Early Hebrews
What is the name of the Jewish religion?
Judaism
The Hebrew Bible says that God told Abraham to leave his home in this land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Mesopotamia
Moses led his people out of Egypt in a journey known as this.
The Exodus
Who was the first king of Israel?
Saul
This is the most sacred test of Judaism.
The Torah
The Hebrew Bible traces the Hebrews back to this man?
Abraham
Canaan
After Moses asked the Egyptian Pharaoh to set the Israelites free, the pharaoh refused and a series of terrible _______________ struck Egypt.
Plagues or disasters
This young man killed a giant and became king after Saul.
David
What is a synagogue?
A Jewish house of worship.
After the death of Solomon, Isreal split into what two kingdoms?
Israel and Judah
The descendants of Abraham were becoming powerful in this land, and the pharaoh became worried and turned them into ________________.
Slaves
God gave Moses two stone tablets with a code of moral laws known by this name.
The Ten Commandments
What is the name of the giant that David killed with a sling shot?
Goliath
What are people known as who receive messages from God and teach the message to others?
Prophets
The people of Judah became known as _________.
Jews
This is the sea that Abraham settled near in the land of Canaan.
The Mediterranean Sea
God gave Moses the Ten Commandments at the top of what mountain?
Mount Sinai
What was David's job before he became king?
He was a shepherd
These scrolls were found in a small cave in 1947 by a couple of young boys.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
What was the diaspora?
The dispersal of Jews outside of Israel and Judah.
The Old Testament
What is monotheism?
The belief in only one God.
This king was David's son and he built a great Temple to God in Jerusalem.
King Solomon
How old are the Dead Sea Scrolls?