HRE10 Unit 2 Test Review: Covenants, Exodus, Passover, Sin, and Liberation

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the key people, concepts, rituals, and terms from the HRE10 Unit 2 Test Review Guide.

Covenant

A sacred, binding agreement or promise between God and humans where God promises to be faithful and people promise to respond with faith and obedience.

Noah's Covenant

God's promise never again to send a flood to destroy the earth, marked by the sign of the rainbow.

Abraham's Covenant

God's promise of many descendants and a promised land, sealed with the sign of circumcision.

David's Covenant

God's promise that David's kingdom will last forever and that the Messiah will come from his lineage.

New Covenant

God's new, lasting relationship offered to all people through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

Yahweh ("I AM")

The name God revealed to Moses at the burning bush on Mount Horeb when calling him to free the Israelites.

Zipporah

The woman Moses married in Midian after fleeing Egypt.

Jethro

The father-in-law of Moses.

Aaron

Moses' brother who served as his spokesperson and who later forged the golden calf for the people to worship.

Miriam

Moses' sister who sang and danced after the Red Sea parted and the pursuing Egyptian army was destroyed.

Manna

Bread miraculously provided by God to feed the Israelites while they journeyed in the desert.

Mount Nebo

The mountain where Moses was allowed to view the Promised Land before his death without entering it.

Joshua

The successor chosen to lead the Israelites after the death of Moses.

Exodus

A word meaning "the going out," referring to the departure of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt.

Tabernacle

The portable place of worship constructed by the Israelites during their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness.

Prophet

A person called by God to deliver God's message to the people, speak out against injustice, defend the poor and oppressed, and call people back to the covenant.

Passover (Pesach)

A spring festival lasting 7 to 8 days commemorating the liberation of the Jewish people from Egyptian slavery and the angel of death passing over homes marked with lamb's blood.

Seder

A Jewish ritual meal meaning "order," in which families gather to follow a specific sequence of prayers, eat symbolic foods, and retell the Exodus story.

Haggadah

The book containing the Exodus story and order of service read during the Passover Seder meal.

Zeroa

The roasted lamb shank bone on the Seder plate that symbolizes the yearling lamb sacrificed on the night of the first Passover.

Matzah

Unleavened bread eaten at Passover symbolizing that the Israelites had to leave Egypt in a hurry with no time for bread to rise.

Maror

Bitter herbs (such as horseradish) placed on the Seder plate to symbolize the bitterness of slavery in Egypt.

Charoset

A paste made of apples, nuts, and wine on the Seder plate that symbolizes the mortar and bricks made by the Hebrew slaves.

Karpas

Parsley or a vegetable dipped in salt water during the Seder to symbolize spring and new life.

Beitzah

The roasted egg on the Seder plate that represents new life, hope, and the festival offering.

Paschal Lamb

A title for Jesus, whose death brings God and people into communion, just as the blood of the sacrificed lamb saved the Israelites.

Eucharist

The Christian sacrament celebrated at Mass where bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ, celebrating deliverance from sin and spiritual death.

Sin

A deliberate choice to turn away from God and break one's relationship with God, others, and creation.

Venial Sin

A less serious sin that weakens, but does not completely sever, a person's relationship with God.

Mortal Sin

A serious sin that breaks a person's relationship with God, requiring grave matter, full knowledge that it is wrong, and deliberate consent of the will.

Decreation

Sin described as the undoing of God's creation, reversing the initial order and goodness that God made.

Oppression

The unjust, cruel, or harsh treatment or control of an individual or group, denying them their inherent rights and dignity.

Araminta "Minty" Ross

The birth name of Harriet Tubman before she escaped from slavery.

Edward Brodess

The slave owner from whom Harriet Tubman escaped.

Gideon Brodess

The son of Harriet Tubman's former master who pursued her in an attempt to capture her.

William Still

An abolitionist based in Philadelphia who assisted runaway slaves and recorded their personal stories.

Underground Railroad

A network of abolitionists and secret routes organized to guide enslaved individuals to freedom in the North and Canada.