Historical Bg Of Jesus geo and poli Flashcards
Greeks referred the beloved country as…
Palestine after the Philistines, a seafaring group of pirates who loved in the northern coastal areas of the land.
The jews loved the name of the Greeks for their land.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
Three key regions of the Holy Land at the time of Jesus
Galilee, Samaria, and Judea
In this place, the northern land was fertile, rolling hills watered by the JORDAN RIVER and the SEA OF GALILEE
Galilee
Farmers and shepherd prospered in this reigion
Galilee
Jesus was a _____ as were most of his apostles
Galilean
Population in galilee was mainly…
Jewish but no-jewish was also there
Jesus grew up in _____ a small town that consists about 1200 ppl
Nazareth
Other cities in Galilee that was important to Jesus
Capernaum, Cana and Bethsaida
This is the region that lies to the south of Galilee
Samaria
Samaritans accepted the law of Moses and the belief in one God, though they rejected the the Temple in Jerusalem as the center of Jewish worship
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Where did the samaritans construct their own shrine?
Mount Gerizim
Relations between Samaritans and Jews were…
Strained
Jews considered them ____ and hated them even more than ____
Heretical; pagans
Region wherein in the south was dry, barren, craggy land
Judea
Main inhabitants in Judea were…
Jews who returned after the Babylonian captivity
In the center or Judea was…
Jerusalem
It is the center of government, economy, and religion
Jerusalem
Most of the Judean lived in this city and also in…
Jericho
Two deserts in judea
Southern Judea and Dead Sea
Where Jesus retreated after his baptism
judea
Other cities in judea thats significant to Jesus are…
Bethlehem and Bethany
Israel was part of the ____ empire
Roman
Peace of rome
Pax Romana
