Ch. 7 Vocabulary

Moses' brother; acted as his spokesman. He founded the priesthood in Israel.

• Moses

• Aaron

• Sinai

• Manna

An ornate box that held the tablets of the Law. It represented God's throne on earth.

• Tabernacle

• Ark of the Covenant

• Ten Commandments

• Plague

A series of rulers from the same family.

• Dynasty

• Exodus

• Midwife

• Passover

Israel's escape from Egypt; from a Greek word meaning "going out"

• Sinai

• Sea of Reeds

• Moses

• Exodus

The name used by the Egyptians to describe the Israelites and related tribes.

• Idolatry

• Exodus

• Hebrew

• Manna

The worship of man-made images as though they were gods.

• Tabernacle

• Plague

• Passover

• Idolatry

The miraculous food that the Israelites ate in the desert. It is a type for the Eucharist.

• Midwife

• Moses

• Manna

• Plague

A woman who assists at childbirth.

• Manna

• Midwife

• Passover

The man God chose to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.

• Aaron

• Moses

• Jesus

• Abraham

The saving of the first-born children of Israel when the first-born of the Egyptians were killed.

• Passover

• Plague

• Midwife