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| Passover-n. Also called Pesach & Pesah - a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel. |
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| Pilgrimage- n. a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion. Example- a pilgrimage to Lourdes. |
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| Atonement- n. Theology. the doctrine concerning the reconciliation of God and humankind, esp. as accomplished through the life, suffering, and death of Christ. Also satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends. |
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| Unleavened- adj. Made without yeast or any other leavening agent: (like a cracker instead of bread) |
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| Civil law-n. the body of laws of a state or nation regulating ordinary private matters, as distinct from laws regulating criminal, political, or military matters. |
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| Moral law- The Moral Law is based on the premise that there is such a thing as right and wrong, and there are some things that you "ought" to do, and some things that you "ought not" to do. I think that everyone believes in a moral law. |
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| Ceremonial law- The Ceremonial Law is not a law of love. It is a law of sacrifices that must be carried out to make atonement for sin. This law ended at the cross when Jesus said “it is finished” and bowed His head and died. |
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| Criminal law- The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. |
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| Manna-n. the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36. similar to bread |
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Covenant-n.
1. the conditional promises made to humanity by God, as revealed in Scripture.
2. the agreement between God and the ancient Israelites, in which God promised to protect them if they kept His law and were faithful to Him. |
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| Decalogue- Bible -The Ten Commandments or a fundamental set of rules having authority. |
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| El Shaddai- Hebrew for God Almighty |
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| Urim- means “lights” and goes with Thummin. Possibly two small images kept in the bag of the the breast plate of the Priest. |
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| Thummin- means “perfection” and goes with Urim. Possibly two small images kept in the bag of the breast plate of the Priest. |
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| Tabernacle- (often capitalized )the portable sanctuary in use by the Israelites from the time of their wandering in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt to the building of the Temple in Jerusalem by Solomon. Ex. 25–27. |
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| Acacia- n. a small tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia, of the mimosa family, having clusters of small yellow flowers. |
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| Laver n. Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service. |
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| Showbread –n. The 12 loaves of blessed unleavened bread placed in the sanctuary of the Tabernacle every Sabbath by the Hebrew priests of ancient Israel as an offering. |
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| Ephod-n. a richly embroidered, apronlike vestment having two shoulder straps and ornamental attachments for securing the breastplate, worn with a waistband by the high priest. Ex. 28:6, 7, 25–28. |
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| Ziz or diadem- a royal crown |
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| Ark of the Covenant- a chest or box containing the two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, carried by the Israelites in their wanderings in the desert after the Exodus: the most sacred object of the tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem, where it was kept in the holy of holies. |
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| Sirocco wind- The term Sirocco (sometimes also spelled Scirocco) is an all-inclusive name given to hot and subsequently humid southeast to southwest winds originating as hot, dry desert-air over Northern Africa, flowing northward into the southern Mediterranean basin. |
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| Khamsin wind- The Khamsin is an oppressive, hot, dry and dusty south or south-east wind occurring in N. Africa, around the E Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula intermittently in late winter and early summer, but most frequently between April and June. |
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| Desiccation- v. 1. to dry thoroughly; dry up. 2. to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate. |
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| Locust- n. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas. |
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| Swarm- n. a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony. Or as a verb - to fly off together in a swarm, as bees. |
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| Idyllic- adj. suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic: his idyllic life in Tahiti. |
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| Erosion- n. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc |
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| Artesian well- n. a well in which water rises under pressure from a permeable stratum overlaid by impermeable rock. |
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| Ground water- n. the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells. |
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| Cistern – n. a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid. |
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| Wadi- n. the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall. The plural is wadis. |
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