Unit 11 Vocabulary - the Israelite's

a messenger

sent by God to share God’s word with people

• prophet

• Torah

• Phoenicians

• Sabbath

a belief in one

God

• polytheism

• paganism

• monotheism

• bohemianism

the departure

of the Israelite's out of slavery in Egypt

• Diaspora

• Exile

• Sabbath

• Exodus

Teachings from God that became part of

the Hebrew Bible; the first 5 Books of the Old Testament

• Psalm

• Torah

• Proverbs

• Synagogue

A gold covered wooden chest that held the

Ten Commandments

• Ark of the Covenant

• Torah

• Synagogue

• Diaspora

Father of the Hebrews & Founder of Judaism;

God promised the land of Canaan (Promise Land)

• Moses

• David

• Abraham

• Issac

A prophet that God spoke to and told him to free the Israelite's from Egypt/God gave him the 10 Commandments

• Moses

• Abraham

• Issac

• David

skilled sailors & ship builders, talented traders, made purple dye, and created an alphabet, lived in the land of Canaan

• Sumerians

• Akkadians

• Phoenicians

• Persians

a sacred song

or poem used in worship

• Proverb

• Epic

• Haiku

• Psalm

a wise saying

• Proverb

• Idiom

• Philosophy

• Quote