Exodus Flashcards
Greek word meaning “departure, exit”
Exodus
the civilization that formed on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates river that is now known as Iraq and Kuwait
Mesopotamian
Exodus was the central and constitutive event that occurred in?
Israel
Major Mesopotamian civilizations
Sumerian
Assyrian
Akkadian
Babylonian
River of Egyptian civilization
Nile River
writing system that the Egyptians kept written records
Hieroglyphics
idea used by Egyptian rulers to construct monumental architecture to demonstrate/maintain power
divine kingship
cradle of the great civilizations and empires that emerged to dominate the whole region of the ancient near east
Egypt in the South of Canaan and Mesopotamia in the north
civilizations that influenced the culture, politics, and whole history of the area including Israel
Egypt and Mesopotamia
method of escape from the constricting and centralizing political control of the empires
Migration
part of an ongoing movement of populations to seek new areas for pasturing and settlement
Abraham’s migration
Mesopotamian urban center that had a rapid growing population
Ur
Refers to groups of floating populations in the margins of established societies who remain rootless, without citizenship and who are vulnerable to being captured as slaves/ prisoners of war/ mercenaries of different nations
Apirus/Habirus
term that can carry the connotation of not belonging to any specific ethnic group of people
Hebrew
derived from the possible root word term of “habiru”
Hebrew
main character who:
- observed the misery of the people in Egypt
- heard their cry and sufferings
- came down to deliver and brought them to a land flowing with milk and honey
YAHWEH
second main character who:
- main instrument God used
- his role began to unfold when he received his call from Yahweh in the burning bush at Sinai
- God’s own spokeperson before the Pharaoh in demanding the release of the enslaved Hebrews
Moses
Other important Characters in the story
- Shiphrah and Puah
- Aaron
- Miriam
- Pharaoh
- Zipporah
- Jethro
Important places in the story
- Goshen
- Midian
- Sinai
Important places in the story
- Goshen
- Midian
- Sinai
commemorates the Biblical story of Exodus – where God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt
Passover
Includes regulations for animal sacrifices, eating, cleanliness, priestly conduct, speech, and sexual regulations. Also included are a list of days that are to be held sacred and laws concerning the sabbatical (jubilee) year in which Israelite slaves were to be freed and interest was to be prohibited
The Code of Holiness Leviticus 17-25
5 Covenant Codes
- Slavery or Indentured Servitude
- Rules for capital offenses
- Commercial Restitution and Lex Talionis
- Productive Opportunities for the Poor
- Lending and Collateral
