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Ahmen
Definition
so be it
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alleluia
Definition
praise the lord
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theology
Definition
the study of god
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Joshua
Definition
God saves
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genesis
Definition
the beginning
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etiology
Definition
the study of origins
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canon
Definition
a list of books accepted in the Bible
Term
codex
Definition
the spine of a book
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Torah
Definition
the Law
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Torah (meaning)
Definition
the Law
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genre
Definition
a literary type
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testament (meaning)
Definition
covenant
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Anno Domini (meaning)
Definition
in the year of the Lord
Term
Bible (meaning)
Definition
books
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Yahweh
Definition
God
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Adonai
Definition
the Lord
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anthropomorphism
Definition
giving human characterisitcs to something unhuman
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myth
Definition
symbolic stories which express religious truths
Term
legend
Definition
a story that is passed down generations with some historical meaning
Term
saga
Definition
form of a legend with some important person
Term
deluge
Definition
flood
Term
eponymous ancestor
Definition
one who gives his/her name to a people/ race/ religion/ nation
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Semite
Definition
Jew and Arab
Term
Adam
Definition
man
Term
Eve
Definition
mother of all the living
Term
geneology
Definition
family tree
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monotheism
Definition
belief in one god
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henotheism
Definition
belief in one God but acceptance of others
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barren
Definition
unable to conceive/ have a child
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concubine
Definition
a woman who takes the place of a wife
Term
Sarah (meaning)
Definition
princess
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Abraham
Definition
exalted father of Nations
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primogeniture
Definition
the 1st born
Term
leverite marriage
Definition
if a husband dies w/out offspring, the widow must marry the oldest male relative of her husband.
Term
decalogue
Definition
the 10 Commandments
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covet
Definition
to desire exceedingly, to crave
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adultery
Definition
voluntary sexual acts between a married person and a partner other then the lawful husband or wife
Term
Hebrew
Definition
until Exodus
Term
Israelite
Definition
from Exodus until the Babylonian Exile
Term
Jew
Definition
Babylonian Exile to present day
Term
nazirite
Definition
one who is consecrated to God and avoids alcohol, dead bodies and cutting their hair
Term
Ark of the Covenant
Definition
the container for the 10 commandments
Term
vassal treaty
Definition
a treaty made between 2 unequal parties
Term
parity treaty
Definition
a treaty made between 2 equal parties
Term
midwife
Definition
a woman who helps deliver a baby
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theophany
Definition
when God makes an appearance to man (the burning bush to Moses)
Term
manna
Definition
the food the Israelites lived on in the desert
Term
Mount Sinai
Definition
where Moses receives the 10 commandments
Term
Mount Nebo
Definition
where Moses dies
Term
polytheism
Definition
belief in many gods
Term
famine
Definition
lack of food
Term
tetragrammaton
Definition
four letters that stand for God in Hebrew
Term
Sh'ma
Definition
the Holiest prayer of Judaism
Term
the Sh'ma in Hebrew
Definition
Sh'ma Yisrael: Adonai Elohenu Adonai Echad
Term
mezuzah
Definition
a container with a scroll of the Sh'ma in it
Term
mezuzah (meaning)
Definition
doorpost
Term
covenant
Definition
an agreement between God and a people
Term
b'rith
Definition
covenant
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seder
Definition
the Passover meal
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nomad
Definition
one who travels without a fixed home
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Apiru
Definition
name of the nomadic people in the Armana Letters
Term
Zaphnath-paneah
Definition
Joseph's Egyptian name
Term
forty (in the Hebrew Bible)
Definition
a long time
Term
the Sh'ma in English
Definition
Here 'O Israel: the Lord is God the Lord is One
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Abram
Definition
exalted father
Term
Sarai
Definition
princess
Term
tithe
Definition
giving 10% of something to God
Term
Isaac (meaning)
Definition
laughter
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Ishmael (meaning)
Definition
God hears
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Israel (meaning)
Definition
to contend with God
Term
mandrakes
Definition
aphrodisiac
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postdiluvian
Definition
after the flood
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antediluvian
Definition
before the flood
Term
Jocab (meaning)
Definition
heel
Term
Pentateuch
Definition
first five books of the Bible
Term
Tanakh
Definition
word use by Jews to refer to their holy Scriptures
Term
Hexateuch
Definition
first 6 books of the Hebrew testament
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