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Vocabulary 3.4

Vocabulary 3.4. The Origins of Judaism. Canaan. T he ancient region lying between the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean seas. Canaan is the land promised by God to Abraham. Today it is important to people of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faith. Hebrews.

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Vocabulary 3.4

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  1. Vocabulary 3.4 The Origins of Judaism

  2. Canaan • The ancient region lying between the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean seas. Canaan is the land promised by God to Abraham. • Today it is important to people of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faith.

  3. Hebrews • An ancient group of people who lived mostly in the kingdom of Israel and practiced Judaism. • The term Hebrew is interchangeable with the term Jew / Jewish

  4. Torah • The first five books of the Hebrew scriptures. The Torah is considered by Hebrews to be the law of God, revealed to the Jews by Moses.

  5. Monotheism • The belief in only one God.

  6. Yahweh • Yahweh is the Hebrew name for God as used in the Bible.

  7. Abraham • Abraham is considered to be the founder of Judaism.

  8. Prophets • A person who speaks as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed.

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