Understanding the Scriptures Chapter 7 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Aaron | Moses' brother; acted as his spokesman. He founded the priesthood of Israel. |
| Ark of the Covenant | an orante box that held the tablets of the Law. It represented God's throne on earth. |
| Dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
| Exodus | Isreal's escape from Eygpt; from a Greek word meaning 'going out' |
| Hebrew | the name used by the Egyptians to describe the Isrealites and related tribes. The language spoken by these people |
| idolatry | the worship of man-made images as though they were gods. |
| manna | the miraculous food that the Isrealites ate in the desert. It is a type of the Eucharist |
| midwife | a woman who assists at childbirth |
| Moses | The man God chose to lead the Isrealites out of Egypt |
| Passover | the saving of the first-born children of Isral when the first-born of the Egyptians were killed |
| plague | a disaster that affects a large nnumber of people |
| Red Sea (Sea of Reeds) | the body of water initially blocking the Isrealites' escpe from Egypt. |
| Sinai | the mountain where Moses received the Law from God |
| Tabernacle | the tent that served as a meeting plave and temple for the Isrealites while they wandered in the desert. |
| Ten Commandments | the fundamental laws given by God at Sinai. They deal with our relationship with God and each other. |
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