Ancient Hebrews and Judaism Vocabulary

The religion of the ancient Hebrews; followers believe in one God

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hindu

A holy savior of a religious group

• Angel

• Abraham

• Jesus

• Messiah

The mass movement of a group of peoples away from a homeland

• Diaspora

• Exodus

• Rabbi

• Polytheism

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible; the Torah includes early Hebrew writings, laws, and history

• Bible

• Torah

• Koran

• Constitution

A place where Jewish people meet to worship

• Mass

• Church

• Synagogue

• Sabot

A Jewish religious leader

• Priest

• Pastor

• Torah

• Rabbi

The event during which Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt

• prophet

• Exodus

• Diaspora

• Rabbi

The belief that only one God exists

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Theism

• Bi theism

A man who is the head of a family or group; the male leaders of the early Hebrews, such as Abraham

• Patriarch

• a god

• Messiah

• Rabbi

A person who receives and relays messages from God

• Messiah

• patriarch

• prophet

• Synagogue