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
The boy who beat Goliath, the Philistine
David
The Israelites move to Egypt because ...
Famine
How many Egyptian pharaohs were monotheistic?
1 (Akhenaton)
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
How many Ancient Israelite tribes are "lost"?
10
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?
Old Testament of Bible / Torah
How many laws are in the Torah?
613
What name did the 2 southern tribes use?
Judah
The capitol and location of the temple.
King who built the tunnels for fresh water.
Hezekiah
What Babylonian king burned the Israelite temple in 721 BC?
King Nebuchadnezzar
Who let the Israelites return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple?
Cyrus the Great
The scattering of the Israelites is called ...
Diaspora