Geography
Palestine is located along the border of this body of water.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The Phoenicians were well known for producing this product.
What is purple dye?
This Jewish holiday originated as the 10th plague in ancient Egypt.
What is the Passover?
The first patriarch and his wife had there named changed to this.
Who are Abram and Sarai?
Israel is broken up into this number of tribes.
What is 12 or 13?
This is the most important river in Palestine.
What is the Jordan River?
Before writing systems, this was used to preserve ancient cultures and religions.
What are oral traditions.
This Israelite religious belief made them different from all the neighbors.
What is monotheism?
This man sold his birthright for a bowl of stew.
Who is Esau?
This ancient Israelite leader is known for leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
Who was Moses?
The Phoenician Empire was broken up into these.
What are city-states?
The Phoenicians were able to spread their culture so quickly because of this.
What is sea travel and trade?
This is the name of the weekly day of rest and worship in the Jewish religion, typically observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening.
What is the Sabbath?
This patriarch's name means father of nations to represent the promise God made him?
Who is Abraham?
This famous artifact, discovered in 1947 near the Dead Sea, contains some of the oldest known manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible.
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
David set this city as the capital of Israel.
What is Jerusalem?
This is how many letters were in the Phoenician alphabet.
What is 22?
This Jewish festival, known as the "Festival of Lights," is an eight-day celebration that involves lighting a special candleholder and commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
What is Hanukkah?
This Hebrew patriarch is known for his multicolored coat and his ability to interpret dreams.
Who is Joseph
This ancient city is often referred to as the "City of David" and is considered the most important city in ancient Israel.
What is Jerusalem?
This ancient Palestinian coastal city, with a history dating back over 3,000 years, served as a major trading center and was renowned for its production of a valuable purple dye.
What is the city of Tyre?
This ancient Phoenician city-state was known for its naval prowess and established colonies across the Mediterranean.
What is Carthage?
This foundational text in Jewish religion and law contains the written record of the oral traditions and interpretations of the Torah.
What is the Talmud?
This Patriarch wrestles with an angel all night until he gets a blessing.
Who is Israel/Jacob?
This was the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel after the Judah/Israel split.
What is Samaria?