This former shop attendant who left his home and became the father of many nations.
Who is Abraham?
The first king to unite the Twelve Tribes.
Who was King Saul?
The holding place for the Jews during the exile, a city so nice they named it twice.
What is Babylon, Babylonian Empire?
This noisy holiday celebrates the story of how the Jews in Persia were saved from certain someone's evil plot.
What is Purim?
Like a gentle river this sister was known for her calming advice and leading in song.
Who was Miriam?
Yeehaw! This southern kingdom is known for sticking to their sling shots and religion.
What is Judea?
The center text of any Jewish library served as an anchor Jews could cling to during their exile.
What is a the Torah?
A group of hammer wielding Hebrews known for their distaste of feta and luck finding a good deal on gas.
Who are the Maccabees?
Deborah's two jobs that relied heavily on her common sense and communication skills.
What are Judge and Prophet?
This artifact steals the show as the earliest evidence for a ruling dynasty founded by King David.
What is the Tel Dan Stele?
This liberating emperor can by his own flowers, write his name in the sand, and allow for the Judeans to return to their land.
Who is King Cyrus?
Abraham's birth city, you're not going to want to buy any of your idols here.
What is Ur?
The years in which the Age of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs took place.
What is 2100 BCE - 1800 BCE?
When not overseeing the construction of his first temple, this king would otherwise devote his time to writing the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs.
Who is King Solomon?
A group of people from the same background, culture, or homeland who live scattered in different places around the world instead of in one area.
What is diaspora?
This empire is responsible for the destruction of the Temple and dispersion of Jews from Judea (a second time).
What is the Roman Empire?
The four names of the Patriarch and Matriarchs who birthed the Twelve Tribes.
Who are Jacob/Israel and Rachel and Leah?
A seriously tough army, they conquered the Northern Kingdom dispersing them never to be seen again.
Who were the Assyrians?
Reconstructed during the return to Judea this building served as the center location for Jewish worship for around 400 years...who says remakes are bad!
What is the Second Temple?
The sequence of events, experiences, and reasons to eat that led from Abraham to me being in this room right now.
What is Jewish History?