Question | Answer |
dead sea | a salt lake between Israel and Jordan; the dead sea is the lowest point |
Jordan river | a river of southwest Asia rising in Syria and flowing about 322 km south through the sea of Galilee to the northern end of the dead sea |
king David | king of the Israelites after Saul:inified the Jews into a settled nation and established a capital at the city of Jerusalem |
Solomon | 10th century b.c, king of isreal (son of David) |
Torah | the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the old testaments |
Abraham | the first of the great biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab peoples through his son Ishmael |
Mesopotamia | an ancient region in w Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers:now part of iraq |
Nebuchadnezzar | a king of Babylonia,604-561,and conquer of Jerusalem |
Moses | the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelite out of Egypt and delivered the law during their years of wandering in the wilderness |
Epic of Gilgamesh | is an epic poem from ancient Iraq and is among the earliest known works of literary writings scholars believe that it originated as a series of Sumerian legends and poems about the mythological hero-king Gilgamesh |
Ninevah | the ancient capital of Assyria:its ruins are opposite Mosul,on the Tigris river,in n Iraq |
Tyre | a rich trade port and the major city of Phoenicia,located on the eastern Mediterranean sea in present day southern Lebanon |
Euphrates river | a river in SW Asia flowing from e turkey through Syria and Iraq joining the Tigris to form the shatt-AL-Arab near the Persian gulf |
Covenant | a sacred agreement |
empire | a government under an emperor or empress |
myth | a traditional or legendary story usually concerning some being or hero or event with or without a determinable basis |
isreal | a republic in SW Asia on the Mediterranean formed as a Jewish state may 1948 |
Phoenicians | a native or inhabitant of phoenicia |
zagros mountains | a mountain range in s and SW Iran,extending along parts of the borders of turkey and Iraq |
code | a system for communication by telegraph,heliograph,etc..,in which long and short sounds light flashes,etc..,are used to symbolize the content of a message |
Hebrews | a book of the new testament.abbreviation heb |
exile | the Babylonian captivity of the Jews |
black sea | a sea between europe and asia |
sumer | the site of the earliest known civilization located n Mesopotamia present day Iraq |
diaspora | the scattering of Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity |
caravan | a group of travelers as merchants or pilgrims journeying together for safety in passing through deserts hostile territory |
bazaar | a marketplace or shopping quarter one in the middle east |
famine | extreme and general scarcity of food as in a country of geographical area |
Tigris river | a river in SW Asia flowing SE from SE turkey through Iraq joining the Euphrates to form the shatt-AL-Arab |
Assyrians | a native or inhabitant of assyria |
Hammurabi | 18th century b.c or earlier ,king of Babylonian |
polytheism | the doctrine or belief in more than one god or in many gods |
Sargon | king of Assyria,conquered Babylonia and founded the last great Assyrian dynasty |
alphabet | the letters of a language in their customary order |
scribe | a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing |
Chaldeans | one of an ancient Semitic people that formed the dominant element in Babylonia |
astronomy | the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earths atmosphere |
ur | a city of ancient sumer in southern Mesopotamia located in present-day south east Iraq |
Canaan | a region occupied by the ancient Israelites,AKA Palestine,located between the Jordan river,Mediterranean sea,and the dead sea,on site that includes ancient present-day isreal and part of Jordan |
ziggurat | a temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces |
monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is only one god |
prophet | a person who speaks for god or a deity or by divine inspiration |
| the ten commands/rules from god |
dead sea scroll | a # of leather,papyrus,and copper scrolls dating from 100b.c to 135a.d,containing partial texts of some of the books of the old testament and some non-biblical scrolls |
Jerusalem | the capital city of modern isreal:holy vity of Jews,Christians,and Muslims |
chariot | a light 2 wheeled vehicle for one person usually drawn by 2 horses and driven from a standing position used in ancient Egypt,
Greece, Rome,etc...,in warfare,racing,hunting,etc |
Babylon | an ancient region around southeastern Mesopotamia and between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers now present-day Iraq |
city-state | a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies |