Torah Vocab

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Old Testament books based on God giving Moses the 10 commandments

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Law of Moses

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Greek term for the first five books of Sacred Scriptures.

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Pentateuch

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Night the angel of death spared the firstborn of Israelites due to lamb's blood on doors.

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Passover

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A solemn agreement between humans or between God and humans with mutual commitments.

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Covenant

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Movement of people from their ancestral homeland

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Diaspora

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12 divisions from Jacob's sons

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Tribes of Israel

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Father or leader of a tribe; examples: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

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Patriarch

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Name from Jacob's "wrestling with God" experience.

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Israel

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God's visible manifestation to enhance human understanding of Him

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Theophany

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Most sacred Old Testament name for God, translated to "I AM"

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Yahweh