Vocabulary
The name used by the Egyptians to describe the Israelites and related tribes. The language spoken by these people.
What is Hebrew?
An ornate box that held the tablets of the Law. It represented God's throne on earth.
What is the Ark of the Covenant.
The fundamental laws given by God at Sinai.
What are the 10 Commandments?
Israel's escape from Egypt; from the Greek meaning "going out."
What is an exodus?
A man dedicated to the service of God.
What is a priest?
A woman who assists at childbirth. Hebrew midwives defied Pharoah's command that all male Hebrew children should be killed.
What is a midwife?
The saving of the firstborn sons of Israel when the firstborn sons of the Egyptians were killed.
What is the Passover?
The man God chose to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. He was raised by Pharoah's daughter.
Who is Moses?
The worship of man-made images as though they were divine.
What is idolatry?
The priestly book containing the laws designed to make Israel a holy people.
What is Leviticus?
The body of water initially blocking the Israelites' escape from Egypt. Moses miraculously parted the waters for the Israelites, the water then closed on the Egyptians, drowning them.
What is the Red Sea?
The tent that served as a meeting place and temple for the Israelites while in the desert. It was designed as a reflection of the temple of Heaven.
What is the tabernacle?
The number of nights Moses spent on Mount Sinai with God.
What is 40?
Moses' brother and spokesperson?
Who is Aaron?
The tribe of Israel chosen for the priesthood.
Who are the Levites?
A disaster that effects a large number of people. God sent 10 of these in judgement of the Egyptians.
What is a plague?
The new ark of the covenant.
Who is the Virgin Mary?
The mountain where God revealed his sacred name to Moses from the burning bush, and where Moses received the Law from God.
What is Sinai?
Manna, a miraculous food the Israelites ate in the desert, is a type of this, that is celebrated in the Mass.
What is the Eucharist?
These sons of Israel refused to worship the golden calf.
Who are the Levities?
Name of the martyr that cried out, "Viva Cristo Rey!"
Who is Bl. Miguel Augustin pio?
Who is Jethro?
What is the golden calf?
The name God gave to Moses when god asked Moses to return to Egypt.
What is, "I am."
The role God made for the Levities to perform between God and Israel.
What is a mediator?