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Honors Sacred Scripture
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Religious Studies
10th Grade
05/25/2010

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Abyss
Definition
According to Hebrew belief, a vast ocean of water and fire that existed before creation
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Eden
Definition
"Fertile plain;" a region in the near east where Hebrews believed that life began; associated with present-day Iraq
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Cain
Definition
First son of Eve; a tiller of soil; he murdered his brother
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Abel
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Second son of Eve; a keeper of flocks who was murdered by his brother
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Noah
Definition
The hero of the flood story; his family and animals were saved in the ark
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Babel
Definition
Hebrew word for Babylon; tower where God confused humans by giving them different languages
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Ur of the Chaldeans
Definition
Home of Abraham from which he migrated into Canaan (located in present day Iraq)
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Abram (Abraham)
Definition
The first Patriarch of the Hebrew whose name mean "Father of a Multitude"
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Lot
Definition
Nephew of Abraham who accompanied him into Canaan
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Canaan
Definition
The "promised land" which is located West of the Jordan River (Present-day Israel/Jordan)
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Sarai (Sarah)
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The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
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Pharaoh
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The title of the ruler of ancient Egypt
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Covenant
Definition
An agreement between two or more parties
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Hagar
Definition
The Egyptian handmaid of Sarah and mother of Ishmael
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Ishmael
Definition
Son of Hagar and Abraham and founder of a nation
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Circumcision
Definition
Removal of male foreskin as a sign of initiation into the covenant of the Lord
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Sodom and Gomorrah
Definition
Ancient cities of Syria which were destroyed by fire because of their wickeness
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Isaac
Definition
Son of Abraham and Sarah; father of Jacob and Esau
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Holocaust
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Sacrificial offering which is destroyed by fire
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Rebekah
Definition
Wife of Isaac; mother of Jacob and Esau
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Laban
Definition
Rebekah's brother; father of Rachel and Leah
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Esau
Definition
Oldest son of Isaac; twin brother of Jacob
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Jacob
Definition
Twin brother of Esau; son of Isaac; later he was named Israel
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Rachel
Definition
Younger daughter of Laban; wife of Jacob; her sons were Joseph and Benjamin
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Leah
Definition
Elder daughter of Laban; wife of Jacob; her sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun
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Bilhah
Definition
Maidservant of Rachel; her sons were Dan and Naphtal
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Zilpah
Definition
Maidservant of Leah; her sons were Gad and Asher
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Israel
Definition
Name given to Jacob and used by the twelve tribes for the designation of their nation
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Twelve Tribes
Definition
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issacher, Zebulon, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher
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Dinah
Definition
Daughter of Jacob and Leah; sister to the twelve sons of Jacob; her rape was revenged by Simeon and Levi
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Potiphar
Definition
An Egyptian official to whom Joseph was sold; he was chief steward to the pharaoh
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Manasseh
Definition
Elder son of Joseph and founder of a tribe
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Ephraim
Definition
Younger son of Joseph and founder of a tribe
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Goshen
Definition
Part of Egypt where Israelites lived
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Moses
Definition
Hebrew patriarch and law-giver who led his people out of Egypt
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Zipporah
Definition
Wife of Moses and daughter of Jethro
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Aaron
Definition
Elder brother of Moses and priest of the Hebrews
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Jethro
Definition
Father of Zipporah and priest of Midian; also called Reuel
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Miriam
Definition
Sister of Moses and Aaron
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Ten Plagues
Definition
Curses from God on the Egyptians to punish them for sinfulness; water into blood, frogs, gnats, flies, pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, death of first-born
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Pestilence
Definition
Disease or sickness, usually infectious
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Passover
Definition
Feast commemorating the passing over of the death angel in Egypt just prior to the Exodus
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Sin
Definition
Desert through which the Israelites traveled on their way to Mount Sinai
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Manna
Definition
Food supplied to Israelites by God when they were in the desert
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Amalek (Amalekites)
Definition
A nomadic desert people who were often at war with the Israelites (traditionally believed to be the descendants of Esau)
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Joshua
Definition
Son of Nun; a military leader (judge) of the Israelites who took the place of Moses after his death
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Gershom and Eliezar
Definition
Sons of Moses and Zipporah
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Mount Sinai
Definition
A mountain in the Arabian Peninsula at which the law was given to the Israelites through Moses (also called Mount Horeb)
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Restitution
Definition
The act of making good any loss, damage, or injury
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Alien
Definition
A person who is not a citizen of the country in which he lives
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Alien
Definition
A person who is not a citizen of the country in which he lives
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Reconnoiter
Definition
To observe or make a survey in order to gain military information
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Jericho
Definition
An ancient city of Palestine that was first taken by the Israelites when they crossed the Jordan River
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Harlot
Definition
A prostitute or promiscuous woman
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Rahab
Definition
A woman of Jericho who protected the Israelite spies and whose family was saved from death
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Ark of the Covenant
Definition
A sacred chest which held the stone tablets given to Moses by God and other sacred objects
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"Major" Judges
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Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Barach, Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson
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Baal
Definition
Canaanite god who was worshipped in various forms
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Philistines
Definition
An ancient near-east tribe which was frequently at war with the Israelites
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Manoah
Definition
Father of Samson; member of the tribe of Dan
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Delilah
Definition
Philistine woman who obtained Samson's secret and betrayed him
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Moab
Definition
Land southeast of the Dead Sea; Moabites were often enemies of the Israelites
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Ruth
Definition
Moabite woman; ancestress of King David
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Naomi
Definition
Woman of Judah who traveled with her husband to Moab; mother-in-law of Ruth
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Boaz
Definition
Wealthy man of Bethlehem who married Ruth; ancestor of King David
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Glean
Definition
To gather fruit or grain that is left after the crop is harvested; usually reserved for the poor
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Ephah
Definition
Measure approximately equal to a bushel
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Samuel
Definition
Son of Elkanah and Hannah; judge, prophet, and priest of Israel
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Shiloh
Definition
Home of Samuel; town where the Ark of the Covenant was kept
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Eli
Definition
Judge and high priest at Shiloh; Samuel's teacher
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Dagon
Definition
The primary god of the Philistines; the "fish god"
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Seer
Definition
Person who foretells future events
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Saul
Definition
Son of Kish; a Benjaminite; first king of Israel
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Jonathan
Definition
Saul's oldest son; close friend of David
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Jesse
Definition
David's father; Jesus eventually came from his family
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Goliath
Definition
Giant Philistine soldier from Gath who was killed by David
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David
Definition
Second and greatest king of Israel
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Abner
Definition
General of Saul's army
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Nathan
Definition
Prophet during the time of David and Solomon; adviser to David
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Bathsheba
Definition
Wife of David; mother of Solomon
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Uriah the Hittite
Definition
Bathsheba's first husband; David caused him to be killed in battle
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Solomon
Definition
Son of David; third king of Israel; builder of the temple
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Ishbaal
Definition
Son of Saul who was installed as king of the North by Abner; he fought against David and was later murdered
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Zion
Definition
Another name for Jerusalem (one of the hills on which it was built)
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Absalom
Definition
Son of David who led an unsuccessful revolt against his father
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Adonijah
Definition
Fourth son of David; he tried to become king during his father's old age but lost out to Solomon
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Hiriam
Definition
King of Tyre who sent workmen and materials to help build the temple and palace
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Joab
Definition
David's nephew who became general of the army after Abner's death
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Jeroboam
Definition
Court official of Solomon who led the revolt against Rehoboam and became the first king of the Northern kingdom of Israel
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Rehoboam
Definition
Son of Solomon who was first king of the Southern kingdom of Judah; ten tribes of the North revolted against his rule
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Ahab
Definition
Seventh king of Israel (Northern kingdom) who worshiped Baal and abandoned Yahweh
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Jezebel
Definition
Sidonian princess who was Ahab's wife; she brought the worship of Baal to Israel
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Elijah
Definition
Prophet of the Northern kingdom during the reign of King Ahab; he opposed Jezebel
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Elisha
Definition
Prophet of the Northern kingdom who was the disciple and successor to Elijah
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Jehu
Definition
King of the Northern Kingdom who overthrew Ahab's son and restored worship of Yahweh
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Shalmaneser
Definition
King of Assyria who invaded the Northern kingdom and began the siege of Samaria
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Sargon II
Definition
Assyrian king who succeeded Shalmaneser and conquered the Northern kingdom
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Sennecherib
Definition
Assyrian king who invaded Judah but was turned away from Jerusalem by disaster
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Hezekiah
Definition
King of Judah (Southern kingdom) who helped save Jerusalem from the Assyrians and reformed religious practices
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Josiah
Definition
King of Judah who was a great religious reformer and renewed the covenant with God after finding a book in the Temple
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Nebuchadnezzar
Definition
King of Babylon who conquered Judah and destroyed Jerusalem and the temple in 587 BCE
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Zedekiah
Definition
King of Judah who was arrested and punished by Nebuchadnezzar
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Isaiah
Definition
Prophet of Judah who stresses God's holiness and warns people about the results of their wickedness
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Apostasy
Definition
To renounce one's religious faith
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Remnant
Definition
What remains or is left behind; those Israelites who have remained faithful to Yahweh
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Dross
Definition
Waste or impurity produced during metal processing
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Alloy
Definition
Metal mixed with another metal for strength
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Stripling
Definition
A young boy
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Haughty
Definition
Proud and arrogant
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Amos
Definition
Judean shepherd who prophesied in Israel against religious formalism and abuse of the poor
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Samaria
Definition
Capital city of the Northern kingdom; place of wickedness to the prophets
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Plummit
Definition
Plumb line; weight fastened to a line to make walls straight
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Hosea
Definition
Northern kingdom prophet who used an extended metaphor to compare Israel's situation with his marriage
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Gomer
Definition
Hosea's wife who is portrayed as a harlot and compared to the Kingdom of Israel
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Espouse
Definition
To marry or take as one's own
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Ephraim
Definition
An Israelite tribe of the North; often used as an alternate name of the Northern kingdom
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Micah
Definition
Judean prophet who prophesied in Judah against the corrupt city and oppression of the poor
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Satire
Definition
Literary work or song that attacks or ridicules
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Assyria
Definition
Empire that destroyed the Northern kingdom and threatened the Southern kingdom
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Portals
Definition
Gates or entrances
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Jeremiah
Definition
Prophet of the Southern kingdom who suffered for his preaching at the hands of the people
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Baruch
Definition
Jeremiah's assistant; another book of prophecy bears his name
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Abominations
Definition
Disgusting and hateful actions; sacrileges
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Nonentities
Definition
Things which do not exist
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Disconsolate
Definition
Hopelessly sad and dejected
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Artisan
Definition
Person skilled in a trade; idol maker
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Daniel
Definition
A young Jewish man who was taken into captivity in Babylon
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Nebuchadnezzar
Definition
King of Babylon during the captivity of the Jews
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Definition
Friends of Daniel and who were thrown into a hot furnace but survived
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Chaldeans
Definition
Group of people in the Babylonian Empire who were known for their belief in astrology
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Chaff
Definition
The worthless husks left after grain has been thrashed
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Belshazzar
Definition
Crown prince of Babylon whose feast was interrupted by a mysterious writing on the wall
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Darius the Mede
Definition
Person identified in Daniel as the king after Belshazzar; not otherwise known
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Joseph
Definition
Jewish man from David's family who was betrothed to Mary
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Mary
Definition
Mother of Jesus; an angel appeared to her with the announcement of Jesus' birth
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Emmanuel (Immanuel)
Definition
Name given by Isaiah to a child who will guide and protect Israel (meaning: God is with us)
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Zechariah
Definition
Temple priest who was the father of John the Baptist
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Elizabeth
Definition
Wife of Zechariah; mother of John the Baptist; cousin of Mary
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Gabriel
Definition
Angel who appeared to Zechariah and Mary
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Magi
Definition
Astrologers from "the East" who followed the star to find the place of Jesus' birth
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Herod (the Great)
Definition
Idumean who was appointed king of Judea by the Romans
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Simeon
Definition
Holy man of the temple in Jerusalem who recognized Jesus as the Messiah
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Anna
Definition
Holy woman of the temple in Jerusalem
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John the Baptist
Definition
Cousin of Jesus who preached a baptism of repentance at the Jordan River
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Capernaum
Definition
A town on the Northwest shore of the sea of Galilee which became the center of Jesus' ministry
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Centurion
Definition
An officer in the Roman legion who commanded 100 men
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Matthew
Definition
Tax collector who was chosen by Jesus to become one of the twelve apostles (sometimes also called Levi)
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Jarius
Definition
Leader of a synagogue whose daughter was raised from the dead by Jesus
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Herod Antipas
Definition
Son of Herod the Great; tetrarch of Galilee
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Herodias
Definition
Wife of Herod Antipas and mother of Salome; her marriage was condemned by John the Baptist and she later had Salome ask for John's head
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Beatitudes
Definition
Blessings on certain types of people which Jesus pronounced at the sermon on the mount (Latin for "Blesseds")
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Beelzebel
Definition
Name of a Philistine god which eventually became associated with evil or demonic forces
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Samaritan
Definition
Native of Samaria; people who were considered foreigners and outcasts by the Jews
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Steward
Definition
A servant or slave who oversees his master's house and possessions
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Lazarus
Definition
A figure in a story by Jesus; he is a poor man who had nothing in life but attains heaven after death
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Judas Iscariot
Definition
One of the original twelve apostles; he betrayed Jesus to the authorities
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Gethsemane
Definition
Garden on the Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed the night he was arrested
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Sanhedrin
Definition
Jewish high council of 71 members headed by the high pries; it included Pharisees and Sadducees
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Barabbas
Definition
Jewish prisoner who was released by Pilate at the request of the people
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Simon of Cyrene
Definition
Bystander who was forced to help carry Jesus' cross
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Golgotha
Definition
"Place of the Skulls;" hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
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Joseph of Arimathea
Definition
Prominent Jewish man who asked for Jesus' body and buried it in his own tomb
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Mary Magdalene
Definition
Woman who was a follower of Jesus; Jesus appeared first to her after his resurrection
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Apostle
Definition
"Sent one" or "messenger;" usually applied to the Chosen Twelve
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Publican
Definition
Tax collector employed by the Roman government
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Disciple
Definition
Any follower (usually of Jesus)
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Andrew
Definition
Peter's brother; a fisherman who became an apostle
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Simon Peter
Definition
First apostle of Jesus; a fisherman and brother of Andrew
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Philip
Definition
An apostle of Jesus; a man from Bethsaida
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Nathanael
Definition
Disciple who was brought to Jesus by Philip
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Judea
Definition
The Southern province of Palestine
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Galilee
Definition
The Northern province of Palestine
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Samaria
Definition
The middle province of Palestine; home of the Samaritans
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Cana
Definition
A village which is the scene of two miracles, including Jesus' first miracle at a wedding
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Nicodemus
Definition
Member of the Sanhedrin who was a secret follower of Jesus
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Bethesda
Definition
A pool at Jerusalem where the sick gathered, hoping to be cured; place where Jesus cured an infirm man
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Synagogue
Definition
Jewish place of schooling and worship
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Scribes
Definition
Men who copied and interpreted the Hebrew Scripture (also called lawyers)
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Lazarus
Definition
Man of Bethany who was raised from the dead by Jesus
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Mary (of Bethany)
Definition
Sister of Lazarus who anointed the feet of Jesus
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Martha
Definition
Sister of Lazarus and Mary
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Thomas
Definition
Apostle who asked for proof of the resurrection of Jesus
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Caiaphas
Definition
High priest who proposed the death of Jesus
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Advocate
Definition
"Helper" or "Intercessor;" Name given to the Holy Spirit by Jesus; also called Paraclete
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Annas
Definition
Jewish priest in Sanhedrin; father-in-law of Caiaphas
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Annas
Definition
Jewish priest in Sanhedrin; father-in-law of Caiaphas
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(Pontius) Pilate
Definition
Roman governor of Judea at the time of Christ
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