monotheism – belief in only one god
covenant - the agreement between God and Abraham, in which God promised to protect Abraham’s people if they kept His law and were faithful to Him
pilgrimage - a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion
ethnic group – a people who share the learned beliefs and practices of culture passed down through family such as language, religion, history, holiday traditions, customs, foods, etc.  Ethnicities can be based on language, politics, religion and genealogy as well as culture.
religious group – all the people who are followers of a specific religion
prophet – a person to whom God has spoken
hajj – the religious pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca