What was David best known for doing before he became king?
What is killing the giant, Goliath?
100
What constitutes the Hebrew Bible?
What is the five books of the Torah and 34 other books?
100
With whom did the Israelites pair to fight the Chaldeans?
Who are the Egyptians?
100
What was the most significant contribution of the Phoenician civilization?
What is alphabet?
200
The Israelite escape from Egypt is known as this __________. This is also a way to describe a mass movement of people from one location to another.
What is exodus?
200
Why were so many Israelites unhappy while Solomon was king?
What is he taxed the people and sent their sons out of the country to work?
200
Which Jewish Holiday is celebrated around the same time as Christmas?
What is Hannukah?
200
What was the name of the group of Jews who wanted to fight the Romans for freedom?
What are Zealots?
200
________ is also known as “the Promised Land.”
What is Canaan?
300
Messenger sent by God
What is prophet?
300
What was the crowning achievement of Solomon’s reign?
What is Solomon's Temple?
300
Of what does the fringe on the Tallit (prayer shawl) remind the Jews?
What is the commandments of the Torah?
300
Which Chaldean ruler forced 10,000 Jews to leave their homes and live in Babylon?
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
300
Who was king of Judea when Jesus was born?
Who is Herod?
400
The laws that, according to the Bible, Moses received from God on Mount Sinai; these laws later became the first part of the Hebrew Bible is known as the ____________.
What is Torah?
400
For what three “w”’s was Solomon known?
What is wealth, wisdom, and writings?
400
What word was used to describe the strict Jewish diet?
What is kosher?
400
What was the name of the group that drove the Greeks out of Judah?
Who are the Maccabees?
400
How did Abraham’s relationship with Hagar impact the world as we know it today?
What is birthed the one from whom the Muslims descended?
500
In Judaism, a deliverer sent by God is known as a _________.
What is messiah?
500
What made Saul a desirable candidate for king?
What is military experience ---> useful in management and fighting wars; farmer ---> down to earth and of the people?
500
What book is used to study Jewish law?
What is Talmud?
500
Describe what change occurred in Jewish religion while in captivity in Babylon.
What is Judaism grew; Jews clung to the one constant in their lives, which was religion?