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| These accounts describe the Hebrews’ early history and the laws of Judaism |
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| The Hebrew Bible traces the Hebrews back to a man named Abraham |
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| According to the Hebrew Bible, a leader named Moses appeared among the Hebrews in Egypt. In the 1200s BC, God told Moses to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt. |
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| Moses led his people out of Egypt in a journey called the Exodus. |
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| On the tablets was written a code of moral laws known as the Ten Commandments: |
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| After Saul died, a man once declared an outlaw became king. That king’s name wasDavid |
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| David’s son Solomon took the throne in about 965 BC. |
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| Scholars call the scattering of the Jews outside of Israel and Judah the Diaspora |
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| The belief in only one God is called monotheism. |
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| The ancient Jews recorded most of their laws in five books. Together these books are called the Torah, the most sacred text, of Judaism. |
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| Nearly every synagogue (, or Jewish house of worship, has at least one Torah. Out of respect for the Torah, readers do not touch it. |
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| Prophets are people who are said to receive messages from God to be taught to others. |
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| Talmud (TAHL-moohd), a set of commentaries, stories, and folklore. The writings of the Talmud were produced between AD 200 and 600. |
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| Dead Sea Scrolls, writings by Jews who lived about 2,000 years ago. |
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| The most rebellious of these Jews were a group called the Zealots. |
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| rabbis , or religious teachers. |
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| Passover is a time for Jews to remember the Exodus |
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| High Holy Days, the two most sacred of all Jewish holy days. |
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| The laws andprinciplesof Judaism are described in several sacred texts, or writings. Among the main texts are the Torah, the Hebrew Bible, and the Commentaries. |
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