Ancient Israel Vocab./Key Terms

a religion that developed among ancient Hebrews that flourished as a world religion.

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

To force people to live in another country.

• famine

• exile

• nomad

The most important book in Judaism; The first five books of the Bible.

• The Torah

• The Bible

• famine

a person who travels from place to place

• Hebrews

• nomad

• prophets

• Moses

The Hebrew prophet and leader of the Hebrew people

• Abraham

• Yahweh

• Moses

religious teachers that were sent by God to serve as a voice for their people.

• prophets

• nomads

• exile

• Israelites

Woshiping just one god.

• polytheism

• monotheism

a scarcity of food; a shortage

• exile

• famine

• nomad

The Hebrew prophet and leader of the Hebrew people.

• Moses

• The Torah

• Yahweh