Feast of Dedication/Hanukkah

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  1. 2. The worldview of Hellenism emphasized glorifying _________ (one word) above all else.
  2. 4. The temple menorah had _____________ branches.
  3. 5. For Hanukkah celebrations, a menorah with __________ branches is used.
  4. 6. The miracle of Hanukkah centers around a supernatural multiplying of olive ____, which allowed God's people to continue relighting the menorah.
  5. 9. The Hebrew word menorah means "_____________."
  6. 12. Many Jews were ___________ for their refusal to obey the Greek edict.
  7. 13. Antiochus IV Epiphanes was the Hellenistic king of ________.
  8. 15. The major power in the world in 332BC was the Greek conqueror ____________ the Great.
  9. 16. A group of Jews decided to __________ the Greek army.
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  1. 1. A man named Judah ____________ was put in charge of the tiny band of Jewish fighters, who over time succeeded in pushing the Greeks out of Jerusalem.
  2. 2. The Feast of _____________ was born as a result of these events, that took place in Jerusalem in 165BC.
  3. 3. The ____________, the symbol of God's eternal light, was relit.
  4. 7. Antiochus made a statue of himself as the Greek god ________ and put it in the temple in Jerusalem.
  5. 8. The effort to extend Greek culture was called.
  6. 10. The temple's altar was _________________.
  7. 11. The Jews fought the Greeks using ________ warfare tactics.
  8. 14. Antiochus outlawed all ______ practices, such as reading the Torah, all feasts, Sabbath observances, offerings, and even prayers.