People
After wrestling with an angel, his name was changed to Israel, meaning "one who wrestles with God."
Who is Jacob?
Pharaoh was threatened by the growing population of the Hebrews in Egypt, so he ordered this to happen.
What is the killing of all male Hebrew babies?
The tablets included this number of commandments for the Hebrews to follow.
What is 10?
As a result of his brothers' jealousy, this patriarch became a successful advisor to Pharaoh in Egypt.
Who is Joseph?
God appeared to Moses on Mount Horeb in this miraculous form.
What is the burning bush?
During the initial Passover, God commanded that this animal be sacrificed and its blood spread over the doorposts of the Hebrew houses.
What is a lamb?
This is the number of tribes, or sons, of Jacob, believed to be the ancestors of all of the Hebrews.
What is 12?
God sent Moses to demand the release of the Hebrews from Egypt, and demonstrated God's power through these two events.
What are the plagues and miracles?
God appeared to Moses and the Hebrew people at Mount Sinai, over the tabernacle in this form.
What is a cloud?
His life was spared by his mother, who placed him in a reed basket in the Nile river. He was raised as a royal prince of Egypt even though he was born a Hebrew.
Who is Moses?
This event commemorates the final plague and miracle when God went though Egypt and killed all the firstborn Egyptian males, sparring the Hebrews.
What is Passover?
Upon Moses' return with the tablets, the people built this to house the Ten Commandments.
What is the ark of the Covenant?
The brother of Moses, he was the head of the tribe of Levi, those who would become the rabbis - the teachers of the Hebrew people.
Who is Aaron?
The Hebrews are finally freed from Egypt by this famous crossing.
What is the parting of the Red Sea?
Despite Moses' warning at Mount Sinai for the Hebrews to stay committed to the covenant, the people fell into idolatry by worshipping this animal.
What is the Golden Calf?