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| present day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan |
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| drove the Philistines out of Israel and moved the capital to Jerusalem; author of many of the Psalms |
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| Persian king who allowed Jews to return to Judah |
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| first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
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| descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settles in Canaan |
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| teachings about the Torah and a record of Jewish law |
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| Jews living outside Judah; Greek word meaning "scattered"; They translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek, spreading Jewish ideas. |
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| belief that there is only one god; became basis for Islam and Christianity |
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| instructed by God to warn the Israelites that going to a temple was not enough, but that all must work for a just society |
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| name given to Judah by Romans; refers to the Philistines |
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| food prepared according to Jewish law |
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| lived in the desert, praying for God to deliver them from the Romans |
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| raised 12 sons who became the 12 tribes of Israel |
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| king who defeated the Persians to become the ruler of Judah |
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| king whose wise sayings are called proverbs |
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| meeting place for Jews on the Sabbath to pray and discuss their religion |
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| led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Sinai Desert |
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| fought the Romans for freedom and drove them out of Jerusalem |
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| warrior-farmer who was anointed king by the prophet Samuel |
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| defeated the Chaldeans and conquered Babylon |
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| Jewish religious teachers |
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