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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abraham (Judaism) | Father of the nation of Israel. (Judaism) |
| Issac(Judaism) | son of Abraham. (Judaism) |
| Jacob(Judaism) | son of Issac. (Judaism) |
| Moses(Judaism) | Raised by egyptian princesses, sent to save Israelites. (Judaism) |
| Ten plagues (Judaism) | nile turned to blood, Gnats, Death of livestock, Hail, Death of firstborn son, Frogs, Flies, Boils. Locusts, Darkness(Judaism) |
| Saul(Judaism) | First king of Israel. (Judaism) |
| David(Judaism) | line of Messiah, great king of Israel. (Judaism) |
| Solomon(Judaism) | Built the Jewish temple. (Judaism) |
| 70AD(Judaism) | temple was destroyed. (Judaism) |
| Pogroms(Judaism) | organized persecution against Jews. (Judaism) |
| 1939-1945 (Judaism) | Holocaust(Judaism) |
| Tallit(Judaism) | fringed prayer shaw(Judaism) |
| Tefillin(Judaism) | boxes containing scripture attached to forehead and arm. (Judaism) |
| Mezuzah(Judaism) | small parchment with scripture outside front door. (Judaism) |
| Sabbath(Judaism) | day of rest on saturdays(Judaism) |
| Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim(Judaism) | books like the bible (Judaism) |
| Kosher(Judaism) | dietary restrictions (Judaism) |
| Bar and Bat mitzvah(Judaism) | ceremony to become and adult at 13. (Judaism) |
| Purim(Judaism) | celebration of deliverance of Jews by Esther. (Judaism) |
| passover(Judaism) | Celebreates deliverance of Hebrews from Egyptian Slavery. (Judaism) |
| Rosh Hashanah(Judaism) | Jewish new year. Judaism) |
| Yom Kippur(Judaism) | "Day of Atonement"(Judaism) |
| Sukkot(Judaism) | celebrates gods providence in wilderness. (Judaism) |
| Hanukkah(Judaism) | Celebrates of the temple rededication. (Judaism) |
| Monotheism(Judaism) | Belief in one god. (Judaism) |
| Mary(christianity) | Jesus mother(christianity) |
| Crucifixion (christianity) | put on a cross, abandonment by god, sky went dark, Temple curtain torn in two. (christianity) |
| Prayer (Judaism) | Three times a day (christianity) |
| Resurrection(christianity) | stayed dead for three days/ Easter(christianity) |
| Pentecost(christianity) | holy spirit came down onto believers. (christianity) |
| Gospel(christianity) | story and belief of who God and Jesus are to unbelievers. (christianity) |
| Apostles(christianity) | original followers of christ who spread the Gospel to the world. (christianity) |
| Protestant Reformations (christianity) | split the protestant church from the catholic church. (christianity) |
| Baptism (christianity) | Public show of dedication to christ (christianity) |
| Communion (christianity) | lords supper (wine = blood, bread = body)(christianity) |
| prayer (christianity) | no one required number, should be in constant prayer. (christianity) |
| Catholic Confession (christianity) | Confessing your sins to a priest and receiving forgiveness. (christianity) |
| Trinity(christianity) | god is 3 but god is 1. (christianity) |
| bible(christianity) | old and new testament (christianity) |
| christmas (christianity) | celebration of the birth of jews.(christianity) |
| advent(christianity) | leads up to christmas sunday. (christianity) |
| lent(christianity) | 40 days leading up to Easter. (christianity) |
| good friday(christianity) | remembers the day jesus died. (christianity) |
| easter(christianity) | celebrates Jesus's resurrection. (christianity) |
| prophet(Islam) | messengers to divine revelations of bringers of God's word to the people. (Islam)(Islam) |
| adam(Islam) | first prophet, father of the human race. (Islam) |
| noah(Islam) | one of the earliest prophets, sent to save the wicked world, and preach Gods goodness. (Islam) |
| abraham(Islam) | did not dishonor God, father of nations. (Islam) |
| ka'bah(Islam) | first house of worship built by Abraham and Ishmael. (Islam) |
| Moses(Islam) | most mentioned individual in Quran. (Islam) |
| Jesus(Islam) | last prophet before Muhamed.(Islam) |
| Muhamed(Islam) | last prophet sent to confirm teachings of others. (Islam) |
| Caliph(Islam) | successor to the messenger of God. (Islam) |
| Sunni(Islam) | believed caliph should be chosen by consensus cabu bank. (Islam) |
| Shia(Islam) | believed caliph should be a descendant of Muhamed. (Islam) |
| Nov 30th(Islam) | Muhammad's birthday. (Islam) |
| shahada(Islam) | first pillar. the declaration of faith. (Islam) |
| Salat(Islam) | second pillar. wash before prayer. (Islam) |
| Zakat(Islam) | third pillar. charitable donations, 2.5% of income. (Islam) |
| Sawm(Islam) | fourth pillar. Ramadan not eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset. (Islam) |
| Hajj(Islam) | fifth pillar. pilgrimage to Mecca. (Islam) |