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Israel
Chapter 6 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prophet | A messenger sent by God to share God's word with people |
| Monotheism | A belief in one God |
| Culture | The beliefs and behaviors of a group of people |
| Tribe | a social group made up of social groups, families or clans |
| Exodus | The departure of Israelites out of slavery in Egypt |
| Convenant | an agreement with God |
| Locust | a grasshopper that often migrates in large numbers |
| Torah | laws that Moses supposedly received from God; later became known the first part of the Hebrew Bible |
| Commandment | A rule that God wanted the Israelites to follow |
| Alphabet | a set of letters or characters used to write a language |
| Extract | to remove by physical or chemical process |
| Ensure | To make certain or make sure of |
| Psalm | a sacred song or poem used in worship |
| Proverb | A wise saying |
| Period | A division of time that is shorter than an era |
| Found | to set up or establish |
| Exile | forced absence from one's home or country |
| Survive | to continue to live or to live through a dangerous event |
| Synagogue | a Jewish house of worship |
| Sabbath | a weekly day of worship and rest that is from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown |
| Scroll | A long document made up of parchment sewn together |
| Tradition | A custom or a way of life passed down from generation to generation |
| Communicate | Echange knowledge or information |
| Community | A group of people with common interests living in an area |
| Kosher | prepared according to the Jewish dietary law; must be inspected, salted, and soaked in water |
| Diaspora | the group of Jews living outside of the Jewish homeland |
| Version | a different form or edition or a translation of the Bible |
| Expand | the enlarge |
| Devotion | Dedication or a strong commitment |
| Cooperation | working together |
| Tensions | opposition between individuals or groups; stress |
| Rabbi | the official leader of a Jewish congregation |
| Document | an official paper used as proof or support of something |
| Talmud | A hebrew term that means "instruction" |