Judaism Vocabulary

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an agreement or promise

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covenant

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exodus

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the escape of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery to freedom

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Israel

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the original kingdom of the Jewish people, created in Canaan

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An early name for the Jewish people

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Israelite

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Jerusalem

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the holiest city of the Jews and the capital of their first kingdom

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10 commandments

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ten laws and teachings said to have been given to Moses by God

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Judaism’s most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

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Torah

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to banish or expel from one’s own country or home

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exile

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the removal of people from their homeland

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diaspora

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The collection of ancient Jewish writings that interpret the laws and teachings of the Hebrew Bible.

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Talmud