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Judaism
Unit 2
| description | term |
|---|---|
| founder of Judaism | Abraham |
| date founded | 2000 BCE - 1900 BCE |
| Jewish belief that God promised Abraham and his descendants they would be a great nation and have the land of Canaan if they worshipped only God | Covenant |
| Jewish law that Jews believe was given to Moses by God | Ten Commandments |
| The Hebrew Bible | The Tanakh |
| Holiest part of the Tanakh (first five books) | The Torah |
| Holy City | Jerusalem |
| Jewish place of worship | Synagogue or Temple |
| Followers of Judaism | Jews/The Jewish People |
| Belief of World Origin | Divine Creation (Created by God) |
| Belief about the Messiah | Jews are still waiting for the messiah to come and set up a righteous kingdom on earth. |
| Belief about Jesus | Teacher; not Messiah |
| Jewish "Day of Atonement" - fasting for forgiveness of sins | Yom Kippur |
| Jewish New Year | Rosh Hashanah |
| Jewish belief in Heaven | Obey the Ten Commandments |
| Scattering of the Jewish people after the Romans destroyed the temple in 70 CE | Diaspora |
| Hatred of Jewish people because of their faith | anti-Semitism |