Where in the Hebrew Bible is the traditional history of the Jewish people found?

In the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings

acting or living in a way that obeys God's laws

a leader who could rally Israelites to defend their land

Obedience to Hebrew Bible's commandment "Love your fellow as yourself" is the reason that Jews

Become involved in efforts to fight discrimination

One way the Diaspora DID NOT affect the way the ancient Jews worshipped and lived was

Jews lost faith in their religion

teacher of the Jewish law and religion

collection of Jewish oral teachings and commentaries

Jewish communities outside the ancient Jewish homeland

Israelites considered Canaan to be the Promised Land because ...

God's covenant w/ Abraham:Canaan belongs to his descendants

escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt

person believed to be chosen by God to bring truth to people

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Where in the Hebrew Bible is the traditional history of the Jewish people found?
In the Torah
In the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings
In the Writings and the Prophets
In the Prophets and Torah
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righteousness
beliefs about what is right and wrong
fairness or fair treatment
an order to do something
acting or living in a way that obeys God's laws
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Which Israelite captured Jerusalem and made it the capital of the Kingdom of Israel?
Joshua
Solomon
Moses
David
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Sabbath
sacred writing
binding agreement
weekly day of rest
escape from slavery in Egypt
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Which activity is least important to the good practices of Judaism?
Studying God's laws
Becoming a rabbi
Observing the Sabbath
Working for justice
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The entire body of Jewish law and tradition can be found in the ________.
Bible
Torah
Covenant
Scripture
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Which event resulted in the kingdom of Israel becoming divided?
The conquest by the Assyrians
The death of King Solomon
The Babylonian captivity
Joshua's capture of Jericho
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judge
a Jewish house of worship
person believed to be chosen by God to bring truth to people
a leader who could rally Israelites to defend their land
a Jewish religious leader
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Outside of Israel, where does the largest number of Jews live today?
In the rest of Southwest Asia
In Latin America
In the United States
In Europe and Russia
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Medical ______ do not permit doctors to repeat a patient's confidences
ethics
Scriptures
covenants
synagogues
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Obedience to Hebrew Bible's commandment "Love your fellow as yourself" is the reason that Jews
Become involved in efforts to fight discrimination
Engage in the practice of monotheism
Believe that God's law applies equally to everyone
Have a strong connection to nation of Israel
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Judaism teachings about how people should relate to one another include all EXCEPT
To be kind, honest and helpful to those in need
Every person has value and worth
To steal
People have the responsibility to act righteously and fairly
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One way the Diaspora DID NOT affect the way the ancient Jews worshipped and lived was
Jews began to meet in synagogues to pray / discuss Scripture
Jews lost faith in their religion
Jews now too far from Jerusalem to worship at Great Temple
Jews who knew Scripture well would became rabbi or teacher
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commandment
suggestion
a Jewish religious teacher
rabbi
any law or command
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The rival nations signed a ________ to reduce their arguments.
commandment
covenant
papyrus
Scripture
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Scripture
Jewish house of worship
sacred writing
first five books of the Hebrew bible
beliefs about what is right and wrong
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The book of Exodus states that the Israelites were led out of slavery in Egypt by
Moses
Joshua
Jacob
Abraham
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Where was the Promised Land that the Torah says God promised to the Israelites as a home?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Ur
Canaan
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Judges should have a sense of ________.
polytheism
monotheism
commandment
justice
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monotheism
belief in fairness or fair treatment
belief in many Gods
belief in a single God
belief in righteousness
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rabbi
person believed to be chosen by God to bring truth to people
teacher of the Christian law and religion
a person who could rally Israelites to defend their land
teacher of the Jewish law and religion
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The common set of values and beliefs shared by Judaism and Christianity is known as the
Judeo-Christian tradition
Old Testament
Covenant
Holy Bible
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exile
righteousness
commandments
banishment
covenant
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Talmud
escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt
Jewish house of worship
first five books of the Hebrew bible
collection of Jewish oral teachings and commentaries
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Diaspora
first five books of the Hebrew bible
escape of the Israelities from slavery in Egypt
Jewish communities outside the ancient Jewish homeland
a Jewish sacred writing
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Israelites considered Canaan to be the Promised Land because ...
Canaan is very fertile
God's covenant w/ Abraham:Canaan belongs to his descendants
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Exodus
escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt
a release from a binding agreement
first 5 books of the Hebrew bible
an escape from a person believed to be chosen by God
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prophet
person believed to be chosen by God to bring truth to people
person who is a Jewish religious teacher
any person who is the king of ancient Egypt
person with superhuman powers
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Which part of the modern world has been least affected by the Jewish Diaspora?
Southeast Asia
Australia
South America
Europe
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synagogue
Jewish commandments
Jewish religious teacher
Jewish bible
Jewish house of worship
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Reasons why Moses is an important figure in the history of Judaism include all EXCEPT
Chosen by God to rescue the Israelites from slavery in Egypt
God gave Moses laws including the Ten Commandments
Moses was pharoah
Led Jews in the Sinai desert to the Promised Land

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