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Israel
Israel Vocab Words
Question | Answer |
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Prophet | messenger of god |
monotheism | belief in one god |
tribe | group of Jewish people living in Israel; Abraham's sons |
covenant | holy promise with God |
Torah | Hebrew Bible or Old Testament |
commandment | religious laws of Jewish Faith and Christianity |
alphabet | set of letters or other characters used to write a language |
Psalm | sacred song or poem used in worship |
proverb | wise saying |
exile | forcing someone to leave their homeland |
exodus | mass movement of Israelites out of Egypt; led by Moses |
synagogue | Jewish place of worship |
Sabbath | day of worship |
scroll | long document made of parchment` |
kosher | food prepared according to Jewish dietary laws |
Diaspora | groups of Jews living outside of the Jewish homeland |
Zealots | group of Jews who fought the Romans for their freedom |
Moses | led the Israelites to safety |
rabbi | Jewish leader of the Jewish faith |
Saul | first king of the Israelites |
David | second king of the Israelites; defeated the giant Goliath |