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