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| Abraham | Father of the Hebrews. Left Mesopotamia and took his family west settling Canaan. |
| David | shepherd boy who became king...killed the Philistine giant, Goliath; established capital of Israel in Jerusalem |
| Dead Sea Scrolls | writings by Jews who lived about 2,000 years ago. Discovered about 1947, these included: prayers, commentaries, letters and passages from the Hebrew Bible |
| Diaspora | the dispersal of the Jews outside of Israel and Judah |
| Exodus | the journey that Moses led his people on out of Egypt |
| Hanukkah | Jewish tradition that honors the rededication of the Second Temple during the revolt of the Maccabees |
| High Holy Days | two most sacred of Jewish holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) |
| Judaism | religion of the ancient Israelites and Jews |
| monotheism | the belief in only ONE God |
| Moses | a leader among the Israelites who led the people out of captivity from Egypt (demanded Pharaoh let his people go...oh, ooooh) |
| Passover | a time for the Jews to remember the Exodus |
| prophets | people who are said to receive messages from God to be taught to others |
| rabbis | religious teachers |
| Rosh Hashanah | celebrates the beginning of a new year in the Jewish calendar |
| Solomon | David's son who succeeded Davis as king...build a great tiemple to God in Jerusalem. Known for his wisdom |
| synagogue | Jewish house of worship |
| Talmud | set of commentaries and lessons fro everyday life (produced between AD200 and 600) |
| Ten Commandments | a code of moral laws (written on two stone tablets...given from God to Moses) |
| Torah | the most sacred text of Judaism, recorded in five books |
| Yom Kippur | Jews ask God to forgive their sins. This is the holiest day of the entire year. |
| zealots | the most rebellious group of Jews that believed they should only answer to God and refused to obey Roman officials |
