chapter 7 vocabulary Western civilization

the religion of the Hebrews; it is the world's oldest monotheistic religion

the man to whom the Bible traces the Hebrews

led the Israelites out of Egypt

the journey of the Israelites, led by Moses, from Egypt to Canaan after they were freed from slavery

in the Bible, the code of moral lows given to Moses by God

slew the Philistines giant and became king after Saul died

David's son who became king

the dispersal of the Jews outside of Judah after the Babylonian Captivity

the belief in only one God

the first five books of the Hebrew Bible and the most sacred text of Judaism