The main source of information about the Jewish religion including customs, rituals, laws, and traditions.
The Tanakh
“Promised Land”
Canaan
male head of a family or tribe
Patriarch
Also known as Israel
Jacob
Why is individual worth emphasized in Judaism?
Jews believe every individual is created in the image of God
___________forced the Israelites to leave Canaan and move to Egypt.
famine
Became the first king to unite the Israelite territory in 1020 BCE.
Saul
Why did King Nebuchadnezzar allow the Israelites to establish their own community during the Babylonian Captivity?
He wanted them to help revive the Babylonian economy.
The first part of the Hebrew Bible
What is Torah
After King Soloman died in 922 BCE, rivalries between tribes caused Israel to split into two separate kingdoms. Name those 2 kingdoms.
Israel
Judah
Rules about how to worship and behave are to be revered and followed.
What are the Ten Commandments
He drove out the Philistines and established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
David
Which group eventually took over the kingdoms of Israel and Judah?
Babylonians