Religious and Historical Terms

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Barren

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Unable to have children

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Covenant

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A solemn agreement between two or more people; in our religion, it refers to The Covenant as the agreement between God and his people to send a savior to save us from original sin.

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Exodus

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A large departure or going out of people from a place; in the Bible, it refers to Moses leading the Hebrews out of Egypt.

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Covet

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To desire that which belongs to someone else.

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Bedoui

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A nomadic Arab in the deserts of Arabia, Syria, or Northern Africa.

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Mercenary

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A soldier for hire; someone who fights for someone else for money.

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Colony

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A settlement made by a people far away from their native country; a territory that is distant from the country that governs it.

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Acclaim

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To applaud and show approval.

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Parable

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A moral lesson told through a story; Jesus told many parables to his followers that we read about in the Gospels.

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Bas-relief

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A fairly flat sculpture in which the design is slightly raised from the background; it is not a carving but a 3-D sculpture on a flat base.