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| Palestine | region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea |
| Canaan | ancient home of Hebrews (Jews), area of Palestine |
| Torah | the first five books of the Hebrew Bible - the most sacred writngs in the Jewish tradition |
| Abraham | father of the Hebrew people, founder of Judaism |
| Monotheism | a belief in a single god |
| Covenant | a mutual promise or agreement - especially an agreement between God and the Hebrew people as recorded in the Bible |
| Moses | man who led Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt, received the Ten Commandments from God |
| Israel | a kingdom of the united Hebrews in Palestine, lasting from about 1020 to 922 B.C.; later the northernmost of the two Hebrew kingdoms; now, the Jewish nation that was established in Palestine in 1948 |
| Judah | a Hebrew kingdom in Palestine, established around 922 B.C. |
| tribute | a payment made by a weaker power to a stronger power to obtain an assurance of peace and security |
| Purim | Jewish holiday celebrating the survival of the Jews marked for death by Persian rulers |
| kosher | strict dietary laws that establish what is acceptable for Jews to eat |
| yarmulke | skullcap worn by Jewish mem |
