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The first books of the Hebrew Bible
What is the Torah?
100
The most famous ruler of Judea known for the additions he made to the Jewish temple in Jerusalem.
Who was King Herod?
100
The Kingdom of Canaan was a region along this Sea in Southwest Asia.
What was the Mediterranean Sea?
100
the Sabbath
What is the day of weekly rest and worship?
100
tribe
What was a family group in Ancient Israel called?
200
These religious laws helped shaped the moral laws of many nations.
What are the ten commandments?
200
He was an Israelite leader, found as a baby by the Pharoah's daughter, who led his people out of Egypt.
Who was Moses?
200
This ancient kingdom is now the countries of Lebanon, Israel and Jordan.
What was Canaan?
200
This means "teacher".
What is "rabbi"?
200
Many Israelites believed they were descended from this man.
Who was Abraham?
300
A belief in one god
What is monotheism?
300
A famous female judge
Who was Deborah
300
Jews living outside Judah (*hint: Green word meaning "scattered")
What were the Diaspora?
300
prepared according to Jewish dietary law
What is "kosher" food?
300
An important idea that the Phoenicians developed to help people keep records.
What was the alphabet?
400
Covenant
What is an agreement with God?
400
The descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan
Who were the Israelites?
400
the drought
Why did the Israelites leave Canaan and go to Egypt?
400
A winter Jewish holiday to recall the cleansing of the temple and to celebrate religious freedom and the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem.
What is Hannukah?
400
It probably took the Israelites this long to reach Canaan.
What are 40 years?
500
Synagogue
What is a Jewish house of worship called?
500
A person who was held as a model of devotion to family for Jewish girls to imitate--she stayed with Naomi after her husband died
Who was Ruth?
500
Moses led his people from Egypt back to Canaan after crossing this sea.
What is the Red Sea?
500
Jewish virtue/social-religious law emphasized to remind people of their religion
What is self-control?
500
Clothing that Jewish men wore in Ancient Israel.
What are tunics, caps or turbans, sandals, and cloaks?