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Hebrew People

The descendants of Abraham and Sarah who become known as the Israelites after the Exodus and who later were called Judeans or Jews

Hellenism

The acceptance of Greek culture, language, and traditions

Law of Moses

The first five books of the Old Testament, which are also called the books of the Law or the Torah. God gave Moses the tablets summarizing the Law (see Exodus 31:18), which is why it is also called the Law of Moses, or the Mosaic Law

Parousia

The second coming of Christ as judge of all the living and the dead, at the end of time, when the Kingdom of God will be fulfilled

Pentateuch

A Greek word meaning “five books,” referring to the first five books of the Old Testament

Torah

A Hebrew word meaning “law,” referring to the first five books of the Old Testament

Near East

In biblical times the region commonly known today as the Middle East, including the modern countries of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan

Nicene Creed

The formal statement or profession of Christian belief originally formulated at the Council of Nicaea in 325 and amplified at the Council of Constantinople in 381

primeval history

The time before the invention of writing and recording of historical data

Promised Land

The land (Canaan) God promised to the children of Abraham

Semitic

A term referring to Semites, a number of peoples of the ancient Near East, from whom the Israelites descended