History: Yahweh

Posted on Sun 06 December 2020 in dictionary

Yahweh is the Hebrew God worshiped exclusively when the Hebrews became monotheists, 1000 BCE. This is the God in the Old Testament. The Hebrews believe that if they place their trust in Yehweh, then they will be provided for.


History: Pentateuch

Posted on Sun 29 November 2020 in dictionary

Greek: literally "Five scrolls or documents." The first five books of the Hebrew bible. These books are known as Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.


History: Exodus

Posted on Sun 22 November 2020 in dictionary

1300- 1200 BCE -- A mass migration of the Hebrew people, out of slavery. After hundreds of years of slavery in Egypt, Moses lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt and across the Sinai desert. The Hebrew people "wandered" around the Sinai desert for forty years, about one generation, and finally …


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History: Moses

Posted on Sun 15 November 2020 in dictionary • Tagged with person

900- 1000 BCE - See Covenant.


History: Covenant

Posted on Sun 08 November 2020 in dictionary

1000 BCE -- Moses, a renowned leader of the Hebrew people, received the "Covenant" from God on Mt. Sinai. The covenant includes the Ten Commandments, which were embossed on stone tablets. Saul, the first king of the Hebrew people established a kingdom near Palestine. Later, David and Solomon expanded the kingdom …


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History: Hebrews

Posted on Sun 01 November 2020 in dictionary • Tagged with people

Israel, Palestine, Assyria, and the Levant- The Hebrews are a semitic speaking people with origins on the Arabian Peninsula. The Hebrews have origins as far back as 1600 BCE, and are still prominent in the modern day world. The Hebrew's biblical texts including the Torah and the Talmud served as …


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