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Ancient Israel
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| monotheism | Belief in one God |
| Canaan | where the Israelites built their kingdom |
| Judaism | the religion of the Israelites |
| Hebrew | the language of the Israelites |
| Torah | Holy book of Judaism |
| famine | a time when there is so little food that many people starve; why the Israelites went to Egypt |
| synagogue | a Jewish house of worship |
| Diaspora | the spreading of the Jews outside Israel |
| Sabbath | a day of rest and worship |
| Rabbi | Jewish leaders and teachers of the Torah |
| prophet | a person the ancient Israelites believed was instructed by God to share His words |