Theology Chapter 5 first half vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aaron | brother of and spokesman for Moses |
| abel | adam and eve's second son |
| abraham | a descendant of shem and the founder of the hebrew nation |
| adam | the first man and our first father |
| alexander the great | thr fourth century BC greek conqueror who spread his empire across the known world |
| angel | from the greek angelos a translation of the hebrew malak meaning messenger |
| ark | the vessel built by Noah to save his family and the animals from the Flood |
| ark of the covenant | an ornate box that held the tablets of the Law (Ten Commandments), the rod of Aaron and some manna; it represented God's throne on earth |
| assyria | an ancient empire ruled by bloodthirsty and wicked men; it terrorized the whole Middle East and constantly threatened Israel and Judah during the monarchic period. |
| babylon | The great imperial city to which the conquered people of Judah were taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar in 587 BC. |
| cain | Adam and Eve's first son, and murderer of Abel |
| golden calf | an idol made by Aaron when the Israelites demanded it |
| canaan | The land God promised to Abraham's descendants |
| christ | Greek for "anointed" |
| circumcision | visible sign of God's promise to Abraham |
| creation | God's bringing things into being out of nothing |
| cyrus the great | the Persian king who conquered Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem |
| david | the second king of Israel, a "man after God's own heart." |
| deuteronomy | Greek for "second law." |
| eden | the name of the garden in which God placed Adam and Eve |
| elohim | the Hebrew word for God. |
| eve | the first woman and our first mother |
| exile | enforced removal from one's native land according to an edict or enforced residence in a foreign land |
| exodus | Greek for "going out." |
| ezra | a priest who led the returned exiles in Jerusalem and gathered together the books of the Old Testament |
| flood | the great deluge that destroyed the world by water, from which only Noah, his family, and the animals escaped |
| gentile | a member of any of the nations outside Israel |
| idolatry | the worship or adoration due God alone paid to any created object |
| image | a representation such as a statue or picture |
| isaac | son of Abraham and Sarah |
| isaiah | the great prophet who guided the reforms of Hezekiah |
| israel | the people chosen by God to be his own and to inherit the promises of Abraham |
| jacob | the younger of Isaac and Rebekah's twin sons |
| jebusites | the Canaanite inhabitants of Jerusalem whom the Israelites had not conquered up to the time of David |
| jeremiah | the great prophet who stood up to official persecution to bring God's word to the people of Judah |
| jerusalem | a Canaanite city conquered by David that became the capital and religious center of Israel (and later Judah) |
| joseph | Jacob's favorite among his twelve songs |
| josiah | a reforming king of Judah who returned the people to the worship of God |
| judah | one of the tribes of Israel |
| judges | temporary leaders appointed by God to lead the people of Israel when enemies oppressed them. |
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