Across
- 3. a leader that appeared among the Israelites; God told him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt
- 6. the two most sacred of all Jewish holy days; take place each year in September or October
- 7. David's son; a strong king that builds a great Temple in Jerusalem
- 8. the religion of the Hebrews and Israelites (practiced by the Jews today); the oldest monotheistic religion
- 10. the Hebrew Bible traces the Hebrews back to this man; God told him to leave his home and promised to lead him to a new land to make his descendants into a mighty nation
- 12. a shepherd that became a king; struck the Philistine giant Goliath dead; admired for his military skills and as a poet
- 14. a code of moral laws that God gave Moses on Mount Sinai
- 15. religious teachers that took on a greater role in guiding Jews in their religious lives; responsible for interpreting the Torah and teaching
- 16. known as the Jewish house of worship
- 17. the most sacred text of Judaism
- 18. people who are said to receive messages from God to be taught to others
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- 1. a set of commentaries and lessons for everyday life; many Jews consider them second only to the Hebrew Bible in their significant
- 2. the dispersal of the Jews outside of Israel and Judah
- 4. Moses led his people out of Egypt in a journey called this
- 5. the belief in only one God
- 9. writings by Jews who lived about 2,000 years ago; included prayers, commentaries, letters, and passages from the Hebrew Bible
- 11. a time for Jews to remember the Exodus or the journey out of slavery in Egypt
- 13. the most rebellious of the Jews; this group did not think that Jews should answer to anyone but God