religion 2

Question 1

Aaron

Answer 1

high priest; brother of Moses; only one allowed in the Tabernacle

Question 2

Barak

Answer 2

Head General of the Israelites; questioned Deborah’s authority

Question 3

Caleb

Answer 3

Spy sent out by Moses to Canaan; one of the two spies that believed Canaan was conquerable and was able to go into the promised land.

Question 4

Casuistic

Answer 4

Conditional Law; of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems

Question 5

Deuteronomy

Answer 5

2nd law; Moses delivers series of sermons to Israelites at edge of Promised Land; The Book of Deuteronomy repeats, explains, and adds on to the Ten Commandments to establish a law code for the Israelites.

Question 6

Gibeah

Answer 6

Saul’s hometown and capital; the location of the infamous rape and murder of the Levite’s concubine, and the resulting Battle of Gibeah

Question 7

Golden Calf

Answer 7

Aaron used the people’s jewelry to make a golden calf; saw it as a throne for other gods; provoked God’s anger

Question 8

Herem

Answer 8

Total destruction

Question 9

Jephthah

Answer 9

led the Israelites in battle against Ammon and, after defeating the Ammonites, fulfilled a rash vow of his, by sacrificing his daughter.

Question 10

Jericho

Answer 10

the first Canaanite city to be conqueredby joshua and the israelites

Question 11

Jordan River

Answer 11

borders the promised land; represents a turning point for the Israelites; symbol of freedom from oppression and spiritual rebirth

Question 12

Leviticus

Answer 12

the community must be made ready and acceptable for the presence of God thru ritual; preparation focuses on ritualizing space and time; God lists what happens if you do or don’t obey his commandments

Question 13

Numbers

Answer 13

Israelites travel from Mt. Sinai/Horeb to the edge of the Promised Land; It emphasizes God’s guidance and the importance of obedience.

Question 14

Tabernacle

Answer 14

Portable temple

Question 15

Mount Horeb

Answer 15

“Mountain of God” place where God appears to Moses in the Burning Bush/“I have seen the suffering of the Israelites in the land of Egypt. I want you to lead them into a land of freedom, and save them from slavery and suffering.”

Question 16

Mount Sinai

Answer 16

Place where god reveals the 10 commandments to Moses

Question 17

Passover

Answer 17

The night the Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites marked by the blood of the lamb, and spared the firstborn sons from death. It also is the feast that celebrates the deliverance of the Chosen People from bondage in Egypt and the Exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land.

Question 18

Pharaoh

Answer 18

A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.

Question 19

Promise land

Answer 19

The land (Canaan) God promised to the children of Abraham

Question 20

Puah

Answer 20

midwife that refused pharaoh’s order to kill the Hebrew babies

Question 21

1st commandment

Answer 21

You shall have no other god before me

Question 22

apodictic

Answer 22

absolute law

Question 23

Ark of the covenant

Answer 23

Portable throne of God; symbol of Gods presence

Question 24

Deborah

Answer 24

judge, prophet, and hero in book of Judges; inspired Israelites to victory over Canaanite oppressors; first female military leader

Question 25

Egypt

Answer 25

symbolizes the powers of the world that will ultimately fail us.; When Israel and Judah were being destroyed, groups fled to Egypt for refuge.

Question 26

Exodus

Answer 26

God rescues the descendants of Jacob and Israel form slavery and oppression in Egypt

Question 27

How did the Israelites become slaves in Exodus?

Answer 27

They were fruitful and multiplied-Pharoah tries to reduce their numbers using 3 methods: forced labor, hebrew midwives killing baby boys, all hebrew baby boys thrown in nile river

Question 28

Jael;yael

Answer 28

Yael kills Sisera, the Canaanite general of King Jabin, after he escapes from the battle with Deborah’s general, Barak.

Question 29

Judge

Answer 29

Military leader

Question 30

Judges (the book)

Answer 30

Tells stories of covenant people sinning, god punishing by having people (israelites)conquered, God calls a judge who saves them

Question 31

Tribe of Levi

Answer 31

Levites; Tribe of Priests

Question 32

Manna

Answer 32

A sweet bread-like food that God provided for the Israelites in the desert

Question 33

Miriam

Answer 33

sister of Moses and Aaron; helped deliver Moses at Nile River

Question 34

Mosaic covenant

Answer 34

an agreement between God and the “people”; “I will be your god and you will be my people, if you keep my commandments.”

Question 35

Moses

Answer 35

born in the book of Exodus during oppression of the Israelites when all the Hebrew baby boys were being thrown into the Nile River; Pharaoh’s daughter drew him out of the water and named him Mosheh (to draw out)

Question 36

Sabbath

Answer 36

Holy day of rest and Worship (Sunday)

Question 37

Shipharah

Answer 37

Another midwife that disobeyed the pharaohs orders and saved hundreds of Israelite babies

Question 38

Sisera

Answer 38

The Canaanite general who is defeated by the Israelites (Deborah and Barak) and killed by Jael (tent peg through the skull).

Question 39

Yam Suph

Answer 39

Sea of reeds( Red Sea)

Question 40

YHWH

Answer 40

A name for God that God himself revealed to Moses and the Chosen People on Mount Sinai. The word means “I Am Who Am” and led to Israel’s understanding that God is the one, living, and true God.

Question 41

Yom Kippur

Answer 41

Jewish Day of Atonement- fasting and reflecting on one’s sins