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Jewish Religion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prohet | Messenger sent by God to share God's ways |
| Monotheism | Belief of one God |
| Tribe | A social groups made up of families |
| Exodus | The departure of the Israelites |
| Covenant | Agreement with God |
| Torah | Laws that Moses received from God |
| Commandment | Rules that God wanted the Israelites to follow |
| Alphabet | Set of letters |
| 1290BC | Exodus |
| Psalm | Sacred song or poem |
| Proverb | A wise saying |
| Exile | Force of absence |
| 1100BC | Israelites settled in much of Canaan |
| 1000BC | David Fought the Philistine warrior |
| 722BC | Assyrians invaded Israel |
| 597BC | Chaldeans made the Israelites move to Babylon |
| 586BC | Chaldeans destroyed temple and took 1000 Israelites to Babylon (Babylonian Exile) |
| Synagogue | Jewish house for worship |
| Sabbath | Weekly day of worship and rest |
| Scroll | A long document made from pieces of parchment sown together |
| Kosher | Prepared according to Jewish dietary law |
| 538BC | Persians conquered Chaldeans Let the Jews go back to Judah |
| Diaspora | Groups of Jews living outside Jewish homeland |
| Rabbi | Official leader of the Jewish congregation |
| 331BC | Macedonia defeated the Persians |
| 276BC | Alexander the Great told the Jews to worship Greek gods |
| 176BC | Alexander the Great died |
| 167BC | Revolted against Romans |
| 66AD | Zealot revolted |
| 70AD | Romans took back city |
| 132AD | Bar Kochba freed Jews |
| 1947 | Found dead sea scrolls |