Vocabulary
The departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt
Exodus
He led the Israelites to freedom from slavery in Egypt in an event called the Exodus.
Abraham moved to Canaan with his family from ____________.
Mesopotamia
A group of Canaanites who were skilled sailors and traders, and whose most important contribution was their alphabet.
Phoenicians
Scrolls found in a cave in the Qumran desert
Dead Sea Scrolls
Prepared according to Jewish dietary law
Kosher
He was the first Israelite king, appointed by the judge Samuel.
Saul
Jerusalem was the capital of ____________________.
The Kingdom of Judah
The army who fought the Seleucids, led by Judas Maccabeus
The Maccabees
The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible
Septuagint
A Jewish house of worship
synagogue
A Jewish priest who led the rebellion against the Seleucids with an army called the Maccabees
Judas Maccabeus
King Nebuchadnezzar exiled Judeans to ____________ after they rebelled against Chaldean rule.
Babylon
A Jewish group of teachers who were supported by common people and encouraged peaceful resistance to the Romans
Pharisees
The group of people who lived in the Kingdom of Israel after the Assyrians brought in foreigners from other parts of their empire in to live in Israel
The Samaritans
Teachings that Moses received from God; later became the first part of the Hebrew Bible
Torah
The Israelite king who defeated the Philistines, united the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and founded capital city of Jerusalem.
David
The capital of the Kingdom of Israel was ___________.
Samaria
A Jewish group of people living in Judaea who led a rebellion against the Romans
Zealots
The father of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
Jacob
The groups of Jews living outside of the Jewish homeland
Diaspora
Persian king who let the Judeans return to Judah after defeating the Chaldeans
Cyrus II
Alexander the Great was the king of ____________.
Macedonia
The ruling family of much of southwest Asia, including Judah. One of their kings forced the Jews to worship Greek gods and goddesses.
Seleucids
The three parts of the Hebrew Bible
The Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings