2.3 Origins of Judaism Flashcards
The Israelites were _____ in a _______ society
monotheists in a polytheistic society
monotheistic means
believes in only one god
polytheistic means
believes in many gods
the sacred text of the isrealites was called the
Torah (1st 5 books of hebrew bible)
Who was the father of the isrealites
Abraham
where did abraham travel
ur -haran - canaan
a covenant is a
sacred promise
what was the sacred land of the Israelites called
canaan
Israelites became ___ in Egypt
enslaved
Moses renewed God’s covenant with the Isrealites by
Leading them out of slavery in Egypt to to the promised land Canaan after 40 years in the desert
son of king David
king solomon
Israel split into __ in the north
Isreal
Israel split into __ in the south
Judah
another name for Jews
yehudi
a set of laws given to moses by god for the Isrealites
10 Commandments