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- 3. the capital of the Israelites' empire and the site of a splendid stone temple built to store the sacred religious objects belonging to the Israelites
- 4. In Judaism, a deliverer sent by God
- 6. Grandson of Abraham, he was also called Israel, which means "one who struggles with God"; his 12 sons had families who later became known as the 12 tribes of Israel
- 8. the belief in one god
- 9. payment made by one group or nation to another to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection
- 10. refers to the scattering of communities of Jews outside their homeland after the Babylonian captivity
- 12. group of letters that stand for sounds
- 15. the laws that, according to the Bible, Moses received from God on Mount Sinai; these laws later became the first part of the Hebrew Bible
- 17. an Israelite baby, he was hidden in a basket near a river and found and raised by the daughter of the Egyptian pharoah; as a man, he led the Israelites out of Egypt to freedom; he also received the Ten Commandments from God on Mt. Sinai
- 18. wise saying
- 19. period of forced absence from one's country or home
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- 1. Jewish house of worship
- 2. group of related families
- 5. weekly day of worship and rest for Jews
- 6. the smaller kingdom founded in the south when the 12 tribes of Israel split into two kingdoms-Israel and Judah; its people were called Jews
- 7. Agreement
- 11. the man whom the Israelites believed they were descended from; they also believed that God told Abraham and his followers to leave Mesopotamia and go to Canaan and settle there
- 13. person who claims to be instructed by God to share God's words
- 14. Jewish leader and teacher of the Torah
- 16. group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government