vocab

2. someone who is said to receive messages from God to be taught to others
7. a holiday in which Jews remember the exodus the journey of the israelites out of slavery in egypt.
8. the dispersal of the jews outside of judah after the babylonian captivity
9. biblical figure according to the bible, God led abraham to Canaan, and abraham's descendants became the Jewish people
10. a set of commentaries and lessons for everyday life in judaism
12. radical Jews who supported rebellion against the romans
13. biblical figure, according to the bible moses led the hebrew people out of egypt and bac to canaan in the exodus during his journey moses received the ten commandments from God
15. king of israel he formed alliances with nearby kingdoms and built a temple to God in Jerusalem
16. king of israel he defeated the philistines and moved the capital to jerusalem after capturing that city
17. belief of the existence of only one God

1. Two of the most sacred of all Jewish holidays — Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
3. jewish religious leaders and teachers
4. the religion of the Hebrews(practiced by Jews today); it is the world's oldest monotheistic religion
5. The first five books of the hebrew bible and the most sacred text of judaism
6. commandments= in the bible a code of moral laws given to moses by God
8. writings about jewish beliefs created about 2000 years ago
11. the journey of the israelites, led by Moses from egypt to canaan after they were free from slavery
14. a jewish house of worship