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| the final battle between the darkness and light that marks the end of the world |
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"dispersal"
how Judaism evolved and spread from ancient Israel, beginning in the Babylonian Exile |
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| A symbolic candlestick that signifies the seven days of creation. The nine-branch menorah used at Hannukah is sometimes called the hanukiah |
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a coming of age ritual initiation that symbolizes the growth of a man and the acceptance of moral responsibility in the Jewish tradition
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The first five books of Moses which appear in the Hebrew Bible :
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
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The tefillin is a set of black leather boxes which contain scripture. One box is tied around the forehead, the other is tied around the upper arm. The tefillin is meant to bind the words of Torah "upon the hands and as the frontlets between the eyes" as commanded in Deuteronomy 6.
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the Hebrew summary of oral law arranged by topic. The topics are:
Seeds (agriculture), Festivals, Women, Damages, Holy Things (ritual), and Purifications
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| commentary on scripture to explain passages in the Torah |
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a weekly day of rest/worship (Saturday)
it commemorates creation and freedom from slavery in Egypt |
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two parts:
The Pentateuch (5 books)
The Tanakh - an acronym for the three sections in the Bible:The Law (Torah), the Prophets (Nevi'um) and the sacred Writings (Hebrew Ketuvim) (T-N-KH) |
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the first of the three main patriarchs of Jewish religion whose story is found in the book of Genesis
God told him to go to the Promised Land. Along the way, God made a covenant with Abraham that he would give him as many descendants as stars in the sky and control of a great land. |
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| a patriarch and grandson of Abraham. Jacob goes to Haran and marries his uncle's daughters who between them give birth to twelve sons. These sons become the twelve tribes of Israel. |
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Moses was an Israelite but was raised in pharaoh's household until he was caught defending a Hebrew slave. Moses fled to be a shepherd in the desert. Moses is said to have encountered God in the form of a burning bush where he was told to return to Egypt and liberate the people of Israel. Moses returns and God sends ten plagues upon the Egyptians until the pharaoh lets the Israelites go. The people of Israel spend forty years in the desert on the way to the Promise Land of Canaan. On the way, God spoke to Moses and gave him the Ten Commandments on top of Mount Horeb. These serve as instructions for the Israelites on principles relating to ethics and their worship, setting up moral standards. These ten laws served as the basis for all other commandments. However, because the Israelites did not follow obey the commandments or trust God, they were forced to walk in the wilderness until almost all people of that generation, including Moses had died. Then, under the leadership of Joshua they entered into Canaan. (taken from study guide)
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| The second book of the Hebrew Bible |
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| the TenCommandments exemplifies the idea that obedience to these commandments paves the way forobedience to other gospel principles |
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| the land of Israel. The land promised to Abraham and his descendants |
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| Also known as the Southern Kingdom. Resulted from the break up of the United Kingdom of Israel in the 900s BC. All kings were descendants from the House of David |
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| Also known as the Northern Kingdom. Formed in the 10th century BC after the death of King Solomon. They claimed descent from Jacob |
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