The only major river in the country
Jordan
He became the first person to practice this
Not polytheism but...
monotheism
The person who raised Moses, whose daughter was she?
the pharaoh
The largest and most important city in ancient Israel
Jerusalem
Who was Israel's first king?
Saul
Peninsula between the Red and Mediterranean Seas
Sinai Peninsula
The Mesopotamian city Abraham was first living in
Ur
When Moses was older, God spoke to him through this
a burning bush
They destroyed Solomon's Temple
Babylonians
Saul was jealous of him and tried to have him killed?
David
The lowest place on Earth
Dead Sea
Abraham obeyed God, left Mesopotamia and traveled to
Canaan
God commanded Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery to
Canaan
Diaspora is another word for this
scattering
The giant warrior defeated by David
Goliath
Israel is about the size of this U.S. state (hint: New____)
New Jersey
God made a covenant with Abraham, covenant is another word for
agreement
When the pharaoh would not release the Israelites, God sent ___ plagues to Egypt
10
The most important text in the Jewish faith
Torah
King David's son who became king
Solomon
City in Israel believed to be the birthplace of Jesus
Bethlehem
How old was Abraham when God called him to leave Mesopotamia?
75
God gave Moses The 10 Commandments on this mountain
Mt. Sinai
This king of Persia conquered the Babylonians and allowed the Jewish people to return to Judah
Cyrus
What did Solomon build?
The first Temple