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THE PEOPLE

   ARAB                               A descendant of Abraham who is not a descendant of Jacob.

   CANAAN                          The name of a grandson of Noah and the name of the promised land prior to Joshua's
                                         conquest.

   CHILDREN OF ISRAEL   All the descendants of Jacob (whose name God changed to Israel).

   GENTILE                          A "foreigner" - i. e. a non Jew.

   HEBREW                          From the name Eber - an ancestor of Abraham. Another term for an Israelite. Also the
                                         name of the language of the Jews.

   ISRAELI                           A citizen of the modern state of Israel.

   ISRAELITES                     Another name for the children of Israel. (The offspring of Jacob.)

   JEW                                  From the word Judah. A nation and a religion - a term used of any descendant of Jacob.

   KINGDOM OF JUDAH      The southern kingdom comprising the tribes of Judah and Benjamin after the split.

   KINGDOM OF ISRAEL     After the split, the northern kingdom of ten tribes, sometimes represented by Ephraim.

   PALESTINE                       Traditionally the land of Israel's foes, the Philistines. After the Roman conquest of 70AD,
                                          Palaestina was the name of the Roman province and latterly Palestine during the time of
                                          the Ottoman Empire (1517-1917) and the British Mandate (1917-1948.) Now it is the
                                          Arab name for the Holy Land.

   SEMITES                           From the word Shem. Generally anyone from a Middle Eastern country.

THE BOOKS - Meaning of the words (and language of origin.)

                 GENESIS                                        Beginnings. (Greek)

                 EXODUS                                        The way out (of Egypt.) (Greek)

                 LEVITICUS                                    Pertaining to the Levitical priests. (Latin)

                 NUMBERS                                      Numbers in the sense of numeration and order.

                 DEUTERONOMY                           The Law repeated. (Greeek)

                 CHRONICLES                               Records.

                 PSALM                                          Song. (Greek)

                 ECCLESIASTES                            Preacher. (Greek)

                 GOSPEL                                       Good News. (Old English)

                 EPISTLE                                       Letter. (Greek)

                APOCALYPSE                               Revelation. (Greek)

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