Defintions
Moses led his people out of Egypt on a journey called
What is Exodus
The most sacred text of Judaism
Torah
The most rebellious of these Jews were a group called
Who were the Zealots
A man who left his home in mesopotamia to lead his family west because God told him to
who is Abraham
The scattering of the Jews outside of Israel and Judah
What is Diaspora
Jewish house of worship
synagogue
Religious Teachers
Who were Rabbis
A leader who led his people out of Egypt because they were kept as slaves and God told him to
Who is moses
A code of moral laws known as
What is the ten commandments
People who are said to receive messages from God to be taught to others
Who are the Prophets
A time for Jews to remember the Exodus
What is Passover
Fought the giant Goliath and later in life became king
Who is king david
The Jewish religon
What is Judaism
A set of commentaries, stories, and folklore. Produced between ad 200 and 600
What is Talmud
The two most sacred of all Jewish holidays
What are high holy days
First king of Israel
who was king saul
The belief in only one God
what is monotheism
Writings by Jews who lived about 2,000 years ago
What are the dead sea scrolls
Celabration of the event when the Jews had enough oil for the candle to burn for 1 day but it burned for eight
What is Hanukah
Davids son who became king after father
King Solomon