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tylerwerking on May 24, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adam and Eve | God created a man (adam) and a woman (Eve) the were the first on the earth |
| abraham | founder of Judaism |
| isaac | son of abraham and sarah |
| jacob | son of Isaac |
| joseph | husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus |
| moses | the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus |
| aaron | elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites |
| joshua | a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses |
| rahab | prostitute that hid two spies from Joshua; helps Joshua take over Jericho; is spared by Joshua for hiding his spies |
| nebuchadnezzar ll | king of the the new babylonian empire. he rebuilt the city of babylon |
| jeroboam | first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC) |
| solomon | son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC) |
| david | the 2nd king of the Israelites |
| babylonians | they extended their own empire and therefore helped bring civilization to the Middle East; Hammurabi introduced his code of law; it established rules of procedure for courts of law and regulated property rights and the duties of family members, setting harsh punishments for crimes |
| samuel | Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king |
| saul | a Christian missionary to the Gentiles |
| cyrus | Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC) |
| rehoboam | The son of Solomon and grandson of David, refused to reduce heavy burdens (taxes and forced labor) on the people, kingdom separates; is the 1st king of the Southern Kingdom of Judah (contains 2 tribes and Jerusalem) |
| hosea | a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC) |
| nathan | A prophet, one of David's chief advisors |
| samuel | Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king |
| isaiah | an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies |
| ezekiel | a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC |
| jeremiah | an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC) |
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