Geography
The Ancient Israelites lived next to what sea (most of the time)?
Mediterranean Sea
The 1st King of Ancient Israel
Saul
Abraham left Ur around what year?
1900 BC
The Israelites believed in how many gods?
1
How many Israelite tribes are there?
12
Abraham came from _____.
Ur, in Mesopotamia
He defeated the Philistines
David
The Israelites move to Egypt because ...
Famine
These two religions were influenced by Judaism
Islam and Christianity
Who are the Israelite tribes named after?
The 12 sons of Jacob (Israel)
God told Abraham the land of ______ was the promised land.
Canaan
Soloman
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Moses
How many commandments were given to Moses?
10
The northern tribes became ______
Israel
What river runs along most of Canaan?
Jordan River
King who built the temple
Soloman
Where do we find the history of the Ancient Israelites?
The Torah
This holy book has Jewish laws and customs
The Talmud
What name did the 2 southern tribes use?
Judah
The capitol and location of the temple.
Cyrus II or Cyrus the Great
In 586 he defeated Judah and destroyed the temple in Jerusalem
King Nebuchadnezzar
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two _____
High Holy Days (High Holidays)
The scattering of the Israelites is called ...
Diaspora