Bible As Literature: Exodus
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nlynch on November 23, 2009
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Terms dealing with Moses, the Ten Plagues, the Flight from Egypt, and the deliverance f the Ten Commandments
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Nisey Bell, math science and everything in a fun way of learning, cchs b- block english with Mr. Lynch
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Moses | Author of the Torah; Deliverer of the Ten Commandments |
| Joseph | his bones were to be carried out of Egypt when the Israelites went free |
| midwives | helped Israelite women deliver their babies |
| Aaron | Moses' brother and helper |
| Miriam | Moses' sister |
| House of Levi | Moses' ancestry |
| papyrus basket | Moses was placed in this as a baby |
| Pharoah's daughter | rescued Moses from the water |
| "I drew him from the water" | the meaning of Moses' name |
| Midian | Moses fled here after killing an Egyptian |
| Jethro | Priest of Midian; Moses's father-in-law |
| Reuel | Jethro's other name |
| Zipporah | Moses' wife |
| Gershom | moses' first son |
| The Burning Bush | God speaks to Moses through this the first time |
| obduracy | stubbornness |
| a snake | Aaron's staff turned into this |
| Water turned to Blood | The First Plague |
| Frogs | The Second Plague |
| Gnats | The Third Plague |
| Flies | The Fourth Plague |
| Pestilence (Disease) | The Fifth Plague |
| Boils | The Sixth Plague |
| Hail | The Seventh Plague |
| Locusts | The Eighth Plague |
| Night (Gloom) | The Ninth Plague |
| Death of the First Born | The Tenth Plague |
| Passover | ritual meal by which the Israelites were saved from the tenth plague |
| Angel of Death | carried out the Tenth Plague |
| Pesach | Passover; "the blow" |
| Red Sea | parted by Moses, crossed through by the Israelites |
| psalms | songs of praise to God |
| Manna | food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus |
| Sinai | The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God |
| The First Commandment | "I am the Lord your God; you shall have no other gods before Me" |
| The Second Commandment | "You shall not take the Name of the Lord your God in vain" |
| The Third Commandment | "Keep Holy the Lord's Day." |
| The Fourth Commandment | "Honor your father and your mother" |
| The Fifth Commandment | "You shall not kill" |
| The Sixth Commandment | "You shall not commit adultery" |
| The Seventh Commandment | "You shall not steal" |
| The Eighth Commandment | "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" |
| The Ninth Commandment | "You shall not covet your neighbor's wife" |
| The Tenth Commandment | "you shall not covet your neighbor's goods" |
| The Great Theophany | Moses' meeting with God on Mount Sinai |
| The Ark of the Covenant | held the Ten Commandments |
| The Golden Calf | idol made and worshipped by the Israelites |
| Renewal of the Tablets | reference to the second set of Ten Commandments made by God |
| Intimacy | Moses' closeness to God |
| Goshen | Where the Israelites settled in Egypt |
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