Israel

Question 0

Abraham

Answer 0

Israelites were descended from Abraham

Question 1

the Isrealites: Monotheism

Answer 1

the belief in one god

Question 2

Moses

Answer 2

The Egyptian pharaoh enslaved the Israelites for 400 years
Pharaohs daughter found a baby boy in the Nile River and name him
Moses
After living in the wilderness for 40 years Moses saw a burning bush
God told him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and to freedom

Question 3

the 10 Commandments

Answer 3

Moses went to the top of Mount Sinai and received the 10 Commandments
Torah – first five books of the Hebrew Bible

Question 4

King David

Answer 4

“A man after God’s own heart”

Question 5

Solomon

Answer 5

David’s son
Known for his wise sayings or Proverbs but many Israelites hated his
rule
Kingdom of Israel, kingdom of Judah, Jerusalem

Question 6

The fall of Judah

Answer 6

Judah was conquered by the Egyptians in 620 BC
Chaldeans became the new rulers of Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar of the Chaldeans captured Jerusalem
Destroyed the temple
Babylonian exile for 70 years

Question 7

Diaspora

Answer 7

The Jews outside of Judah became known as the Diaspora or the Greek word for scattered

Question 8

Jewish diet

Answer 8

Joe’s could only eat certain food they could eat beef and lamb but not pork
Kosher – food that is prepared according to Jewish dietary laws

Question 9

The Pharisees

Answer 9

Taught the Torah, people should strictly obey its teachings

Question 10

Sadducees

Answer 10

More concerned about how it applied to the priests in the temple, did not hold the oral traditions

Question 11

Essenes

Answer 11

Priests who broke away from the temple in Jerusalem

They lived together in the desert and spend their lives praying and waiting for God

Question 12

Dead sea scrolls

Answer 12

1947,ancient scrolls are found in the desert near the Dead Sea probably be Essenes

Question 13

Yohanan ben Zaccai

Answer 13

Most famous rabbis

Convinced the Romans not to destroy the Jewish city of yavneh