Israelites Crossword

The shape and elevation of surface features.
The plants of a place or region
A body of water north of Africa
A land northeast of Egypt, settled by the ancient Israelites, from about 1800 b.c.e to 70 b.c.e
A river in southwestern Asia that flows from the Lebanon Mountains, south through the Sea of Galilee into the Dead Sea
Judaism's most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
an early name for the Jewish people
the first religion to worship one God, developed among the ancient Israelites
an inherited or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior
The Israelites' Kingdom; divided about 930 b.c.e into two kingdoms called Judah and Israel
the belief that there are many gods
the belief that there is only one God
the collection of ancient Jewish writings, or commentaries, that interpret the laws and teachings of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh
a set of moral principles or values
to banish or expel from one’s own country or home
the scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning in 586 B.C.E.
an ancient city in Israel that became a center for Jewish learning