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Bible Vocab.
Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy test
Question | Answer |
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Greek word meaning "The books" | Biblia |
Men and women in the Bible chosen by God to tell his message to the people | Prophets |
What is a prophecy? | A message from God spoken or written by a prophet |
What is an agreement between God and Man? | A testament |
Hebrew word meaning "God's Chosen One" | Messiah |
What is the Greek word that means "God's Chosen One"? | Christ |
Another name for a letter | An epistle |
The good news about Jesus | Gospel |
The original name of the man "Israel" | Jacob |
What does Hebrew mean? | It is the name of the nation God chose to be his special people. (These people are also referred to as the Israelites.) |
When someone made an "idol", what was it? | A statue or an image of a god that is made by people and then worshipped as if it had the power of God in a person's life. |
What was a famine? | A famine is a time when there is not enough food to keep people and animals alive. |
Savior | A word which means, "he who saves". |
What does the word "Genesis" mean? | It means, "beginnings". |
A firmament is... | A sky |
The books of law are known as.? | The Pentateuch |
A covenant is what? | An agreement |
Any act or thought that is against the way God wants us to act or think is? | A sin |
Transgression is also know as a...? | Sin |
A word used to refer to the Old Testament or the entire Bible is what? | Scripture. |
Jehovah is what? | The English translation for one of the Hebrew names meaning,"God;" (Yahweh.) |
Who is Satan and what does God say he is? | The most powerful enemy of God and all people; also known as devil, serpent, evil one, prince of this world, and father of all lies. |
What is God's judgment on something evil? | A curse. |
Enmity is what? | Hatred or bad feelings that make two people or groups enemies. |
A gift or offering to God is known as what? | A sacrifice |
To tempt someone is to- | To try to get someone to do something wrong; to test a person to improve his or her strength |
A patriarch is | a "ruling father"; Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, or Joseph. |
A person who lives in a tent and moves from place to place | A nomad |
The place where sacrifices were made to worship God | Altar |
A word describing a woman who could not have children, a field that did not produce crops, or a tree that did not bear fruit. | Barren |
Heir- | Someone who has the right to receive the property or position of another person when that person dies. |
A special right of the oldest son in a Hebrew family to receive a double share of the inheritance and the right to rule over the family after the father's death. | Birthright |
Circumcision- | Sign of a special covenant God made with the Israelites. |
A departure, a "going out" | Exodus |
Slave- | A servant who is owned by his or her master |
A large area of land where few people live | Wilderness |
Bondage- | Slavery |
The title of the rulers of ancient Egypt | Pharaoh |
Atonement | to make up for a wrong act; to become friends with God again |
Anything that causes great harm or suffering | Plague |
Passover- | A feast held in memory of God's deliverance of Israel from Egyptian slavery |
Bread made without yeast | Unleavened bread |
Bitter herbs- | A green salad eaten at Passover to remind Israel of the bitterness of their lives as Egyptian slaves |
The special food God gave to the Israelites for 40 years in the wilderness | Manna |
Tabernacle- | A portable tent where the Israelites worshipped God |
The Ark of the Covenant; a special wooden chest containing the tables of law, a pot of manna, and Aaron's rod; the ark was to show the people of Israel that God was with them. | Ark of God |
Sabbath- | The weekly day of rest and worship set apart by God |
A sexual union between a man and a woman when one or both are married to someone else | Adultery |
Covet | To want very much to have something that belongs to another person |
Descendants of Levi, priests, religious teachers and workers at the tabernacle. | Levites |
High priest- | The most important of all the priests who served God; Aaron was the first high priest and all other high priests were his descendants |
Jewish feast celebrated 50 days after Passover; on the first Pentecost after Jesus's resurrection, the Lord sent the Holy Spirit to His followers | Pentecost |
Feasts- | Jewish religious holidays and celebrations and banquets |
A sacrifice or gift for God which was burned on an altar for cleansing or atonement from sin. | Burnt offering |
Precepts- | God's laws or commands |
A counting of people living in an area or country | Census |
City of Refuge- | One of six cities set apart for a person who had accidentally killed someone; the guilty individual was allowed to remain in the City of Refuge until a fair trial could be held. |
Second law | Deuteronomy |
Adversary- | An enemy or someone who is against you |
A person from another country; a foreigner | Alien |
Baal- | The name "Baal" means master. Baal was the name of many of the false gods worshipped by the people of Canaan. |
A mature male sheep | Ram |