Ancient Israel Vocab

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Monotheism

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Belief in a single God

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Torah

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The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible

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Covenant

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A binding agreement

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Exodus

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Escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt

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Scripture

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Sacred writing

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Rabbi

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Jewish religious teacher

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Tanakh

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Entire Hebrew Bible

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Righteousness

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Acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obeys God’s laws

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Exile

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Separation from one’s homeland

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Diaspora

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Jewish communities outside the ancient Jewish homeland, from a Greek word meaning dispersion, or scattering