religion pg 146 vocab

moses' brother; acted as his spokesman. he founded the priesthood of israel

aaron

an ornate box that held the tablets of the law. it represented God's throne on earth

ark of the covenant

a series of rulers from the same family

dynasty

israel's escape from egypt; from a greek work meaning "going out"

exodus

the name used by the egyptians to describe the israelites and related tribes. the language spoken by these people

hebrew

the worship of man-made images as though they were gods

idolatry

the miraculous food that the israelites ate in the desert. its a type of the eucharist

manna

a woman who assists at childbirth. hebrew midwives defied pharaoh's command that all male hebrew children should be killed

midwife

the man God chose to lead the israelites out of egypt. he was adopted by pharaoh's daughter and raised in pharaoh's court, but fled egypt after rebelling against egyptian taskmasters

moses

the saving of the first-born children of israel when the first-born of the egyptians were killed. its the most important event in israel's history and is remembered with an annual feast

passover

a disaster that affects a large number of people. the 10 plagues in exodus were signs of God's wrath against the egyptians, and particular judgments against the egyptians' false gods

plague

the body of water initially blocking the israelites' escape from egypt. it miraculously parted for them, but pharaoh and his armies were drowned when they pursued.

the red sea (reeds)

the mountain where moses received the law from God

sinai

the tent that served as a meeting place and temple for the israelites while they wandered in the desert. it was designed as a reflection of the temple in heaven

tabernacle

the fundamental laws given by God at sinai. they deal with our relationship with God and each other

ten commandments