This king is known as the most famous ruler of Judea. He ruled when Jesus was born.
He was cruel and spent much money making the Jewish temple beautiful
King Herod
100
What is a person called who claims to be instructed by God to share God's word?
Prophet
100
What is a group of letters that stand for sounds?
An alphabet
100
What is the name of the capital city of King David's Israelite empire of Judah?
Jerusalem
100
What is the word that translates to "scattering"?
Diaspora
200
What is the name of the king that the Israelite's chose to unite them with their enemies?
King Saul
200
What is the name of the group that conquered Egypt in 205 B.C.?
The Chaldeans
200
What is the name of an agreement, (in this chapter, an agreement with God)?
Covenant
200
According to the Bible, the walls of which city came down as the trumpets of the Israelites sounded?
Jericho
200
What is the name of the laws given to Moses by God, that later became the first part of the Hebrew Bible
Torah
300
What is the name of the king who:
- Was secretly anointed by Samuel under God's instruction
- Defeated the Philistines
- United the tribes of Israel
- Made Jerusalem the capital of his kingdom
King David
300
What is the name of the person who, after the Ten Plagues, led the Exodus of Israelite's out of Egypt and across the Red Sea?
Moses
300
What do we call a nation that rules over several other nations?
Empire
300
This kingdom arose after the reign of David and Solomon and its capital was Samaria
Israel
300
What is the name of the "promised land" that Joshua led the Israelites to?
Canaan
400
What is the name of the king who:
- Conquered Judah yet allowed the Jews to remain
- Introduced Greek ideas and culture to the Jews
Alexander the Great
400
What is the name of the person who led the Israelites into Canaan?
Joshua
400
What do we call the belief in ONE god?
Monotheism
400
What two groups conquered Israel and Judah and forced many Israelites to leave their homeland?
Assyrians and Chaldeans
400
This word translates to "One who struggles with God"
Israel
500
What is the name of the king who:
- Made some Israelite's work as miners in another country
- Taxed his people to pay for his grand buildings
- Was the son of one of the Israelite's greatest kings
King Solomon
500
What is the name of the person who led the Maccabees?
Judas Maccabeus
500
What is the name of a Jewish house of worship?
Synagogue
500
What did King David accomplish for Israel?
(Must name at least two for points)
- Defeated the Philistines
- United the tribes of Israel
- Made Jerusalem the capital of his kingdom
500
Both questions must be answered for these points:
What language did some of the Jews copy the Jewish Bible into and what was able to happen because of this?
Greek, this helped Jewish ideas spread throughout the Mediterranean world.