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Israelite quiz
Term | Definition |
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Abraham | Israelite leader who was made a promise by god |
Prophet | A religious leader who speaks for god |
Covenant | Binding agreement |
Diaspora | Scattering of people who have a common background or belief |
Monotheism | The belief of god |
Jerusalem | Capital city or the Israelites; created by King David |
Famine | A time when there is little food and starve |
Moses | Credited with leading the Israelites from Egypt back to Canaan |
Exile | To force someone to live in another country |
10 commandments | Code of laws for the Israel delivered to Moses by God |
Israelites | Believe God was present everywhere did not worship Idols |
Canaan | The promise land of the is your lights and they left because of famine; located South of Phoenicia; |
Torah | A religious text of the israelites that contained 5 books Genesis Exodus Leviticus numbers Deuteronomy |
Dead sea scrolls | Ancient manuscripts containing copies of the 1st few books of the Torah which helped historians to piece together the history of the isrealites |
Omnipotent | All-powerful |
Omnipresent | Present everywhere |
Omniscient | All knowing |
Ruling order of Israelite kings | King saul, king David, king Solomon |
How did the Jews preserve their traditions and ways of living | By living together in communities and neighborhoods |
Any gyptian farrowed shows to make these relate slaves because he grew jealous of their | Wealth and power |
Under the believes of Judaism the rich and powerful were urged to protect The | Poor and weak |
What do Judaism Christianity and Islam all do | Honor Abraham, Moses, and the prophets |
During the ______, Joseph, son of Jacob, protected is relates by providing them with food | Famine |