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antiphonal  a type of music in which two or more groups of voices or instruments alternate with one another
cantor  the chief singer of the liturgy
covenant contract  the bond between the Hebrew people and their God
empire  a state achieved militarily by the unification of territories under a single sovereign power
epic  a long narrative poem that recounts the deeds of a legendary or historical hero in his quest for meaning or identity
liturgy  the rituals for public worship
menorah  a seven-branched candelabrum
monotheism  the belief in one and only one god
responsory  a type of music in which a single voice answers another voice or a chorus
shofar  a trumpet made of a ram's horn, used to summon Jews to prayer
synagogue  the Jewish house for worship and religious study
Torah (Hebrew, "instruction," "law," or "teaching")  the first five books of the
Hebrew Bible  Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
ziggurat  a terraced tower of rubble and brick that served ancient Mesopotamians as a temple-shrine





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