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Chapter 6
Judaism
Term | Definition |
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tribe | a group made up of families or clans |
proverb | a wise saying |
synagogue | a Jewish house of worship |
Exodus | the departure of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt |
covenant | an agreement with God |
Sabbath | a weekly day of worship and rest |
prophet | a messenger sent by God to share God's word with people |
psalm | a sacred song or poem used in worship |
scroll | a long document made from pieces of parchment sewn together |
monotheism | belief in one God |
Torah | a set of laws that Moses supposed received from God that later became the first part of the Hebrew Bible |
Exile | forced absence from one's homeland |
commandment | a rule that God wanted Israelites to follow |
kosher | food prepared according to Jewish dietary law |
rabbi | an official leader of a Jewish congregation |
diaspora | the group of Jews living outside of the Jewish homeland |
alphabet | a set of letters or other characters used to write a language |