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- 1. Which part of the Hebrew Bible traces the history of Judaism and the Jewish people? (6.2)
- 5. This Jewish holiday celebrates the victory of a Jewish family known as the Maccabees who rebelled and won independence from Greek rulers and reclaimed the Temple (6.3).
- 6. Separation from one's homeland (6.3)
- 7. The Hebrew Bible is mostly written in the _____ language (6.2).
- 10. Sacred writing (6.2)
- 11. Each year, Jews celebrate _____ to commemorate God's freeing them from slavery in Egypt (6.1).
- 12. Which Israelite leader rescued his people from slavery in Egypt? (6.1)
- 14. In which land were the Israelites enslaved and mistreated? (6.1)
- 16. The Jewish Scriptures are also known as the Hebrew Bible, or the _____ (6.2).
- 17. Binding agreement (6.1)
- 21. First five books of the Hebrew Bible that includes covenants and laws (6.1)
- 22. Which part of the Hebrew Bible includes great Hebrew literature such as the Psalms, the Proverbs, and the Song of Songs? (6.2)
- 24. Acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obeys God's laws (6.2)
- 25. Second king of Israel, who made Jerusalem his capital, extended the borders of the kingdom, and is believed to have written beautiful psalms (6.3)
- 27. According to the Bible, the time of the judges ended when the warrior _____ became the first king of Israel (6.3).
- 31. Escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt (6.1)
- 34. Which land was promised by God to belong to Abraham's descendants? (6.1)
- 36. The language of most of the Talmud (6.2)
- 37. The _____ empire conquered Judah and destroyed Jerusalem, including Solomon's Temple, in 587 BCE (6.3).
- 38. An order to do something (6.1)
- 39. Jewish communities outside the ancient Jewish homeland, from a Greek word meaning dispersion, or scattering (6.3)
- 41. The stories of the patriarchs were eventually written down in _____, the first book of the Torah (6.1).
- 42. Fairness or fair treatment (6.2)
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- 2. Person believed to be chosen by God to bring truth to the people (6.2)
- 3. Belief in a single God (6.1)
- 4. Jewish religious teacher (6.2)
- 8. After Solomon's death in 900 BCE, the kingdom of Israel split into two parts; Solomon's descendants ruled the kingdom of _____ in the south while a rival kingdom in the north kept the name of the kingdom of Israel (6.3).
- 9. Unlike the Israelites, the Canaanites worshiped _____ gods (6.1).
- 13. Jewish house of worship (6.3)
- 15. The _____ Commandments and other laws told the Israelites how to behave toward God and one another (6.1).
- 18. Belief about what is right and wrong (6.1)
- 19. After Moses died, who took his place as leader of the Israelites? (6.1)
- 20. In CE 6, the land of Israel became part of the Roman empire and was called _____, or "land of the Jewish people" (6.3).
- 23. In the Hebrew Bible, a leader who could rally the Israelites to defend their land (6.3)
- 26. Jewish people feel a deep connection to this modern state because of its place in the Jewish Scriptures and Jewish history (6.2)
- 28. According to the Torah, _____, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel) are the patriarchs, or the forefathers, of the Jewish people (6.1).
- 29. Third king of Israel who commissioned the First Temple in Jerusalem and, according to tradition, wrote many of the wise sayings in the Bible's Book of Proverbs (6.3)
- 30. Religion of the Jewish people (6.1)
- 32. Weekly day of rest (6.2)
- 33. One of the first cities the Israelites conquered in Canaan (6.1)
- 35. Collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law (6.2)
- 40. The _____ empire conquered the kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE (6.3)