2.4 vocab Flashcards
Eastern Mediterranean land in which Abraham resettled around 1800 B.C.
Canaan
Jewish kingdom founded by David around 1000 B.C.; a country in southwestern Asia.
Israel
The capital of the kingdom of Israel.
Jerusalem
The southern region of Israel that became its own kingdom after the death of Solomon.
Judah
An important Phoenician trading post in North Africa.
Carthage
1800 B.C. A shepherd living in Ur who is considered by Jewish people to be the first Jew.
Abraham
Hebrew prophet and teacher who led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from God.
Moses
1200 B.C. Female Hebrew judge who encouraged a military leader to gather the peoples of Israel to attack the Canaanites.
Deborah
1030 B.C.-965 B.C. Second king of Israel who unified the kingdom of Israel.
David
1000 B.C. Son of David and King of Israel.
Solomon
An agreement.
covenant
The worship of only one God.
Monotheism
The practice of one person owning another person.
Slavery
A person born later into the same family.
Descendant
A Jewish place of worship.
Synagogue