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| Hebrews | small group of people who settled in southern Canaan. |
| Philistines | This is what the Hebrews called the people who moved into their "Promised Land." |
| Judaism | One of the world's great religions and the mother to Christianity and Islam. |
| monotheism | Belief in one god. |
| Yahweh | Hebrew word for God, written as YHWH. |
| Abraham | Led the Hebrews out of Mesopotamia to Canaan. |
| "Promised Land" | As long as the Hebrews worship YHWH and only YHWH, then they may live in Canaan forever. |
| Moses | Hebrew raised as an Egyptian prince. Leads the Hebrews out of Egypt. |
| Passover | The night the angel of death passed over the Hebrews and killed the fist born of Egypt. |
| Red Sea | Reed Sea? |
| Covenant | Sacred agreements. YHWH will assure the Hebrews get back to Canaan as long as they follow the Ten Commandments. |
| Ten Commandments | Laws of YHWH given to Moses on Mount Sinai. |
| Ark of the Covenant | Built to hold the Ten Commandments and the books of Moses. |
| Exodus | "Exit." Second book of the Bible that tells of the Hebrews being led by Moses out of Egypt. |
| Joshua | Leads the Hebrews into Canaan after Moses. Brings down the walls of Jericho. |
| Samson | Incredibly strong Hebrew superman. |
| Donkey's jawbone | Samson used this to kill 1000 Philistines. |
| Delilah | Bribed by the Philistines to uncover the secret of Samson's strength. |
| David | Hebrew warrior-king. As a boy slayed Goliath. |
| Torah | Holy book of the Jews - Old Testament |
| synagogue | Jewish house of worship. |
| rabbi | Jewish leader and teacher. |
| Sabbath | Saturday, day of rest for Judaism. "Remember the sabbath!" |
| Hanukkah | "Festival of Lights." Eight day celebration giving thanks to YHWH. |
| menorah | symbol of Judaism and a nine sticked candle holder. One candle is lit for each day of Hannukah. |
| Jesus of Nazareth | A famous Jewish leader and teacher. Teachings lead to Christianity. |
| Rosh Hashannah | Jewish ten day New Year celebration. |
| Yom Kippor | The tenth day of Rosh Hashannah. Many fast this day. |
| Israel | The Jewish nation-state. |
| koshur | Dietary rules many Jews follow. No pig. No meat and dairy. |
| Adam Sandler | He's Jewish! |
| Wailing Wall | The last remaining wall of the Temple of Solomon. |
| Mt. Sinai | Mountain that Moses went up on to recieve the Ten Commandments. |
| 40 years | Holy number in the Bible. How long God made the Hebrews wander the desert because of the golden calf. |
| Samson | Delilah cuts his hair making him weak. |
| Jawbone of a donkey | What Samson uses to kill 1000 Philistines. |
| Jerusalem | City King David made the capital of Israel. |
| Mt. Moriah | Holy mountain in Jerusalem. Believed that this is where God began creating the universe. |
| Meat doesn't mix with... | dairy |
