . She and Damon then find the safe , only to find a dead body there meaning that someone opened the safe and Stefan is a Ripper again . However , Qyetsiyah had fried Stefan 's brain causing him to suffer amnesia . While trying to bring him back , they almost kiss meaning that she still feels something for him . Qyetsiyah soon brings back Stefan 's memories and says that Elena and Stefan were always meant to be as the Universe had to unite the doppelgängers of Silas and Amara . This leaves Damon and Elena questioning their relationship . Later on she is kidnapped and experimented on by Wes Maxfield , and she learns that her father also used to experiment on vampires . Later , when Katherine is about to die as a result of all of her years catching up with her as a result of having the cure in her system , Katherine uses a spell and possesses Elena , a fact that her friends were initially unable to deduce . But once they did , they trapped Katherine and left her with no escape . Stefan stabbed her with the traveller dagger , but ghost Katherine reveals to Bonnie , shortly before trying to cross into the Other Side , that she had injected Dr. Maxfield 's enhanced ripper / werewolf virus into Elena 's body , infecting Elena . The gang is eventually able to find an antidote . She unfortunately loses trust in Damon , partly because he killed her friend Aaron , so they break up , but realise they can not survive being apart and get back together . Once Markos and his traveller army begin to take over Mystic Falls , setting an anti-magic barrier around the town , the gang comes up with a plan to take out the travellers by killing them all at the same time , overpowering the anchor to the Other Side AKA Bonnie and creating a possible way out of the now - collapsing Other Side . Elena and Damon drive into the gas - filled Mystic Grill with most of the travellers in it , blowing it up and killing most of the people in it , including Elena and Damon . She wakes up as a ghost and finds her body , sending her to Bonnie , where she passes to the Other Side , and she and many others are able to pass back to the land of the living afterwards . But the spell that allows this is broken before Damon passes back through , and as Bonnie is the anchor , she is a part of the Other Side and shall therefore disappear along with it . This leaves the gang mourning the loss of Damon and Bonnie in the season finale . Season 6 ( edit ) In season six , Elena starts back at Whitmore , and is unable to set foot in her hometown . She is also unable to recover from Damon 's death and starts lurking the borders of Mystic Falls in order to grab civilians , drink their blood , then compel them to forget , but as spirit magic no longer works in Mystic Falls , any of her victims who cross into the town remember the ordeal , putting her identity as a vampire at risk when one of her victims , Sarah , comes to town . Elena begs Alaric to compel her to forget that she ever loved Damon , which Alaric is able to do , due to him being an Enhanced Original , with the ability to compel other vampires . She eventually wears him down and asks her friends to never remind her once the compulsion had been done . After a number of failed attempts , Alaric successfully compels her to forget her love for Damon . She however leaves Alaric with some of her reminders of Damon , should she ever need them again . She is told of her former feelings for Damon soon afterwards , but decides to stay the way she is , as she does n't want to go back to being unhappy again . She starts to date her classmate , Liam . Once Damon comes back to life , Alaric tries to convince Elena to allow him to undo the compulsion , a decision she is reluctant to make . She eventually decides to have him undo it , but Alaric goes back to being human again after crossing into Mystic Falls , causing him to lose his vampire status ( he only stayed alive because his once fatal human injuries were healed ) , meaning he will not be able to do so . She is then left to finally come face - to - face with Damon and see if she 'll still feel the same way about him . They eventually rekindle their relationship , Elena takes the cure that Bonnie gave Damon . At Alaric 's wedding Kai ruins their wedding and casts a sleeping spell on Elena , linking her life to Bonnie 's . She makes a sacrifice to let Bonnie live out her life until it is her turn . She bids goodbye to her friends and loved ones before parting ways but knows that she will see Damon , Stefan and Caroline again one day . Season 7 ( edit ) Elena does n't make an appearance but is heard calling Damon 's name when he visits the Armory vault . It was a way of Sybill , the Siren , luring him into a trap . Season 8 ( edit ) In the final episode , Elena makes an appearance . When a weakened Bonnie dies from the sounding bell , she meets Elena in a dream - like forest . Elena hugs her and wonders if she really has died . Enzo appears and says it is n't her time and takes Bonnie back to the world of the living . When Bonnie wakes up , it was Stefan who resuscitated her . Elena , asleep , is then taken to the Mystic Falls High School by Katherine and places her in the boiler room . Stefan tries to rescue Elena , but Katherine had Kai spell the boiler room , so that Elena ca n't be taken out of the room . After Bonnie had deflected the hellfire back into the bell , Bonnie passes out . Elena wakes up and wanders the school . Stefan meets up with her . It looks like Bonnie has died , but in fact Elena is still sleeping and Stefan 's ghost came to visit her in her dream . He had taken the place of killing Katherine instead of Damon , since Damon is human after Stefan gave him the cure . He came to say goodbye . After a tearful hug and saying goodbye , Stefan goes into afterlife . Elena finally wakes up because Bonnie has broken the spell over her . Elena reunites with Damon and the rest of the gang . Elena gives Caroline the message Stefan whispered into her ear , saying he did hear her voice message and will love her forever . In the epilogue , Elena continued to studying medical school . After finishing her education , she went back to Mystic Falls and lived together with Damon , happily married for a long time . After living out her life , she crosses over to the afterlife where she finally reunites with her parents , Aunt Jenna and Uncle John . Reception ( edit ) Elena has received mainly positive reviews . Steve West of the Cinema Blend compared the story of The Vampire Diaries and the character of Elena to the popular vampire franchise , Twilight , and its protagonist Bella Swan . West said `` Clearly Elena is way hotter than Bella , she has two immortal vampires fighting over her '' . After she transitioned into a vampire , Carina Adly MacKenzie of Zap2it hoped that the `` fierce '' and `` ripper '' side of Elena would emerge when `` someone messes with the people she loves '' . McKenzie noted that when a person becomes a vampire , `` their strongest personality traits are heightened '' , and hoped that would n't see Elena 's `` compassion and selflessness '' double into `` helping old ladies with their groceries and nursing injured animals back to health '' . Robyn Ross of TV Guide also hoped that after Elena `` has had a taste for blood '' , she would lose control . Prior to her becoming a vampire , Ross thought she was less fun and `` slightly boring '' , and wanted Elena to follow her instinct and `` stop protecting everyone 's feelings '' . Elena 's romances with Stefan and Damon have become a popular craze with viewers , who have nicknamed them `` Stelena '' and `` Delena '' . Andy Swift of the website HollywoodLife praised Elena 's relationship with Damon , which was a combination of real love and a sired bond , hoping they would live `` happily ever after '' . Vlada Gelman of TVLine , however , felt that their romance was `` over in a rather mature way for a young love triangle '' and questioned whether Elena was `` ready to jump into a relationship with Damon right away '' while Stefan was still in the picture . Merchandising ( edit ) Tonner Doll Company , Inc. created dolls for Elena and Katherine along with Stefan and Damon , from 1864 . References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : Vestal , Shannon ( 25 July 2011 ) . `` Nina Dobrev Interview About The Vampire Diaries at Comic - Con '' . Buzzsugar , PopSugar . Retrieved 10 January 2013 . ^ Jump up to : West , Steve ( 9 March 2009 ) . `` Vampire Diaries Finds Its Heroine In Nina Dobrev '' . Cinema Blend . Retrieved 10 January 2013 . 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External links ( edit ) Elena Gilbert on IMDb ( hide ) The Vampire Diaries Episodes Season 1 `` Pilot '' `` The Night of the Comet '' `` Friday Night Bites '' `` Family Ties '' `` You 're Undead to Me '' `` Lost Girls '' `` Haunted '' `` 162 Candles '' `` History Repeating '' `` The Turning Point '' `` Bloodlines '' `` Unpleasantville '' `` Children of the Damned '' `` Fool Me Once '' `` A Few Good Men '' `` There Goes the Neighborhood '' `` Let the Right One In '' `` Under Control '' `` Miss Mystic Falls '' `` Blood Brothers '' `` Isobel '' `` Founder 's Day '' Season 2 `` The Return '' `` Brave New World '' `` Bad Moon Rising '' `` Memory Lane '' `` Kill or Be Killed '' `` Plan B '' `` Masquerade '' `` Rose '' `` Katerina '' `` The Sacrifice '' `` By the Light of the Moon '' `` The Descent '' `` Daddy Issues '' `` Crying Wolf '' `` The Dinner Party '' `` The House Guest '' `` Know Thy Enemy '' `` The Last Dance '' `` Klaus '' `` The Last Day '' `` The Sun Also Rises '' `` As I Lay Dying '' Season 3 `` The Birthday '' `` The Hybrid '' `` The End of the Affair '' `` Disturbing Behavior '' `` The Reckoning '' `` Smells Like Teen Spirit '' `` Ghost World '' `` Ordinary People '' `` Homecoming '' `` The New Deal '' `` Our Town '' `` The Ties That Bind '' `` Bringing Out the Dead '' `` Dangerous Liaisons '' `` All My Children '' `` The Departed '' Season 4 `` Growing Pains '' `` Memorial '' `` The Rager '' `` The Five '' `` The Killer '' `` We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes '' `` My Brother 's Keeper '' `` We 'll Always Have Bourbon Street '' `` O Come , All Ye Faithful '' `` After School Special '' `` Catch Me If You Can '' `` A View to a Kill '' Season 5 `` I Know What You Did Last Summer '' `` True Lies '' `` Original Sin '' `` For Whom the Bell Tolls '' `` Monster 's Ball '' `` Handle with Care '' `` Death and the Maiden '' `` Dead Man on Campus '' `` The Cell '' `` Fifty Shades of Grayson '' `` 500 Years of Solitude '' `` The Devil Inside '' `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' `` No Exit '' `` Gone Girl '' `` While You Were Sleeping '' `` Rescue Me '' `` Resident Evil '' `` Man on Fire '' `` What Lies Beneath '' `` Promised Land '' `` Home '' Season 6 `` I 'll Remember '' `` Yellow Ledbetter '' `` Welcome to Paradise '' `` Black Hole Sun '' `` The World Has Turned and Left Me Here '' `` The More You Ignore Me , the Closer I Get '' `` Do You Remember the First Time ? 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Howard University - wikipedia Howard University Jump to : navigation , search Howard University Former names Howard Normal and Theological School for the Education of Teachers and Preachers Motto Veritas et Utilitas Motto in English `` Truth and Service '' Type Private , HBCU Established March 2 , 1867 ( 1867 - 03 - 02 ) Academic affiliations TMCF NAICU ORAU AASCU CUWMA Endowment $685.8 million ( 2016 ) President Wayne A.I. Frederick Provost Anthony Wutoh Students 10,300 Location Washington , D.C. , U.S. 38 ° 55 ′ 20 '' N 77 ° 01 ′ 10 '' W  /  38.92222 ° N 77.01944 ° W  / 38.92222 ; - 77.01944 Coordinates : 38 ° 55 ′ 20 '' N 77 ° 01 ′ 10 '' W  /  38.92222 ° N 77.01944 ° W  / 38.92222 ; - 77.01944 Campus Urban ; 300 acres ( 1.2 km ) Newspaper The Hilltop Colors Blue , White and Red Nickname Bison & Lady Bison Sporting affiliations NCAA Division I -- MEAC Website www2.howard.edu Howard University ( HU or simply Howard ) is a federally chartered , private , coeducational , nonsectarian , historically black university ( HBCU ) in Washington , D.C. It is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with high research activity and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education . From its outset Howard has been nonsectarian and open to people of all genders and races . Howard offers more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate , graduate , and professional degrees . Howard is classified as a Tier 1 national university and ranks second among HBCUs by U.S. News & World Report . Howard is the only HBCU ranked in the top 75 on the 2015 Bloomberg Businessweek college rankings . The Princeton Review ranked the school of business first in opportunities for minority students and in the top five for most competitive students . The National Law Journal ranked the law school among the top 25 in the nation for placing graduates at the most successful law firms . Howard has produced four Rhodes Scholars between 1986 and 2017 . Between 1998 and 2009 , Howard University produced a Marshall Scholar , two Truman Scholars , twenty - two Fulbright Scholars and ten Pickering Fellows . In 2011 , the Huffington Post named Howard the second best - dressed college in the nation . Howard is the most comprehensive HBCU in the nation and produces the most black doctorate recipients of any non-profit university . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 1.1 Recent history 2 Campus 3 Organization 4 Academics 4.1 Schools and colleges 4.2 Honors programs 4.3 Howard University West 4.4 Research 4.4. 1 NASA University Research Center ( BCCSO ) 4.5 Publications 4.6 Howard University Libraries 5 Student life 5.1 Athletics 5.2 Students 5.3 Faculty 5.4 Greek letter organizations 5.5 Howard Homecoming 5.6 Springfest 5.7 Bison Ball 5.8 Resfest 6 Notable alumni 7 In popular culture 8 See also 9 References 10 External links History ( edit ) Main Hall ( right ) and Miner Hall in 1868 . Shortly after the end of the American Civil War , members of The First Congregational Society of Washington considered establishing a theological seminary for the education of African - American clergymen . Within a few weeks , the project expanded to include a provision for establishing a university . Within two years , the University consisted of the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Medicine . The new institution was named for General Oliver Otis Howard , a Civil War hero , who was both the founder of the University and , at the time , Commissioner of the Freedmen 's Bureau . Howard later served as President of the University from 1869 -- 74 . U.S. Congress chartered Howard on March 2 , 1867 , and much of its early funding came from endowment , private benefaction , and tuition . An annual congressional appropriation administered by the U.S. Department of Education funds Howard University and Howard University Hospital . Many improvements were made on campus . Howard Hall was renovated and made a dormitory for women . J. Stanley Durkee , Howard 's last white president , was appointed in 1918 . The Great Depression years of the 1930s brought hardship to campus . Despite appeals from Eleanor Roosevelt , Howard saw its budget cut below Hoover administration levels during the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt . Howard University has played an important role in American history and the Civil Rights Movement on a number of occasions . Alain Locke , Chair of the Department of Philosophy and first African American Rhodes Scholar , authored The New Negro , which helped to usher in the Harlem Renaissance . Ralph Bunche , the first Nobel Peace Prize winner of African descent , served as chair of the Department of Political Science . Beginning in 1942 , Howard University students pioneered the `` stool - sitting '' technique , which was to play a prominent role in the later civil rights movement . By January 1943 , students had begun to organize regular sit - ins and pickets at cigar stores and cafeterias around Washington , D.C. which refused to serve them because of their race . These protests continued until the administration asked the students to stop in the Fall of 1944 . Stokely Carmichael , also known as Kwame Toure , a student in the Department of Philosophy and the Howard University School of Divinity coined the term `` Black Power '' and worked in Lowndes County , Alabama as a voting rights activist . Historian Rayford Logan served as chair of the Department of History . E. Franklin Frazier served as chair of the Department of Sociology . Sterling Allen Brown served as chair of the Department of English . Presidents of Howard University 1867 Charles B. Boynton 1867 -- 1869 Byron Sunderland 1869 -- 1874 Oliver Otis Howard 1875 -- 1876 Edward P. Smith 1877 -- 1889 William W. Patton 1890 -- 1903 Jeremiah Rankin 1903 -- 1906 John Gordon 1906 -- 1912 Wilbur P. Thirkield 1912 -- 1918 Stephen M. Newman 1918 -- 1926 J. Stanley Durkee 1926 -- 1960 Mordecai Wyatt Johnson 1960 -- 1969 James Nabrit Jr . 1969 -- 1989 James E. Cheek 1990 -- 1994 Franklyn Jenifer 1995 -- 2008 H. Patrick Swygert 2008 -- 2013 Sidney A. Ribeau 2013 -- present Wayne A.I. Frederick The first sitting president to speak at Howard was Calvin Coolidge in 1924 . His graduation speech was entitled , `` The Progress of a People , '' and highlighted the accomplishments to date of the blacks in America since the Civil War . His concluding thought was , `` We can not go out from this place and occasion without refreshment of faith and renewal of confidence that in every exigency our Negro fellow citizens will render the best and fullest measure of service whereof they are capable . '' The Lower Quadrangle behind Founders Library ; also known as `` The Valley . '' In 1965 , President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a speech to the graduating class at Howard , where he outlined his plans for civil rights legislation and endorsed aggressive affirmative action to combat the effects of years of segregation of blacks from the nation 's economic opportunities . At the time , the Voting Rights bill was still pending in the House of Representatives . In 1975 the historic Freedman 's Hospital closed after 112 years of use as Howard University College of Medicine 's primary teaching hospital . Howard University Hospital opened that same year and continues to be used as Howard University College of Medicine 's primary teaching hospital with service to the surrounding community . Recent History ( edit ) In 1989 , Howard gained national attention when students rose up in protest against the appointment of then - Republican National Committee Chairman Lee Atwater as a new member of the university 's Board of Trustees. Student activists disrupted Howard 's 122nd anniversary celebrations , and eventually occupied the university 's Administration building . Within days , both Atwater and Howard 's President , James E. Cheek , resigned . In April 2007 , the head of the faculty senate called for the ouster of Howard University President H. Patrick Swygert , saying that the school was in a state of crisis and it was time to end `` an intolerable condition of incompetence and dysfunction at the highest level . '' This came on the heels of several criticisms of Howard University and its management . The following month , Swygert announced that he would retire in June 2008 . The university announced in May 2008 that Sidney Ribeau of Bowling Green State University would succeed Swygert as president . Ribeau appointed a Presidential Commission on Academic Renewal to conduct a year - long self - evaluation that resulted in reducing or closing 20 out of 171 academic programs . For example , they proposed closing the undergraduate philosophy major and African studies major . Six years later , in 2013 , university insiders again alleged that the university was in crisis . In April , the vice chairwoman of the university 's board of trustees wrote a letter to her colleagues harshly criticizing the university 's president and calling for a vote of no confidence ; her letter was subsequently obtained by the media where it drew national headline . Two months later , the university 's Council of Deans alleged that `` fiscal mismanagement is doing irreparable harm , '' blaming the university 's senior vice president for administration , chief financial officer and treasurer and asking for his dismissal . In October , the faculty voted no confidence in the university 's Board of Trustees executive committee , two weeks after university president Sidney A. Ribeau announced that he would retire at the end of the year . On October 1 , the Board of Trustees named Wayne A.I. Frederick Interim President . In July 2014 Howard 's Board of Trustees named Frederick as the school 's 17th president . Campus ( edit ) WHUT - TV station in Washington , D.C. The 256 - acre ( 1.04 km ; 0.400 sq mi ) campus often referred to as `` The Mecca '' is located in northwest Washington . Major improvements , additions , and changes occurred at the school in the aftermath of World War I. New buildings were built under the direction of architect Albert Cassell . Howard 's buildings and plant have a value of $567.6 million . Howard University has several historic landmarks on campus , such as Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel , Fredrick Douglass Memorial Hall , and the Founders Founders Library . Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel The Howard University Gallery of Art was established in 1928 by the University 's Board of Trustees . Since its inception , the gallery 's permanent collection has grown to over 4,000 works of art and continues to serve as an academic resource for the Howard community . Howard University has nine residence halls in which students can live : Drew Hall ( male freshmen ) , College Hall North ( female freshmen ) , Tubman Quadrangle ( female freshmen ) , Bethune Annex ( co-ed , undergraduates ) , Cook Hall ( co-ed , undergraduates ) , Plaza Towers West ( co-ed , for juniors and seniors only ) , Slowe Hall ( co-ed ) , College Hall South ( co-ed ) , and Plaza Towers East ( co-ed , undergraduate honors program students , graduate students ) . Howard University Hospital , opened in 1975 on the eastern end of campus , was built on the site of Griffith Stadium , in use from the 1890s to 1965 as home of the first , second and third incarnations of the MLB Senators , as well as the NFL 's Washington Redskins , several college football teams ( including Georgetown , GWU and Maryland ) and part - time home of the Homestead Grays of the Negro National League . WHUR - FM ( Howard University Radio ) The Interdisciplinary Research Building Howard University is home to WHUR - FM 96.3 , also known as Howard University Radio . Howard is also home to WHUT - TV , which is a television station located on campus beside WHUR - FM . The Interdisciplinary Research Building ( IRB ) opened in 2016 is Howard 's most prominent research building . The multi-story , 81,670 square foot , state - of - the - art research facility was completed for $70 million . The IRB was designed to cultivate more collaborative and innovative research on campus . Organization ( edit ) The university is led by a Board of Trustees that includes a faculty trustee from the undergraduate colleges , a faculty trustee from the graduate and professional colleges serving 3 - year terms , two student trustees , each serving 1 - year terms , and three alumni - elected trustees , each serving 3 - year terms . Academics ( edit ) Schools and colleges ( edit ) College of Engineering and Architecture College of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences College of Pharmacy Howard University College of Arts and Sciences Howard University College of Dentistry Howard University School of Business Howard University School of Communications Howard University College of Medicine Howard University School of Law Middle School of Mathematics and Science School of Divinity School of Education School of Social Work Honors programs ( edit ) Howard offers three honors programs for its most high - achieving undergraduate students : the College of Arts & Sciences Honors Program , the Executive Leadership Honors Program in the School of Business , and the Annenberg Honors Program in the School of Communications . Howard University West ( edit ) In 2017 , Google Inc. announced it established a residency program named `` Howard University West '' on its campus in Mountain View , California to help increase black representation in the tech industry . Beginning in fall 2018 , the program will be expanded from a three - month summer program to a full academic year program . Rising juniors majoring in computer science participating in the program will learn from senior Google engineers , practice the latest coding techniques , and experience tech culture in Mountain View for course credit towards their undergraduate degrees . Research ( edit ) Main article : Moorland - Spingarn Research Center `` The Moorland - Spingarn Research Center ( MSRC ) is recognized as one of the world 's largest and most comprehensive repositories for the documentation of the history and culture of people of African descent in Africa , the Americas , and other parts of the world . The MSRC collects , preserves , and makes available for research a wide range of resources chronicling black experiences . '' NASA University research Center ( BCCSO ) ( edit ) The Beltsville Center for Climate System Observation ( BCCSO ) is a NASA University Research Center located at the Beltsville , Maryland campus of Howard University . BCCSO consists of a multidisciplinary group of Howard faculty in partnership with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Sciences Division , other academic institutions , and government . This group is led by three Principal Investigators , Everette Joseph , also the director of BCCSO , Demetrius Venable and Belay Demoz . BCCSO trains science and academic leaders to understand atmospheric processes through atmospheric observing systems and analytical methods . Publications ( edit ) Howard University is home to The Hilltop , the award - winning ( Princeton Review ) student newspaper . Founded in 1924 by Zora Neale Hurston , The Hilltop enjoys a long legacy at the university , providing students with the ability to learn the newspaper industry . Howard University is the publisher of The Journal of Negro Education , which began publication in 1932 . The Howard University Bison Yearbook is created , edited and published during the school year to provide students a year - in - review . Howard University also publishes the Capstone , the official e-newsletter for the university ; and the Howard Magazine , the official magazine for the university , which is published three times a year . Howard University Libraries ( edit ) Founders Library is an iconic building on the Howard University campus that has been declared a National Historic Landmark . Howard University Libraries ( HUL ) is the library system of Howard University and is composed by eight branches and centers : The Founders Library , the main library , founded in January 1939 . The School of Business Library The School of Divinity Library The School of Social Work Library The Moorland - Spingarn Research Center The Channing Pollock Theatre Collection The Patent and Trademark Resource Center The Undergraduate Library ( UGL ) . Afro - American Studies Center . Student Life ( edit ) Athletics ( edit ) Main article : Howard Bison and Lady Bison Greene Stadium . ( Howard 's School of Business can be seen in the top - right portion of this image ) . Students ( edit ) The Caribbean Students Association Tree at Howard University . The U.S. students come from the following regions : New England 2 % , Mid-West 8 % . South 22 % , Mid-Atlantic 55 % , and West 12 % . Nearly 4 % of the student body are international students . Howard University is 86.1 % African - American / Black . Howard is one of the top five largest HBCUs in the nation with over 10,000 students . Howard produced four Rhodes Scholars between 1986 and 2017 . Between 1998 and 2009 , Howard University produced a Marshall Scholar , two Truman Scholars , twenty - two Fulbright Scholars and ten Pickering Fellows . There are over 200 student organizations and special interest groups established on campus . The student / faculty ratio at Howard is 10 to 1 . Howard is a selective admissions institution . As of 2006 , Howard 's six - year graduation rate was 67.5 % . In 2009 , 1,270 of the 1,476 full - time freshmen enrolled were found to have financial need ( 86 % ) . Of these , Howard could meet the full financial aid needs of 316 freshmen . Howard 's average undergraduate student 's indebtedness at graduation is $16,798 . Faculty ( edit ) Howard faculty include : member of Congress from Maryland Roscoe Bartlett , blood shipment pioneer Charles Drew , Emmy - winning actor Al Freeman Jr. , suffragist Elizabeth Piper Ensley , civil rights lawyer Charles Hamilton Houston , media entrepreneur Cathy Hughes , marine biologist Ernest Everett Just , professor of surgery LaSalle D. Leffall Jr. , political consultant Ron Walters , novelist and diplomat E.R. Braithwaite , filmmaker Haile Gerima , and psychiatrist Francis Cress Welsing . Greek letter organizations ( edit ) The Zeta Phi Beta Monument located in the lower quadrangle ( The Valley ) at Howard University . Howard University is the founding site of the National Pan-Hellenic Council ( NPHC ) and five of the nine NPHC organizations . The first chapters ( Alpha Chapters ) of Alpha Kappa Alpha ( 1908 ) , Omega Psi Phi ( 1911 ) , Delta Sigma Theta ( 1913 ) , Phi Beta Sigma ( 1914 ) , and Zeta Phi Beta ( 1920 ) were established on Howard 's campus . However , the Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha was the first to appear in 1907 . Also in 1920 , the Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi appeared on campus , followed by the Alpha Phi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho in 1939 , and the Alpha Tau Chapter of Iota Phi Theta in 1983 . The Alpha Kappa Alpha Tree on Howard 's main yard . `` Symbiosis '' by Richard Hunt was a gift to the university by former school trustee Hobart Taylor . Other notable Greek letter organizations registered at Howard include Phi Beta Kappa , Tau Beta Pi , Delta Sigma Pi , Phi Sigma Pi , Alpha Phi Omega , Alpha Nu Omega , Alpha Kappa Psi , Phi Sigma Rho , Gamma Iota Sigma , Phi Mu Alpha , Sigma Alpha Iota , Gamma Sigma Sigma , Kappa Kappa Psi , Tau Beta Sigma and Phi Alpha Delta . Howard Homecoming ( edit ) Howard Homecoming week is the most highly publicized and richest cultural tradition of the institution . Over 100,000 of alumni , students , special guests , and visitors are in attendance to patronize the many events and attractions affiliated with the festive week on and near campus . While the specific calendar of events changes from year to year , many of the traditional homecoming events include the Homecoming Football Game and Tailgate , the Pep Rally , the Coronation Ball , the Greek Step - Show ( Howard Greeks only ) , and the Fashion Show . After a two - year hiatus , the Yardfest also returned in 2016 as one of the cherished traditions . Howard 's first official homecoming was held in 1924 and it takes place every fall semester with a new theme developed by the homecoming committee . Springfest ( edit ) Springfest is an annual tradition that officially began by members of the Undergraduate Student Association ( USA ) to celebrate the new spring season . Springfest is similar to Howard 's homecoming week in the fall but on a smaller scale and more emphasis on the student body . For Springfest , normally planned is a Spring Fashion Show , Greek Step - Show ( Howard Greeks only ) , Vendor Fair , Poetry Showcase , Beauty Conference , Charity Basketball Game , and a major community service event . The official schedule of events slightly changes every year . Bison Ball ( edit ) The Bison Ball and Excellence Awards is an annual black tie gala hosted by the Howard University Student Association ( HUSA ) . A select number of students , faculty , organizations , and administrators from the Howard community are honored for their exceptional accomplishments . This event takes place near the end of every spring semester . Resfest ( edit ) Howard University Towers East is one of the graduate student dormitories located on - campus . Resfest week is a Howard tradition where students living in freshmen residence halls on campus compete in various organized competitions for awards and bragging rights ; arguably the most coveted award is winning the Resfest Step - Show which normally involves elaborate themes and productions . This event is held every spring semester . The Harriet Tubman Quadrangle -- `` The Quad '' -- consists of five halls housing approximately 640 freshman females only . The resident halls are Wheatley , Baldwin , Frazier , Truth and Crandall Halls . Notable alumni ( edit ) Main article : List of Howard University people Howard is the alma mater of many notable individuals , including : Ben Ali , co-founder and owner of Ben 's Chili Bowl restaurant in Washington , D.C. Debbie Allen , choreographer , actress and singer Anthony Anderson , Emmy Award - nominated actor and star of the TV show Black - ish Nnamdi Azikiwe , first president of Nigeria Ras J. Baraka , mayor of Newark , New Jersey Antoine Bethea , NFL player Chadwick Boseman , actor Stokely Carmichael , an activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power movement Ta - Nehisi Coates , writer , MacArthur Fellow Sean Combs , Grammy Award - winning rapper Elijah Cummings , congressman from Maryland Ron `` Amen - Ra '' Lawrence , Grammy Award - winning producer and writer Ossie Davis , actor , member of American Theater Hall of Fame Cheick Modibo Diarra , former Malian prime minister and NASA engineer David Dinkins , the first African - American mayor of New York City Rachel Dolezal , activist Mike Espy , the first African - American U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Adrian Fenty , former mayor of the District of Columbia E. Franklin Frazier , sociologist , namesake of Howard University E. Franklin Frazier Center for Social Work Research Ray Goodlett , soccer player and pastor Lance Gross , actor Kamala Harris , first African - American , and first Asian - American female Attorney General & US Senator from California Patricia Roberts Harris , former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development , and first African - American woman United States Ambassador Taraji P. Henson , Oscar and Emmy - nominated and Golden Globe - winning actress Shauntay Hinton , beauty pageant winner Gus Johnson , sports broadcaster Vernon Jordan , attorney , former president of National Urban League Laraaji , new - age musician and performer Ananda Lewis , television personality Thurgood Marshall , first African - American U.S. Supreme Court Justice Toni Morrison , Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize -- winning author Shauneille Perry , stage director and playwright Phylicia Rashad , actress and singer Charlotte E. Ray , first African - American woman lawyer Kasim Reed , 59th mayor of Atlanta , Georgia Wendy Raquel Robinson , actress Clarissa Sligh , book artist Richard Smallwood , award - winning gospel artist Lori Stokes , television journalist Stan Verrett , anchor on the ESPN and ESPNews networks in the United States Josephine Turpin Washington , educator and writer Walter Washington , former mayor of Washington , D.C. Crystal Waters , recording artist Marlon Wayans , actor Nikki Woods , Tom Joyner Morning Show producer Tanekeya Word , artist Andrew Young , United States Ambassador Notable Howard University alumni include : Toni Morrison , Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize -- winning novelist Thurgood Marshall , United States Supreme Court Justice Andrew Young , United States Ambassador Elijah Cummings , United States Representative Taraji P. Henson , Academy Award -- nominated actress Chadwick Boseman , actor In popular culture ( edit ) Andre Johnson in the TV show Black - ish is a Howard University alumnus . Randall , a character on the TV show This is Us , toured Howard University as a prospective student in a 2017 episode . In the 2011 film Captain America : The First Avenger , linguistic expert Gabe Jones of the Howling Commandos attended Howard before joining the Army . Captain Hero in the TV show Drawn Together attended Howard University . Queen Latifah and Erika Alexander , actresses on the hit TV show Living Single , were Howard University alumnae . Many episodes of A Different World were inspired by Debbie Allen 's experiences as a Howard student . Debbie Allen served as a producer of the show following the first season . 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Covenant ( biblical ) - wikipedia Covenant ( biblical ) Jump to : navigation , search This article is about biblical covenants . For other uses , see Covenant ( disambiguation ) . 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All Abrahamic religions consider biblical covenants important . Of the covenants found in the Pentateuch or Torah or the first five books of Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy , the Noahic Covenant is unique in applying to all humanity , while the other covenants are principally agreements made between God and the biblical Israelites . In the Book of Jeremiah , verses 31 : 30 -- 33 predict `` a new covenant '' that God will establish with `` the house of Israel '' . Most Christians believe this New Covenant is the `` replacement '' or `` final fulfilment '' of the Old Covenant described in the Old Testament and as applying to the People of God , while some believe both covenants are still applicable in a dual covenant theology . Contents ( hide ) 1 Ancient Near Eastern treaties 1.1 Terminology of covenants 1.2 Dissolving covenant form 2 Number of Biblical covenants 3 Noahic covenant 4 Abrahamic covenant 5 Mosaic covenant 6 Priestly covenant 7 Davidic covenant 8 Christian view 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links Ancient Near Eastern treaties ( edit ) There are two major types of covenants in the Hebrew Bible , including the obligatory type and the promissory type . The obligatory covenant is more common with the Hittite peoples , and deals with the relationship between two parties of equal standing . In contrast , the promissory type of covenant is seen in the Abrahamic and Davidic covenants . Promissory covenants focus on the relationship between the suzerain and the vassal and are similar to the `` royal grant '' type of legal document , which include historical introduction , border delineations , stipulations , witnesses , blessings , and curses . In royal grants , the master could reward a servant for being loyal . God rewarded Abraham , Noah , and David in his covenants with them . As part of his covenant with Abraham , God has the obligation to keep Abraham 's descendants as God 's chosen people and be their God . When taking this oath we see that God is accompanied by a smoking oven and a torch . These were objects used in the procedure of taking an oath much like oaths that involved sacrificing animals while taking the oath . God acts as the suzerain power and is the party of the covenant accompanied by the required action that comes with the oath whether it be fire or animals in the sacrificial oaths . In doing this , God is the party taking upon the curse if he does not uphold his obligation . Through history there were also many instances where the vassal was the one who performed the different acts and took the curse upon them . Terminology of covenants ( edit ) Weinfeld believes that similar terminology and wording can connect the Abrahamic and Davidic covenants with ancient Near Eastern grants , as opposed to being largely similar to the Mosaic covenant , which , according to Weinfeld , is an example of a suzerainty treaty . He goes on to argue that phrases about having a `` whole heart '' or having `` walked after me ( God ) with all his heart '' strongly parallels with Neo-Assyrian grant language , such as `` walked with royalty '' . He further argues that in Jeremiah , God uses prophetic metaphor to say that David will be adopted as a son . Expressing legal and political relationships through familial phraseology was common among Near Eastern cultures . Babylonian contracts often expressed fathership and sonship in their grants to actually mean a king to vassal relationship . Further underlying the idea that these covenants were grant - like in nature is the similar language used in both . In the grant of Ashurbanipal , an Assyrian , to his servant Bulta , he describes Bulta 's loyalty with the phrase `` kept the charge of my kinship '' . Abraham similarly kept God 's charge in Genesis 26 : 4 -- 5 : `` I will give to your descendants all these lands ... inasmuch as Abraham obeyed me and kept my charge , my commandments , my rules and my teachings . '' Furthermore , in Jeremiah , God says , through prophetic metaphor , that David will be adopted as a son . Expressing legal and political relationships through familial phraseology was common among Near Eastern cultures . Babylonian contracts often expressed fathership and sonship , in their grants to actually mean a king to vassal relationship . Dissolving covenant form ( edit ) According to Mendhenhall , pressures from outside invaders led the loosely bound Israelite tribes to converge into monarchical unity for stability and solidarity . He also argues that during this consolidation , the new state also had to unify the religious traditions that belonged to the different groups to prevent dissent from those who might believe that the formation of a state would replace direct governance from God . Therefore , Mendenhall continues , these loosely bound tribes merged under the Mosaic covenant to legitimize their unity . They believed that to obey the law was to obey God . They also believed that the king was put into power as a result of God 's benefaction , and that this accession was the fulfillment of God 's promise of dynasty to David . Mendenhall also notes that a conflict arose between those who believed in the Davidic covenant , and those who believed that God would not support all actions of the state . As a result , both sides became relatively aloof , and the Davidic covenant and the Mosaic covenant were almost entirely forgotten . Number of biblical covenants ( edit ) Students of the Bible hold wildly differing opinions as to how many major covenants exist ( or did exist ) between God and humanity , with numbers ranging from one to at least twelve . ( See covenant theology and dispensationalism for further information on two of the major viewpoints . ) Noahic covenant ( edit ) Noah 's Thanksoffering ( c. 1803 ) by Joseph Anton Koch . Noah builds an altar to the Lord after being delivered from the Flood ; God sends the rainbow as a sign of his covenant . See also : Genesis flood narrative § Rainbow covenant , and Seven Laws of Noah The Noahic covenant applies to all of humanity and to all other living creatures . In this covenant , God promises never again to destroy all life on Earth by flood and creates the rainbow as the sign of this `` everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth '' . Abrahamic covenant ( edit ) Main article : Covenant of the pieces The covenant found in Genesis 12 -- 17 is known as the Brit bein HaBetarim , the `` Covenant Between the Parts '' in Hebrew , and is the basis for brit milah ( covenant of circumcision ) in Judaism . The covenant was for Abraham and his seed , or offspring , both of natural birth and adoption . In Genesis chapters 12 -- 17 three covenants can be distinguished based on the differing Jahwist , Elohist and Priestly sources . In Genesis 12 and 15 , God grants Abraham land and a multitude of descendants but does not place any stipulations ( unconditional ) on Abraham for the covenant 's fulfillment . By contrast , Genesis 17 contains the covenant of circumcision ( conditional ) . 1 . To make of Abraham a great nation and bless Abraham and make his name great so that he will be a blessing , to bless those who bless him and curse him who curses him and all peoples on earth would be blessed through Abraham . 2 . To give Abraham 's descendants all the land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates . Later , this land came to be referred to as the Promised Land ( see map ) or the Land of Israel . 3 . To make Abraham the father of many nations and of many descendants and give `` the whole land of Canaan '' to his descendants . Circumcision is to be the permanent sign of this everlasting covenant with Abraham and his male descendants and is known as the brit milah . Covenants in biblical times were often sealed by severing an animal , with the implication that the party who breaks the covenant will suffer a similar fate . In Hebrew , the verb meaning to seal a covenant translates literally as `` to cut '' . It is presumed by Jewish scholars that the removal of the foreskin symbolically represents such a sealing of the covenant . According to Weinfeld , the Abraham covenant represents a covenant of grant , which binds the suzerain . It is the obligation of the master to his servant and involves gifts given to individuals who were loyal serving their masters . In the covenant with Abraham in Genesis 15 , it is God who is the suzerain who commits himself and swears to keep the promise . In the covenant there are procedures of taking the oath , which involve a smoking oven and a blazing torch . There are many similarities between Genesis 15 and the Abba - El deed . Genesis 15 and similarly in the Abba - El deed it is the superior party who places himself under oath . Also the oaths in both involve a situation where the inferior party is delivering the animals while the superior swears the oath . The Abraham covenant is part of a tradition of covenantal sacrifices , which dates back to the third millennium BC . The animals that are slaughtered in the covenant in Genesis 15 are considered a sacrificial offering . The covenant in Genesis 15 preserve the sacrificial element alongside the symbolic act . Mosaic covenant ( edit ) The Ten Commandments on a monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol Main article : Mosaic covenant See also : Ten Commandments , 613 commandments , and Law of Moses The Mosaic covenant , found in Exodus 19 -- 24 and the book of Deuteronomy , contains the foundations of the written Torah and the Oral Torah . In this covenant , God promises to make the Israelites his treasured possession among all people and `` a kingdom of priests and a holy nation '' , if they follow God 's commandments . As part of the terms of this covenant , God gives Moses the Ten Commandments . These will later be elaborated on in the rest of the Torah . The form of the covenant resembles the suzerainty treaty in the ancient Near East . Like the treaties , the Ten Commandments begins with Yahweh 's identification and what he had done for Israel ( `` who brought you out of the land of Egypt '' ; Ex 20 : 2 ) as well as the stipulations commanding absolute loyalty ( `` You shall not have other gods apart from me '' ) . Unlike the suzerainty treaty , the Decalogue does not have any witness nor explicit blessings and curses . The fullest account of the Mosaic covenant is given in the book of Deuteronomy . God gave the children of Israel the Shabbat as the permanent sign of this covenant . Priestly covenant ( edit ) Main article : Priestly covenant The priestly covenant ( Hebrew : ברית הכהונה  brith ha - kehuna ) is the covenant that God made with Aaron and his descendants , the Aaronic priesthood , as found in the Hebrew Bible and Oral Torah . The Hebrew Bible also mentions another perpetual priestly promise with Phinehas and his descendants . Davidic covenant ( edit ) See also : David § Jerusalem and the Davidic covenant The Davidic covenant establishes David and his descendants as the kings of the united monarchy of Israel ( which included Judah ) . The Davidic covenant is an important element in Jewish messianism and Christian theology . In Jewish eschatology , the messiah is believed to be a future Jewish king from the Davidic line , who will be anointed with holy anointing oil , gather the Jews back into the Land of Israel , usher in an era of peace , build the Third Temple , have a male heir , re-institute the Sanhedrin and rule the Jewish people during the Messianic Age . Christian view ( edit ) Christian theologian John F. Walvoord maintains that the Davidic covenant deserves an important place in determining the purposes of God and that its exegesis confirms the doctrine of a future reign of Christ on earth . While Jewish theologians have always held that Jesus did not fulfill the expectations of a Jewish messiah , the position of Dispensational ( historically - grammatically literal ) Biblical theologians is almost unanimous that Jesus will fully fulfill the Davidic covenant , the provisions of which Walvoord lists as : David is to have a child , yet to be born , who shall succeed him and establish his kingdom . A son ( Solomon ) shall build the temple instead of David . The throne of his kingdom shall be established forever . The throne will not be taken away from him ( Solomon ) even though his sins justify chastisement . David 's house , throne , and kingdom shall be established forever ( 2 Samuel 7 : 16 ) . The New Covenant is a biblical interpretation originally derived from a phrase in the Book of Jeremiah , in the Hebrew Scriptures . It is often thought of as an eschatological Messianic Age or world to come and is related to the biblical concept of the Kingdom of God . Generally , Christians believe that the New Covenant was instituted at the Last Supper as part of the Eucharist , which in the Gospel of John includes the New Commandment . A connection between the Blood of Christ and the New Covenant is seen in most modern English translations of the New Testament with the saying : `` this cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood '' . Christians see Jesus as the mediator of this New Covenant , and that his blood , shed at his crucifixion is the required blood of the covenant : as with all covenants between God and man described in the Bible , the New Covenant is considered `` a bond in blood sovereignly administered by God '' . It has been theorized that the New Covenant is the Law of Christ as spoken during his Sermon on the Mount . See also ( edit ) Covenant theology Covenantal theology ( Roman Catholic ) Covenantal nomism Covenant ( Latter Day Saints ) Christian views on the Old Covenant New Covenant Oaths in Jewish tradition References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Weinfeld , M. ( 2005 ) . Normative and Sectarian Judaism in the Second Temple Period . United States : T & T Clark International . ^ Jump up to : Weinfeld , M. ( 1970 ) . `` The Covenant of Grant in the Old Testament and in the Ancient near East '' . Journal of the American Oriental Society . 90 ( 2 ) : 196 -- 199 . Jump up ^ Weinfeld , M. ( n.d. ) . `` The Covenant Grant in the Old Testament and Ancient Near East '' . American Oriental Society . Jump up ^ Weinfeld , M. ( April -- June 1970 ) . `` The Covenant of Grant in the Old Testament and in the Ancient near East '' . American Oriental Society . 90 ( 2 ) : 186 -- 188 . Jump up ^ Weinfield , M. ( April -- June 1970 ) . The Covenant of Grant in the Old Testament and in the Ancient near East ( PDF ) ( Vol 90 ed . ) . Jerusalem : American Oriental Society . pp. 184 -- 203 . Retrieved 5 March 2015 . Jump up ^ Mendenhall , George E. ( September 1954 ) . `` Covenant Forms in Israelite Tradition '' . The Biblical Archaeologist . New Haven , Conn. : The American Schools of Oriental Research . 17 ( 3 ) : 70 -- 73 . doi : 10.2307 / 3209151 . JSTOR 3209151 . Jump up ^ http://theologyonline.com/showthread.php?1653-ARCHIVE-The-Twelve-Dispensations-By-Bob-Hill Jump up ^ Jenkins , Everett ( 2003 ) . The creation : secular , Jewish , Catholic , Protestant , and Muslim perspectives analyzed . Jefferson , NC : McFarland . p. 283 . ISBN 0 - 7864 - 1042 - 6 . Jump up ^ `` Blue Letter Bible : Dictionary and Word Search for zera ` ( Strong 's 2233 ) '' . 2011 . Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 21 . Jump up ^ Genesis 17 : 11 -- 13 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin ; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you . And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you , every man child in your generations , he that is born in the house , or bought with money of any stranger , which is not of thy seed . He that is born in thy house , and he that is bought with thy money , must needs be circumcised : and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant . Jump up ^ Michael D. Coogan , A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament , ( Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2009 ) , 62 -- 68 Jump up ^ `` Circumcision . '' Mark Popovsky . Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion . Ed . David A. Leeming , Kathryn Madden and Stanton Marlan . New York : Springer , 2010 . pp. 153 -- 154 . Jump up ^ Kline , Meredith . `` Deuteronomy '' . The Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary Jump up ^ Michael D. Coogan , `` A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament '' page 103 , Oxford University Press , 2009 Jump up ^ Qumran and Jerusalem : studies in the Dead Sea scrolls p. 248 Lawrence H. Schiffman -- 2010 This priestly covenant is also echoed in the poem in 1QM 17 : 2 -- 3 that refers to the eternal priestly covenant ... Num 18 : 19 ). 57 That the priestly `` covenant of salt , '' a biblical expression denoting a permanent covenant , 58 is to be ... Jump up ^ Jewish Encyclopedia : Phinehas : `` ... for this act he was approved by God and was rewarded with the divine promise that the priesthood should remain in his family forever ( Num . xxv. 7 -- 15 ) . '' Jump up ^ Jewish Encyclopedia : Covenant : `` The term `` berit '' ... refers chiefly to God 's covenant made with Israel , and with Abraham , Isaac , Jacob , Moses , Aaron , Phineas , and David ( Derek Ereẓ Zuṭa , i. , end ) . '' ^ Jump up to : Walvoord , John F. `` Eschatological Problems VII : The Fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant . '' Web : 19 Mar 2010 . Eschatological Problems VII : The Fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant Jump up ^ but not in the KJV for example Jump up ^ Luke 22 : 20 Jump up ^ This definition of covenant is from O. Palmer Robertson 's book The Christ of the Covenants . It has become an accepted definition among modern scholars . See this critical review of his book by Dr. C. Matthew McMahon . Jump up ^ George R. Law , `` The Form of the New Covenant in Matthew , '' American Theological Inquiry 5 : 2 ( 2012 ) . Further reading ( edit ) Paul Fiddes ( 1985 ) . ' Covenant -- Old and New ' , in P. Fiddes , R. Hayden , R. Kidd , K. Clements , and B. Haymes , Bound to love : the covenant basis of Baptist life and mission , pp. 9 -- 23 . London : Baptist Union . Truman G. Madsen and Seth Ward ( 2001 ) . Covenant and Chosenness in Judaism and Mormonism . Fairleigh Dickinson University Press . ISBN 0 - 8386 - 3927 - 5 . External links ( edit ) Jewish Encyclopedia : Covenant Nave 's Topical Bible on covenants `` What is a Covenant '' from Kingdom Prologue by Meredith G. Kline ( Reformed perspective ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Covenant_(biblical)&oldid=838456508 '' Categories : Biblical phrases Christian terminology Christian theology of the Bible Hebrew Bible topics Jewish theology Law in the Bible Hidden categories : Articles containing Hebrew - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Dansk Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Latina Português Română Русский Tagalog தமிழ் 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 27 April 2018 , at 03 : 44 . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply . By using this site , you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . 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