Vocab 1
Belief that there is only one God; became the basis for Islam and Christianity
What is monotheism?
Being forced to leave one's homeland
What is exile?
Jewish teachers are called this
What are Rabbis?
Teachings about the Torah and record of Jewish Law
Refused to worship Babylonian gods and was thrown into the lion's den.
Who is Daniel?
Weekly day of worship and rest
What is Judaism?
A model of devotion to family held up for Jewish girls to imitate
Who is Ruth?
Founded a school that became a center for Torah studies
Who is Yohanan ben Zaccai?
Person thought to be instructed by God
What is a prophet?
A Jewish house of worship
What is a synagogue?
First King of Israel
Who was Saul?
Chaldean King who captured Jerusalem and exiled 10.000 Jews
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
Lived in the desert, praying for God to deliver them from the Romans.
Who are the Essenes?
Translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek, spreading Jewish ideas
Greek word for scattered
What is Diaspora?
Believed that God told him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt
Who is Moses?
King who built the temple in Jerusalem
Who is Soloman?
Name given to the descendants of Jacob; means "one who struggles with God"
What is Israel?
Warrior-farmer anointed king by the prophet Samuel
Who was Saul?
Where the Jews of the Diaspora were living
What is outside of Judah?
Commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees
What is Hanukkah?
Who are the Assyrians and Chaldeans?
Formed the basic moral laws of many nations
What are the Ten Commandments?
Raised 12 sond, who became the 12 tribes of Israel
Who is Jacob?