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105 Cards in this Set
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departure of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery under the leadership of Moses, who was led by God.
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Exodus
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became Abraham when he received a mission from God to be the “father of a host of nations.”
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Abram
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Abraham’s wife.
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Sarah
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Sarah’s servant that she gives to Abraham when she could not bear him children.
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Hagar
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son of Abraham and Sarah
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Isaac
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the son of Isaac and his wife Rebekah
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Jacob
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a sacred agreement between God and his people
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Covenant
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divine influence; God flows into and influences the human intellect, will, imagination, and memory.
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Inspiration
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a group of words and ceremonial acts for public worship.
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Liturgy
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the words of God delivered through a spokesperson known as a prophet
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Prophecy
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a brief statement that conveys a general truth or rule of conduct.
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Proverb
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something nonhuman is described with human characteristics.
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Personification
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This woman bears Abraham a son named Ishmael.
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Hagar
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the laws given by God to Moses that prescribe moral obligations for the Israelites as part of God’s covenant with them.
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Ten Commandments
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poetry based on rhythm
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Psalm
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seeks to explain the origins of humans through science
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Evolution
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Relies on science but it neither excludes nor contradicts religious belief in a creator in God.
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Evolution
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“second law”
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Deuteronomy
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Theme/ main message is that the people will succeed or fail depending on ho they follow the Law.
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Deuteronomy
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deals with the social organization of Israel based on the 12 tribes
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Book of Numbers
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Explains how God sustains them on their journey concludes with a summary of the laws.
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Book of Numbers
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Explores the journey of the Israelites from Mount Sinai to the Promised Land
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Book of Numbers
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continuation of the listing of God’s laws and commandments for he Israelites
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Leviticus
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a handbook for worship stresses the centrality of formal worship to the Israelites spiritual and moral lives
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Leviticus
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the old testament
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Hebrew Scriptures
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“law” in Hebrew
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Torah
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Jewish name for the first five books of the Old Testament
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Torah
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Also called the Pentateuch
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Torah
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the first five books of the Old testament; the Torah
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Pentateuch:
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the first book of the Old Testament
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Genesis
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Moses’ brother
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Aaron
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Demanded by the Israelites to make a God for them because Moses had not yet returned
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Aaron
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the reaching of the origins of the word through a literal interpretation of the creation stories in the Bible.
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Creationism
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A story in the Book of Genesis about two brothers’ are the descendants of the first humans
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Cain & Abel
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What happens in the story of Cain and Abel?
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Abel offers the finest and fattest of his flock, while Cain offers less than the best produce; God is pleased with Abel’s offering, and this angers Cain who then murders his brother
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Cain and Abel is an example of what type of sin?
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Example of personal sin
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the human condition of the need for salvation based on the first humans’ choice to disobey God.
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Original Sin
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the free choice to disobey God
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Personal Sin
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a collective, societal act or sign that society has distanced itself from God.
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Social Sin
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Most closely related myth to Genesis
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Enuma Elish
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Babylonian epic
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Enuma Elish
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A collection of stories that ate from 200 to 1800 B.C., although the only existing manuscripts date from after 1000 B.C.
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Enuma Elish
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The myth includes the accounts of many gods competing for power wit poison and monsters
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Enuma Elish
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the Mesopotamian epic that told the story of a great flood very similar to the story of Noah and the Flood.
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Gilgamesh
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Propeht who refused to curse the Israelites
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Balaam
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May have been a famous folk figure who is then described as a charismatic prophet who spoke oracles from the God of the Israelites
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Balaam
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Created an idol for the people to worship while Moses went up to Mount Sinai
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Aaron
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One of the first of the historical books
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Book of Judges
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Describes the conquer of Cannaan as a slow process that took many years.
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Book of Judges
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Collects the stories of men and women who delivers Israel oppression
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Book of Judges
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Military history that portrays God as actively involved in the battles and rewarding the people when they have followed the covenant
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Book of Judges
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the strong man who is a famous figure in the Old Testament
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Samson
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He seems inspired by a desire for revenge.
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Samson
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points beyond itself to something or someone else, even to God.
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Sign
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something that instills marvel in the people who witness it due to its astonishing nature
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Wonder
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definition of wonder
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Marvel
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Sometimes grouped with the Pentateuch
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Bock of Joshua
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Part of the ongoing story of God’s chosen people and their covenant
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Book of Joshua
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The first of the first 3 historical books
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Book of Joshua
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Military history that portrays God as actively involved in the battles and rewarding the people with victory when they have been faithful to the covenant
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Book of Joshua
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Book that describes the conquer of Canaan as swift and brutal
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Book of Joshua
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Deals more with the family aspect instead of war
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Book of Ruth
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Probably written after the exile when many Jewish leaders were trying to restrict marriage and other interaction with outsiders
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Book of Ruth
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a story in the Book of Genesis that is an example of social sin
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Tower of Babel
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the people of the different nations try to build a tower to the heavens- a tower that will make them famous; God sees this is not good and can see that there will be no limit to what the people will want; God halts the efforts of the people of different nations by confusing their speech
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Tower of Babel
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Two stories of how God created the world
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creation stories
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The first creation story says...
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God made the world first and then he created man.
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The second creation story says...
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God created man first adn then he created the Earth.
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The importance of both creation stories, or the similarity between them is that...
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God created the world.
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God’s covenant with Noah foreshadows...
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His covenant with the Israelites.
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God saw the evil humans had done and was sorry that he had created human kind; he gives a good man instructions for building a giant ark, stocking it, and otherwise preparing for the flood.
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Noah and the Great Flood
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Noah and the Great Flood is a story in...
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the Book of Genesis
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What happens after Noah builds the ark?
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After forty days and forty nights of rain, everything on earth was destroyed, except Noah and all others on his ark’
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The 10th of the ______ was the death of every 1st born also known as the ______.
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plagues; Passover
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Moses warnings to the pharaoh 10 times to free the slaves and each time he said “no” this came
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The plagues
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giving witness to one’s faith to proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ to the world through words and actions.
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Evangelization
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The construction of this required thousands of laborers
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Temple of Jerusalem
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Took 7 years to build
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Temple of Jerusalem
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Built by Solomon
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Temple of Jerusalem
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Died by his own sword after a short unsuccessful reign
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King Saul
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The first king of Israel
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King Saul
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Marked for leadership by anointing with oil
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King Saul
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the third king of Israel, and David’s son
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King Solomon
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He made Jerusalem a religious center by building the first temple there.
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King Solomon
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the second king of Israel
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King David
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Captured the city of Jerusalem, made it his capital, and relocated the holiest Israelite relic, the Ark of the Covenant.
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King David
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one of the greatest of Israel’s heroes
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King David
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the period in history when the Babylonians forced most of the inhabitants of Judah to migrate to Babylon
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Babylonian Exile
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also known as the Exile
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Babylonian Exile
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an ancient symbol of God’s protection and presence
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Ark of the Covenant
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violence is acceptable if certain conditions are met
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Just War
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Part of the Israelite Nation
sometimes referred to people on the coast of the Mediterranean |
Canaanites
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the worship of one god
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Monotheism
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the worship of many gods
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Polytheism
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What was the Israelite law created to help feed the poor?
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people who were poor had the right to glean the fields and farmers were required to leave part of the harvest for gleaning
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the Isrealite law statin if a married man died without a son, his nearest male relative was to marry his widow and provide him a male heir
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levirate marriage
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her name originally Sarai
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Sarah
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mother of Isaac
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Sarah
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sent away Hagar and her son in fear her own son would not receive his father's inheritence
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Sarah
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a solemn agreement between two people or groups of people.
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covenant
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generally calls for the Israelites to live justly and avoid idolatry.
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Prophecy
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contains “numbers” listing the numbers of the Israelites (they are exaggerated)
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Book of Number
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to do something that is the opposite of good.
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Personal Sin
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a portable throne in ancient times that included a seat that was believed to be occupied by God.
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Ark of the Covenant
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4 reasons justifying war
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just cause,
right intention, last resort, and legitimate authority |
