2.5 Vocabulary

The escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt is called the

• Monotheism

• Ethics

• Torah

• Covenant

• Exodus

Israelites believed that God called on them to act based on ______, or ideas of right and wrong.

• Monotheism

• Ethics

• Torah

• Covenant

• Exodus

The Torah says that God made a _______, or binding agreement, with Abraham

• Monotheism

• Ethics

• Torah

• Covenant

• Exodus

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are called the ________

• Monotheism

• Ethics

• Torah

• Covenant

• Exodus

Unlike other people from Mesopotamia, the Israelites practiced ________, which is the belief in one God.

• Monotheism

• Ethics

• Torah

• Covenant

• Exodus

Define Commandment

• Binding agreement

• A divine rule or law given by God

• The first five books of the Bible

• A personal belief

Define eventually

• Never
• Right now
• Immediately
• At some point in the future or after a period of time.

Define compel

• To ignore someone's request
• To encourage someone to do something
• To force or strongly persuade someone to do something.
• To ask someone politely to do something