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Across 2. Islamic prayer; five daily prayers 4. city of the birth of Muhhamad 7. polished rams horn used in Jewish services 9. a follower of the religion of Islam 10. a member of a Semitic people 11. a Palestinian city located in the southern West Bank, 30 km south of Jerusalem 13. important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia 14. member of an ancient people living in what is now Israel and Palestine 16. reinterpreting parts of the Bible 17. belt worn by Jewish men during prayer 18. held by Muslims to be the chief prophet of God 20. the major Jewish spring festival commemorating the Israelites from Egyptian slavery 23. mother of Isaac 24. skull cap worn by Jewish men 25. place where Jewish people worship God 27. a war or struggle against unbelievers; among Muslims 31. person who belives in only one type of god 34. resurrection of Jesus, end of Lent 37. the father of Jacob and Esau 38. chapter or section of the Koran 40. the religion of the Muslims 41. agreement 42. 40 days of penants before Easter 44. festival marked by the successive kindling of eight lights 45. person authorized to perform religious functions 48. Arabic word, meaning veil 49. large collection of written material, containing nearly all of the Old Testament 50. the person who leads prayers in a mosque 51. land promised by God to Abraham 52. the first woman made by God 53. prayer shawl

Down 1. name for God in the Arabic language 3. a Jewish scholar or teacher 4. a person who dies for a religious cause 5. place where Islamic people pray to Allah 6. building devoted to the worship of a god 8. Christain who has lived a good, holy life on Earth 10. the Father of Jewish faith 11. historical narrative of Muhhamad's life and doings 12. giving charity; purification, tax of 2.5% 14. interpreting a text to legislate; orally passed down 15. referred to as the "Salt Sea" 17. the origin or mode of formation of something 19. member of the ancient Hebrew nation 21. most sacred place in Islam, it's a mosque in Mecca 22. tower led up to God as a symbol of defiance against God 26. white knee-length cotton robe 28. holiest day of the year for Jewish people; day of atonement 29. Jewish new year 30. holiday celebrating birth of Jesus 32. Islamic holy day 33. a prophet of the first century of our era; to Christians 35. month of fasting from sunrise to sundown 36. catholic = universal 39. one of the oldest cities in the world 43. Abraham's first son according to Jews, Christians, and Muslims 45. interpretive act, seeking answers to religious questions 46. she was from Egypt and was never fully accepted into the tribe; "stranger" 47. an ordained minister 48. pilgrimage