Ancient Israel Vocabulary

Biblical figure; according to the Bible, God led him to Canaan, and his descendants became the Jewish people

• David
• Abraham
• Moses
• Solomon

according to the Bible, he led the Hebrew people out of Egypt and back to Canaan in the Exodus. 

• Moses
• Abraham
• Solomon
• David

the journey of the Hebrews, led by Moses, from Egypt to Canaan after they were freed from slavery.

• Talmud
• Passover
• Exodus
• Torah

in the Bible, a code of moral laws given to Moses by God

• Ten Commandments
• Torah
• Talmud
• Zealots

King of Israel, he defeated the Phillistines and established the capital in Jerusalem as governmental 

• Solomon
• David
• Moses
• Abraham

King of Israel, he formed alliances with nearby kingdoms and built a temple to God in Jerusalem

• David
• Moses
• Abraham
• Solomon

the scattering of the Jews outside of Judah after the Babylonian Captivity

• Exodus
• Diaspora
• Talmud
• Torah

the belief in only one god

• Torah
• Talmud
• Ten Commandments
• monotheism

the most sacred text of Judaism

• Torah
• Talmud
• Ten Commandments
• Diaspora

a Jewish house of worship

• Torah
• synagogue
• Talmud
• Passover