Hodge Podge
Belief in one all-powerful, just, and personal God
monotheism
The ancestors of the ancient __________ were Abraham and his family.
Israelites
Jacob's twelve sons became __________________
the leaders of twelve tribes of Israel.
departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt
Exodus
The Canaanite group who founded cities around the Mediterranean and were skilled in sailing
Phoenicians
How many plagues did God send on Egypt?
Ten
Judaism played a large part in the development of Christianity and _______
Islam.
Abraham migrated from the city of _____ in Mesopotamia.
Ur
Isaac's son who deceived his brother Esau to inherit the birthright
Jacob
An agreement or promise with God
Covenant
The Philistines, an eastern Mediterranean group, migrated from near present-day_____________,
Greece
What does the Passover celebration celebrate?
The "passing over" of the angel of death on the houses of the Israelites if they painted the blood of the lamb on their door frames.
___________________formed the basic moral rules for many nations.
The Ten Commandments
Why is Canaan called "The Promised Land"?
It was promised to Abraham.
An angel gave Jacob a new name: Israel -- which means ___
one who struggles with God
Name of the teachings God gave to Moses
Torah
Who led the Israelites in a series of battles to conquer Canaan?
Joshua
What happened when the Israelites reached the Red Sea?
They couldn't pass, so God parted the waters.
In the excerpt from Exodus, the statement “. . . the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed” means
the bush did not burn.
Abraham had two sons: ____________ and _____________
Isaac and Ishmael
Jacob's favorite son was _____________, who was sold into slavery in Egypt.
Joseph
Who called to Moses out of the burning bush?
God
The Israelites marched around a city’s walls for six days and finally took control of what?
Jericho
______ led the Israelites to Canaan
______ led the Israelites to Egypt.
______ led the Israelites out of Egypt.
_____ led the Israelites back into Canaan.
Abraham
Jacob
Moses
Joshua
The Israelites believed that __________ communicated God’s word.
prophets
God promised Abraham and Sarah that ________________________________.
they would have a son, and their descendants would be as numerous as the stars.
What happened to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in Egypt?
They grew so numerous the Egyptians forced them into slavery.
Who was Moses's father-in-law?
Jethro
The Hebrew Bible says the tabernacle housed a sacred object called the
Ark of the Covenant
What does Isaac mean?
He will laugh