Key Terms (9.3) Flashcards
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Ten Commandments
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Ten laws given by God to Moses on top of mount Sinai while searching for the promised land
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Mitzvot
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The 613 Jewish laws in the Torah are collectively called mitzvot. A mitzvah is a single rule or commandments
There are 365 ‘negative’ mitzvot for each day of the year
There are 248 ‘positive’ mitzvot for each bone in the human body
3
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Merciful
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The quality of god that shows forgiveness or compassion to humans, even though he has the power to punish them
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Shekhinah
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The divine presence of God
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Temple
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The centre of Jewish worship at the time of Jesus; the place where priests would meet with God
