| Question |
Answer |
| Prophet |
A person who expresses and explains the will of God. |
| Messiah |
The hoped-for king who would free the Jewish people and bring peace to the people |
| Saul chosen as first King of Israelites in 1020 B.C. |
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| Led Israelites in fight against Philistines for the land of Canaan |
Unable to Defeat |
| David became hero when he killed Goliath (great warrior of Philistines) |
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| David Became second king of Israel, ruled 40 years |
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| David Unified tribes of Israel |
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| Under David's rule, Israel |
defeated Philistines, Captured Jerusalem, expanded Empire. |
| David's dynasty lasted 400 years. |
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| Solomans rule was |
time of peace for Israel |
| Solomon's accomplishments |
Made treaties with pharaoh of Egypt , assuring Israel's safety, made new trade partners, began royal building program, (including main temple of Jerusalem, center of religious life for Israelites. |
| What disasters befell the Jews after Israel was divided into two kingdoms. |
Assyrians conquered Israel in 721 B.C., Babylonians conquered Judah in 587 B.C. and took 15,000 Jews to Babylonia as prisoners |
| How Did prophets explain disasters |
Prophets told Jews that they disobeyed God's teachings and broke their covenant with God. |
| What did Jews believe they needed to do |
Jews believed they needed to obey God's laws in order to return to their homeland someday. |
| What is a law |
Set of guidelines that need to be followed by a group of people to help govern themselves. |
| The laws of Jews were contained in the Torah |
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