| A | B |
|---|
| monotheism | belief that there is only one god |
| Hanukkah | celebrates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees |
| Ten Commandments | formed the basic moral laws of many nations |
| Sabbath | weekly day of rest and worship |
| exile | being forced to live in a foreign country |
| David | drove the Philistines out of Israel and moved the capital to Jerusalem |
| Torah | first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| Diaspora | Jews living outside of Judah |
| drought | caused Israelites to leave Canaan and go to Egypt |
| Palestine | Name given to Judah by Romans; refers to Philistines |
| Israelites | Descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia an settled in Canaan |
| Canaan | the land promised to the Israelites by God |
| rabbi | Jewish teacher |
| Judaism | the faith of the Israelites |
| rule of law | the idea that the law should apply to everyone equally |
| synagogue | a Jewish place of worship |
