Judaism (Origins, Beliefs, and Early History)

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Across
  1. 2. descendants of the Israelites
  2. 6. celebrates the Exodus and God freeing the Jews from slavery in Egypt
  3. 8. the escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt
  4. 10. built the great First Temple in Jerusalem
  5. 12. promise land
  6. 13. the only female judge
  7. 14. Neo-Babylonian king who conquered Judah, destroyed Jerusalem including Solomon's temple
  8. 17. first five books of the Hebrew Bible
  9. 19. ideas of right and wrong
  10. 20. shepherd boy who captured the city of Jerusalem and made it his capital city
  11. 22. binding agreement
  12. 24. led the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan
  13. 25. an order to do something
  14. 27. Jewish holiday that celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over Greek rule
  15. 28. weekly day of rest
Down
  1. 1. acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obeys God's law
  2. 2. fairness or fair treatment
  3. 3. Persian king that allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem
  4. 4. scattering of Jews outside their traditional homeland
  5. 5. the belief that there is only one god
  6. 6. a person believed to be chosen by God as a messenger
  7. 7. the Land of Israel under Roman rule
  8. 9. a Jewish leader who rallied the Israelites to defend their land
  9. 11. Jewish meeting place
  10. 15. separation from one's homeland
  11. 16. Jewish religious teachers
  12. 18. received permission from Roman commanders to set up a center for Jewish scholars in another part of Judaea
  13. 21. led Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and received the 10 commandments from God
  14. 23. Hebrew name for the Jewish bible
  15. 26. commentaries about the Hebrew bible and Jewish law