One must start somewhere
People, places, and things
People and their motivations
Mostly "big" stuff
Well, that's my opinion!
100

Believing in only one God.

What is monotheism

100

"One who struggles with God"

What or who is Jacob become Israel?

100

Slain by David

Who is Goliath?

100

He said the Jews could leave Babylon

Who is Cyrus the Great (II)?

100

Macedonian king who conquers the East.

Who is Alexander the Great?

200

According to the prophets, God is

What is good and kind.

200

Phoenician settlement on the coast of North Africa destined to become the most powerful city in the Western Mediterranean

What is Carthage?

200

Died in battle fighting the Philistines

Who is King Saul?

200

He was warned that a great calamity was approaching and he should prepare a vessel

Who is Noah?

200

Resist the Romans

Who are the Pharisees?

300

To the Hebrews it was the Tanakh, but to Christians it is 

What is the Old Testament?

300

Took over after Moses died, became a great warrior for the Hebrews

Who is Joshua?

300

This Hebrew king brought a long period of peace

Who is Solomon?

300

Where mankind attempted to build a tower to the sky

What is the town of Babel?

300

Pray and be patient the Messiah is nigh

Who are the Essenes?

400

Canaan includes modern day Lebanon, Israel and

What is Jordan?

400

Hebrews believed this ensured victory

What is possession of the Ark of the Covenant

400

Said "Let Justice roll on like a river"

Who is Amos?

400

Where Naomi and Ruth's journey begins and ends

Where is Bethlehem?


400

Cooperate with the Romans

Who are the Sadducees?

500

Abraham's wife

Who is Sarah?

500

Judge Deborah's general

Who is Barak?

500

Triggered the Assyrian invasion of Israel

What is failure to pay tribute?

500

A word based on the Hebrew term for cease and desist

What is Sabbath?

500

Where 1000 Zealots took refuge and died rather than be Roman slaves

Where is Masada?

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