Chapter 7 The Hebrews and Judaism Vocabulary Review

The religion of the Hebrews (practiced by Jews today). It is the oldest monotheistic religion in the world.

• Judaism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

Biblical figure, according to the Bible, God led this man to Canaan, and his descendants became the Jewish people.

• Abraham

• Cyrus the Great

• Moses

• Ramses II

Biblical figure, according to the Bible, he led the Hebrew people out of Egypt and back to Canaan in the Exodus. During this journey, he received the Ten Commandments from God.

• Abraham

• Moses

• Cyrus the Great

• Ramses II

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

• Exodus

• Genesis

• Completion

• Sojourn

In the Bible, a code of moral laws given to Moses by God.

• Ten Commandments

• The Eightfold Path

• The Vedas

• The Koran

King of Israel, he defeated the Philistines and moved the capital to Jerusalem after capturing that city

• King David

• King Solomon

• King George III

• Abraham

King of Israel, he formed alliances with nearby kingdoms, and built a temple to God in Jerusalem

• King David

• King Solomon

• King George III

• King Abraham

The dispersal of Jews outside of Judah after the Babylonian Captivity

• Diaspora

• The Fleeing

• Exodus

• Genesis

Belief in the existence of only one God

• monotheism

• polytheism

• atheism

• vegetarianism

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

• Torah

• New Testament

• The Analects

• The Vedas