Across
- 2. language of the Israelites
- 3. the Israelites' kingdom; divided about 930 BCE into 2 kingdoms
- 5. the original name of the area that became Israel
- 8. Judaism's most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
- 11. the treatment of people as property
- 12. belief in one god
- 13. the first religion based on worshipping one God, developed among the ancient Israelites
- 15. an early name for the Jewish people
- 18. the escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to freedom
- 19. beat Goliath with his slingshot and later established Jersualem as the capital of Israel; King of Israel
- 21. word meaning male head of a family or group; "father"
- 22. ten laws and teachings said to have been given to Moses by God
- 23. a promise or agreement
Down
- 1. the holiest city of the Jews; capital of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah
- 4. Jewish house of worship
- 6. Founder of Judaism; "Father of the Jews"
- 7. Led his people out of slavery, parting the Red Sea
- 9. Another name for Israel; Named this after God spoke to Abraham and told him to travel to this land
- 10. a religious head covering worn by Jewish men
- 14. son of David; built Jerusalem's First Temple; King of Israel
- 16. the Hebrew Bible
- 17. an inherited or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior
- 20. Jewish spiritual leader
