Leaders
He is known as the founding father of the Israelites through his son Isaac. A critical figure in Judaism, he was blessed by God and promised great things. He was promised that a great nation would be made from his children.
Abraham
The Israelites originally came from the land between two rivers.
Mesopotamia
Name given for Jewish people who remained outside of their homeland of Judah.
Diaspora "Scattered"
Religious teachers
Rabbi
Book of the Hebrew Bible tells her story. She married a man who died, moved to Judah with her mother-in-law, and began working in the fields of a Jewish man named Boaz. Boaz married her and, through their child, became ancestors of King David.
Ruth
A legendary Hebrew liberator, leader, lawgiver, prophet, and historian in the Jewish faith. According to the Hebrew Bible, he led the Jews out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from God during their Exodus. The Ten Commandments are laws that tell the Jews how to lead their lives in worship with God.
Moses
Major river near Jerusalem
Jordan River
Another name for the Hebrew Bible
Old Testament
___________________is one of the world's major religions with almost 13.4 million followers worldwide. It was the first monotheistic religion, meaning followers worship one God.
Judaism
Ruth's mother-in-law in the book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible. She and Ruth traveled from Moab to Judah after the deaths of her sons, and She advised Ruth to get remarried to a Jewish man.
Naomi
He was the first king of the united kingdom of Israel in the Hebrew Bible. Before he became king, the Jews lived in separate communities and were led by people called judges. There was no central government ruled over the tribes of Israel. Because of threats from foreign nations, the Jews became convinced that they needed to unite under a single leader. He was then made the first king of Israel.
Saul
Land locked body of water with high levels of Salt where no life can exist there.
Dead Sea
Worship of one God
Monotheism
The Israelites had to cross what peninsula after they crossed the Red Sea on their return to Canaan?
Sinai Peninsula
First book of the Old Testament which tells of the beginnings of the world according to Jewish Faith
Genesis
He was the second king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible. He is depicted as the most righteous of all ancient kings. He is known for the story in which he as a young man defeated a giant named Goliath.
David
The Phoenicians originally came from this area near the Mediterranean Sea.
Lebanon
Another name for the Exodus
Escape from Egypt
According to the Hebrew Bible, the First Temple was built on ________________, also known as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem by King Solomon in the 1000s B.C. This temple was destroyed by the Babylonian king _____________________.
Mount Zion
Nebuchadnezzar
Book of the Hebrew Bible that offers wise sayings and lessons to live by
Proverbs
He was the third king of Israel and the son of David, the previous king. He is famous for his wisdom and for building the first temple in Jerusalem.
Solomon
Another name for the Land of Canaan
Promised Land
_____________________is a list of religious and moral laws that were given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai during the Exodus. These laws make up the foundation of the rules that Jews follow.
Ten Commandments
________________took control of area in the 100s B.C. Jewish revolts against the Roman rule in the 1st century A.D. led to most Jewish worship being forbidden. As a result of continued Jewish revolt, the Romans destroyed the ____________ in 70 A.D., forbade Jews from entering the city of Jerusalem, and changed the region's name from Israel to ____________________.
Romans
Second Temple
Palestine
Book of the Hebrew Bible that tells of God's plan for the world and the Peace that can be achieved.
Why was Daniel placed in the Lion's den by the Chaldeans?
Book of the Hebrew Bible that offers poetry through Song
Isaiah
He refused to worship the many gods of the Chaldeans and Greeks.
Psalms