Origins
True
What was the promised land?
The land of Canaan
How many plagues did God send to Egypt?
10
What was the name of the giant man that David defeated?
Goliath
Who was Solomon's dad?
King David
What does monotheistic mean?
The belief in one god.
What does the word covenant mean?
A sacred agreement
When Moses was fleeing Egypt with the Hebrews, how did he escape?
He used his staff to part the Red Sea.
Who were the Hebrews at war with?
The Philistines
What did Solomon build in Jerusalem?
A magnificent temple
What is the Torah?
The sacred text in which the basic laws of Judaism are recorded. Means "God's teaching".
What was one of the covenants that God made with Abraham?
1) "Leave your own country and go to a country that I will show you and I will make you the father of a great nation of people."
2) God promised to favor and protect Abraham's descendants as long as his people devoted themselves to God.
Moses' flight from Egypt is called "The ________"
Exodus
What city did David choose as the capital of Israel?
Jerusalem
Why were the people frustrated with Solomon?
Because he heavily taxed his people to afford gold, cedar wood, copper, and other materials for the temple.
True or False: Modern-day Christians refer to the Torah as the "Old Testament" in the Bible.
True
Who was Abraham asked to sacrifice?
God tested Abraham by telling him to sacrifice his son, Isaac.
What were the laws called that God gave Moses?
The Ten Commandments
How did David unite Hebrew land?
He combined Israel and Judah into one single kingdom.
King Solomon asked God for ____________
Wisdom
What nation did the land of Canaan become?
Israel
Where was Abraham born?
What was the name of the mountain in which Moses went up and prayed to God?
Mount Sinai
What sacred object did David bring to Jerusalem?
The Ark of the Covenant
What did the frustrated people in Jerusalem do?
They split from Jerusalem and started their own nation.