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26 Cards in this Set
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Tetrarch
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A governor of the fourth part of the province
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Synagogue
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A place where Jews went to be taught the Scriptures and worship
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Legionaries
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Members of a unit of the Roman army
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Scribe
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One of a cloass of men who studied and interpreted Scripture
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Fracas
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A brawl
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Zealot
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One bitterly opposed to the Roman domination of Palestine
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Mezuzah
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Scripture rolled up in a case and attached to the doorpost
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Torah
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The Law
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Infidel
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An unbeliever
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Nisan
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July, the first month of Jewish ecclesiastical year
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Lentils
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A plant in the pea family, grown for its flat edible seeds
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Vouch
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To give personal assurance
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Phylacteries
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Leather straps attached to little boxes that contain OT Scripture
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Vow
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An earnest promise which may not be broken without serious results
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Burgeoning
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Begin to grow or increase rapidly
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Hostility
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Antagonism, a hostile state
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Patriot
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A person who loves his country
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Ketzah
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A plant growing in Palestine
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Furtively
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Slyly, secretly
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Manacles
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A shackle for the hands
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Interminable
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Endless, have no limits
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Basalt
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Dark, fine-grained igneous rock
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Pilfered
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Stolen, robbed
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Chagrined
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Disappointed
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Pauper
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A very poor person
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Rancid
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Unpleasant stale smell
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