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Israelites/Christian
Ancient Israelites and Early Christians
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| belief in one god | monotheism |
| Taken from the Torah, they formed the basic moral laws of many nations | Ten Commandments |
| David's son who became the third king. He built the Temple of Jerusalem | Solomon |
| the Promised Land of the Israelites; present day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan | Canaan |
| Second king of the Israelites, founded the capital of Jerusalem | David |
| Where Moses received the Torah, a set of laws from God, they became the first five books of the Hebrew Bible | Mt. Sinai |
| Descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settled into Canaan | Israelites |
| period of forced absence from one`s country | exile |
| period of dry weather | drought |
| Abraham's grandson, raised 12 sons who led the 12 Tribes of Israel | Jacob |
| the first King of the Israelites | Saul |
| Israelite faith | Judaism |
| Led the Israelites out of Egypt | Moses |
| idea that the law should apply equally | Rule of Law |
| A deliverer sent by God | messiah (vocab) |
| an agreement | covenant |
| Israelite escape from Egypt | Exodus |
| Contains the history and religious laws of the Israelites | Hebrew Bible |
| Israelites believe there are all descended from him | Abraham |
| Judah's capital city, founded by David | Jerusalem |
| a Jewish man that preached forgiveness, love for your neighbor, and equality for all regardless of social status | Jesus |
| a religion that has its roots in Judaism, but follows the teachings of Jesus and the belief of his resurrection and teachings | Christianity |
| a massive Empire around the Mediterranean where the Christian religion spread easily | Roman Empire |
| harsh mistreatment of others based on religion | persecute |
| To Christians, Jesus Christ, who could redeem humans from sin | messiah |
| contains both the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the teachings of Jesus and his followers (New Testament) | Christian Bible |
| the forgiveness of human sin through the belief in Jesus | salvation |