Geography
Sacred river to Christians and Jews.
Jordan River
The Hebrew Bible
Tanakh
The belief in one god
Monotheism
The father of the Israelites
Abraham
Where was Abraham originally from before he moved to Canaan?
Mesopotamia
Northern portion of Israel, split off from Judah.
Kingdom of Israel
The original name for Israel
Canaan
The capital of Israel, the "City of David"
Jerusalem
He led the Israelite slaves out of Egypt
Moses
Why did the Israelites leave Canaan?
There was a famine and they didn't have food.
Southern portion of Israel, split off from Kingdom of Israel
The descendants of Abraham
The Israelites
The religion of the Israelites
Judaism
He was the first king of Israel that tried to kill David
What body of water did God part to move the Israelites away from the Egyptian army?
Red Sea
Salty lake that is between Jordan and Israel
Dead Sea
The language of the Israelites
Hebrew
The nation that captured the Israelites and took them away from Judah
Babylonians
David
Why did Israel split into two kingdoms?
The northern part rebelled against the new king (Rehoboam)
Body of water that borders Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Mediterranean Sea
The spread of a group of people away from their homeland
Diaspora
The nation that freed the Israelites from captivity
Persia
He was the third king of Israel that built the First Tempe
Solomon
Why did Babylon capture the Israelites in Judah?
The king of Judah refused to pay tribute (money) to the Babylonian king.