Egyptian/Hebrew Vocabulary Flashcards
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covenant
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divine-human relationship; sacred bond
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genesis
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“to be born”
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Torah
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“law” ; first five books of the bible
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Moses
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leader of Hebrew people; climbed the mountain
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Bible
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Hebrew “collection of writings”
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Noah
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found grace in the eyes of the Lord in Genesis; excluded from the wickedness of man
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Exodus
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second book of the bible
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cherubims
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winged heavenly beings
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The New Kingdom
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highly sophisticated period in Ancient Egypt
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Ten Commandments
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code of law; foundation for modern legal system
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Dead Sea Scrolls
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documents representing the Old Testament found in hidden caves in 1947
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King James version
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famous English translation of the Bible
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Mount Sinai
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site of Ten Commandments exchange
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Nile
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river in Egypt
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Osiris
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Egyptian god of underworld / Nile
