Origins of Judaism

The holiest city of the Jews and the capital of Israel which was established by King David.

• Jerusalem

• Talmud

• Canaan

• Israel

An agreement or a promise.

• Torah

• sacrifice

• covenant

• prophet

To banish or expel from one's own country or home.

• execute

• descendant

• monotheism

• exile

The collection of ancient Jewish writings that interpret the law of the Torah.

• Torah

• Talmud

• Old Testament

• Bible

Judaism's most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Jewish Bible.

• Talmud

• Torah

• New Testament

• Quran

The scattering of Jews outside of their homeland that occurred around 586 BCE.

• diaspora

• descendants

• Israelites

• Judaism

The belief and worship of many gods.

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Ethics

• Diaspora

The first religion to worship one god.

• Polytheism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

The sacred laws that guide the way of life for Jewish people

• Bible

• Talmud

• Ten Commandments

• Torah

What did David provide the Jewish people that they had not had before?

• Strong central government

• Strong weapons

• Ten Commandments

• sacrifices