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belief that there is only one god
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monotheism
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being forced to leave one's homeland
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exile
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formed the basic moral laws of many nations
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Ten commandments
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Jews living outside Judah; "greek word meaning scattered"
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Diaspora
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caused Israelites to leave Canaan and go to Egypt
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drought
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warned that going to a temple was enough; all must work for a just society
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prophets
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teachings about the Torah and record of Jewish law
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Talmud
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Commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees
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Hanukkah
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weekly day of worship and rest
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Sabbath
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first part of the hebrew bible
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Torah
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period of time when jews were sent to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar
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Babylon Captivity
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wanted Canaan for control of trade routes through it
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Assyrians and Chaldeans
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king who built the temple in Jerusalem
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Solomon
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chaldean king who captured Jerusalem and exiled 10,000 jews
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Nebuchadnezzer
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drove the philistines out of israel, and moved the capital to Jerusalem
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David
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Persian king who allowed jews to return to judah
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cyrus
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descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan
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Israelites
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name given to the descendants of Jacob; means "one who struggle with God"
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Israel
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present day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan
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Canaan
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name given to Judah by Romans; refers to the philistines
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Palestine
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Jewish religous teachers
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rabbis
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raised 12 sons, who became the 12 tribes of israel.
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Jacob
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was the warrior-farmer anointed king by the prophet Samuel
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Saul
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The faith of the israelites became known as
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Judaisum
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refused to worship babylonian gods and was thrown into the lion's den
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Daniel
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the wise saying of solomon were written down and are called
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proverbs
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led the israelites out of egypt and into the Sinai Desert
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Moses
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the jews meet in _____________ on the Sabbath to pray and discuss their religion
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synagogues
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