Israelite Kings
He was the first Israelite King chosen by Samuel.
Who is Saul?
The belief in only one God is called:
What is monotheism?
This man named the capital of Judah Jerusalem
Who is David
This man led a revolt to reclaim the temple in the city of Jerusalem from the Greeks. (Passover is a celebration of this conquest)
Who is Maccabee?
This group of Jewish people are responsible for writing the Dead Sea Scrolls which they hid before the Roman conquerors could discover them.
Who are the Essenes?
He was the son of David and took over after David's death.
Who is Solomon?
A messenger sent by God to deliver his word
What is a prophet?
When the 12 tribes divided, the two southern tribes became the country of:
What is Judah?
This was the last Greek conqueror of the Israelites before the Maccabees reclaimed Jerusalem:
Who is Alexander the Great?
These conquerors were master traders and are responsible for developing the first alphabet.
Who are the Phoenicians?
The Israelite Kings ruled over the people in the land of ______________, considered "the promised land" because God promised it to Abraham
What is the land of Canaan?
The official leader of the Israelite church, like a priest:
What is a Rabbi?
When the tribes of Israel split the northern 10 tribes became the country of:
What is Israel?
God instructed this man to build an ark:
Who is Noah?
These people were Jews who did not return to Judah but instead they scattered throughout the mediterranean spreading Judaism where ever they went.
Who are the Diaspora?
This king built many temples, wrote many proverbs and was considered very wise, however he taxed the people heavily.
Who is Solomon?
A period of time where people are forced to live away from their homeland
What is exile?
The original leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel were the sons of this Israelite, the grandson of Abraham.
Who is Jacob?
This man defied the Babylonian King by refusing to worship multiple gods and was thrown into the lion's den.
Who is Daniel?
These people conquered the Chaldeans and allowed the Jews to return from Babylon to their homeland:
Who are the Persians?
He is considered to be the Greatest of all the Israelite kings.
Who is David?
Describes food that has been prepared according to Jewish dietary law:
What is "kosher?"
This man made a covenant with God and God gave his family the "promised land of Canaan.
Who is Abraham?
This prophet of God led the Israelite Exodus out of Egypt and delivered the Ten Commandments
Who is Moses?
This is the term used to describe the Jewish weekly holy day of Saturday
What is the Sabbath?