| A | B |
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| Samuel | leader and prophet who thought God should be considered Israel's only king |
| exodus | biblical word meaning departure |
| lament | poem or song expressing mourning |
| psalm | poetic prayer designed to be sung or chanted to music |
| Hebrew | the language of the Israelites |
| prophet | someone who speaks on behalf of God |
| wisdom | knowledge and ability to recognize and follow God's will |
| Book of Exodus | the biblical book detailing the Israelites experiences in Egypt and beyond |
| Ten Commandments | laws given to Moses on Mt. Sinai |
| Solomon | known for his wisdom |
| David | credited with writing most of the psalms |
| miracle | event beyond human power and brought on by God |
| ark of the covenant | where the Ten Commandments were kept |
| Nazirite | person consecrated to God who kept special vows |
| Saul | Israel's first king, chosen by Samuel |
| Hannah | Samuel's mother |
| Jerusalem | became the religious and political capital of all Israel |
| monarchy | kingdom or empire ruled by one person, like a king or a queen |
| Passover | event in which God passed over the whole of Egypt, taking the lives of every Egyptian firstborn |
| manna | a sweet bread-like food that God provided for the Israelites in the desert |
| Joshua | Israelite leader after Moses |
| royal psalms | composed to celebrate various occasions in the reign of a king |
| wisdom poems | designed to teach rather than to encourage prayer |
| Song of Songs | collection of love poems, credited to Solomon |
| sanctuary | also known as "holy of holies" |
| Deborah | the judge who, with God's help, guided Barak to victory over the Canaanites |
| Ruth | The person who said "your people shall be my people, and your God my God" |
| Moses | the person God chose to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt |
