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Moses Ch. 8
Exodus
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Religious Studies
6th Grade
01/05/2010

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What does Yahweh mean?
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The name Yahweh means "I am" and describes God as always being with His people.
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How did Moses feel about leading the Israelites?
Definition
nervous, scared, or reluctant
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What did God call Moses to do?
Definition
lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt
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What does God say when Moses lists the reasons why he doesn't want to lead the Israelites?
Definition
God will always be with Moses to help him. Aaron can help him talk to the pharaoh.
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What does the unleavened bread symbolize?
Definition
The unleavened bread symbolizes the Israelites’ rush to escape.
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a biblical word that describes the Israelites’ escape from slavery
Definition
exodus
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What is unleavened bread?
Definition
Unleavened bread does not have to rise, so it can be made faster than bread with yeast.
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another name for an Israelite, the name of the language they speak
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Hebrew
Term
a person who led the Israelites from slavery to freedom
Definition
Moses
Term
people who already lived in Canaan, the land God promised to the Israelites
Definition
Canaanites
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10 major disasters sent by God, They symbolize the struggle between God and the pharaoh.
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plagues
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the event when God killed the first-born of the Egyptians, but spared (didn’t kill) the Israelites
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Passover
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people who lived in Egypt, welcomed Joseph’s family, but later made the Israelites slaves
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Egyptians
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adopted Moses, named him, and raised him as an Egyptian
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pharaoh's daughter
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saved Moses by putting him in a basket in the river (The pharaoh had ordered all Hebrew baby boys to be killed.)
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Moses' mother
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the desert place where Moses fled after killing an Egyptian, where God appeared as a burning bush
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Midian
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Moses’ brother, He helps Moses
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Aaron
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The Egyptians ______________ the Israeiltes by making them slaves.
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oppressed
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Why did the pharaoh make the Israelites slaves and order their baby boys to be drowned in the Nile?
Definition
He was afraid there were too many Israelites and they would take over Egypt.
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Why did the Israelites move to Egypt?
Definition
Egypt had food during the famine because Joseph figured out the pharaoh's dreams predicted the famine. Joseph helped the Egyptians store food in preparation for the famine.
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The Israelites showed they would listen to God put following God's directions to put this on their doors.
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lamb's blood
Term
In this religion, people still celebrate Passover.
Definition
Judaism (Jewish religion)
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Why did Jesus and his apostles gather for a special meal on the night of the Last Supper?
Definition
They were celebrating Passover.
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Why do people sometimes refer to Jesus as "the lamb of God"?
Definition
God sacrificed Jesus to save His people from sin and the Israelites sacrificed lambs on the night of Passover as part of God's plan to save His people from slavery.
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