| Question |
Answer |
| monotheism |
a belief that there is only one god |
| Judaism |
the monotheistic religion for Jewish people |
| Exodus |
the departure of the Israelites from Egypt |
| Covenant |
a binding agreement made by two or more people or groups, an agreement between a group of people and their god |
| Whom did the people worship in the religion of the Mesopotamians |
More than 3,000 gods |
| Whom did the people worship in the religion of the Egyptians |
nature gods, the sun and spirits, and their own gods |
| Whom did the people worship in the religion of the Israelites |
ONE all-powerful (omnipotent), all-knowing (omniscient), God who was everywhere |
| How did the Israelites come to live in Canaan |
God told Abraham to move from Ur in Mesopotamia to Canaan 1900 B.C. |
| How did the Israelites come to live in Egypt |
After several famines, some Hebrew migrated to Egypt where about 1700 B.C. they became slaves to Egyptians (430 years of slavery) |
| How did the Israelites come to live in the Wilderness |
Moses led the Israelite back toward their homeland The journey in wilderness lasted 40 years (Mt. Sinai and 10 commandments) |
| Covenant Israelites made with god |
God promised to love and protect the Israelites. In return, the Israelites agreed to love God and obey his laws. |
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