Abraham Flashcards
Monotheism
Belief in one God
Abraham
Shepherd who became father of the Hebrew people
Solomon
David’s son,who became the third king of Israel about 962bc
Judaism
Religion of the Jews ,based on writings of the Hebrew bible
David
King of the Israelites who one of the Jerusalem in 1000bc
Ten Commandments
Basis of the law of the Israelites,according to the Torah given by God to Moses
Prophet
Spiritual leaders who were thought to have a special ability to interpret gods word
Messiah
Hebrew word that means an “anointed one” charge with some task of leader ship
Exodus
Migration of the Israelites from Egypt
Moses
According to the Hebrew bible the prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt
Babylonian captivity
50 years period in which the Israelites were exiled from Judah and held in Babylon
Synagogues
Jewish place of prayer and worship
Rabbis
Jews leaders and teachers
Diaspora
Movement of the Jews to other parts of the world.
Masada
Jewish fortress overlooking the Dead Sea in Israel