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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Key terms and people pg. 45
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Monotheistic religion originating with Israelites. | Judaism |
| First five books of the of the Hebrew Bible; the most sacred texts of the Jewish faith. | Torah |
| Originator of the Jewish line of descent. He held a deep devotion to and a great trust in the will of God. | Abraham |
| A binding agreement. | Covenant |
| An ancestral "father" of Judaism. | Patriarch |
| Hebrew prophet and lawgiver, he led the Hebrew people out of Egypt and back to Canaan in the Exodus. | Moses |
| The escape of the Hebrews from Egypt. | Exodus |
| Dispersal of the Jews | Diaspora |
| Monontheism |