Judaism

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  1. 2. Judaism’s most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
  2. 7. the escape of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery to freedom
  3. 8. the dispersal of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning in 586 B.C.E.
  4. 11. an early name for the Jewish people
  5. 12. the holiest city of the Jews; capital of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and then Judah
  6. 13. ten laws and teachings said to have been given to Moses by God
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  1. 1. the belief that there are many gods
  2. 3. the collection of ancient Jewish writings, or commentaries, that interpret the laws and teachings of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh
  3. 4. an ancient city in Israel that became a center for Jewish learning
  4. 5. the first religion based on worshipping one God, developed among the ancient Israelites
  5. 6. the belief that there is only one God
  6. 9. the Israelites’ kingdom; divided about 930 B.C.E. into two kingdoms called Judah and Israel
  7. 10. an agreement or promise