| A | B |
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| Canaan | The land God promised to Abraham and his descendants. |
| Abraham | Father of the Israelites |
| Monotheism | The belief in only one God. |
| Israel | "One who struggles with God"; Abraham's son was Isaac, and had a son named Jacob, whose name was later changed to Israel. |
| Tribe | Separate family groups. |
| Judah | One of Jacob (Israel's) 12 sons. King David was from this tribe. |
| Judaism | The religion of the Israelites. |
| Jews | Followers of the religion of Judaism. |
| Hebrew | The language of the Israelites. In Egyptian, it means "foreigners". |
| Passover | A holiday Jews celebrate to remember when the angel of death passed over their houses. |
| Exodus | The Israelites' escape (exit) from Egypt. |
| Torah | The ten commandments and first five books of the Hebrew Bible. |
| Covenant | An agreement or promise. |
| Ark of the Covenant | A box that held the Ten Commandments. |
