Midterm Vocabulary, Origins of Judaism

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a region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea where the Phoenicians lived

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Palestine

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the ancient home of the Hebrews

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Canaan

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the first five books of the Hebrew bible

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Torah

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the father of the Hebrew people

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Abraham

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the belief in one god

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monotheism

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a sacred agreement; Abraham and God created one

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covenant

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god of the Hebrew people

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Yahweh

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Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt?

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Moses

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received the Ten Commandments

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Moses

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name for the new Hebrew kingdom united under Saul, David, and Solomon

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Israel