The Ancient Israelites and Their God
What is monotheism?
The belief in a single God
How many years did the Israelites lived in the Sinai desert?
40 years
The next section of the Hebrew Bible is called...
The Prophets
People had images of their gods made of______________________________
Wood, stone, pottery, or metal.
According to the Hebrew Bible, a warrior named_____united the tribes of Israel and became Israel’s first king.
Saul
How do the Israelites believe God created each person?
In God’s image and that God called on them to act based on ethics
God gave Moses laws, known as the...
Ten Commandments
What includes the last section of the Hebrew Bible, the Writings?
Great Hebrew literature such as the Psalms, the Proverbs, and the Song of Songs.
For Jews actions should be based on...?
Ethics and justice
Babylon, in present-day Iraq, rebelled against_______ and began the second Babylonian empire.
Assyria
What is the Torah?
The Torah consists of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
What is a commandment?
Is an order to do something
What is Talmud?
Is a collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law.
What do the Hebrew Bible commands?
"Love your fellow as yourself"
In 538 bce, Cyrus allowed the Jews to go home. Jewish leaders built the____________in_________and rebuilt their walls
Second Temple, Jerusalem
What was the name of the Promised Land?
Canaan
He was found at the shore by the _____________, who then adopted him.
Pharaoh’s daughter
The Torah contains many laws in addition to the Ten Commandments. Many of these describe...
How to have a fair society, how to help people who are in need, and even how to protect the health of the community.
Another important Jewish teaching is to observe the_______or a weekly day of rest, free from work.
Sabbath
What is the Diaspora?
The Diaspora refers to the Jewish communities outside of their ancient homeland.
According to the Torah, God later gave Jacob the name of...
Israel
If people believe in God and obey God’s laws_______________________
God will protect them and support them.
What are rabbis?
Religious teachers
The Jewish idea of individual responsibility means that...?
God’s laws and commandments apply equally to every Jew.
The Romans changed the name of the province in 135 CE. To which name was changed?
Palestine