The older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The Talmud names her as one of the seven major female prophets of Israel.
The Hebrew Bible. It is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, including the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim.
The third and final section of the Tanakh, after Torah and Nevi'im. In English translations of the Hebrew Bible, this section is usually titled "Writings" or "Hagiographa".
An Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in the Middle East during the Bronze Age.
The mainstream form of Judaism since the 6th century CE, after the codification of the Babylonian Talmud.
"Instruction"; In Judaism, the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch).
Also known as "the First Temple," it was built by King Solomon (circa 990–931 BCE) long ago on the spot where God created Adam, the first man.
The holiest site in Judaism, and is the place Jews turn towards during prayer.
Greek for "five books". It includes the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
The name YHWH, consisting of the sequence of consonants Yod, Heh, Waw, and Heh.
Fifth book of the Torah, where it is called Devarim and the fifth book of the Christian Old Testament. Chapters 1–30 of the book consist of three sermons or speeches delivered to the Israelites by Moses on the Plains of Moab, shortly before they enter the Promised Land.
The second of the patriarchs of Israel, the only son of Abraham and Sarah, and the father of Esau and Jacob. Although Sarah was past the age of childbearing, God promised Abraham and Sarah that they would have a son, and Isaac was born.
The founder of Judaism. Jews believe that God made a special covenant with him and that he and his descendants were chosen people who would create a great nation.
Name for the God of the Israelites, representing the biblical pronunciation of “YHWH,” the Hebrew name revealed to Moses in the book of Exodus.
First book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its first word, Bereshit. Genesis is an account of the creation of the world, the early history of humanity, and of Israel's ancestors and the origins of the Jewish people.