Vocab - Ancient Israel

became the father of the Hebrews (according to the Bible)

• Abraham
• Solomon
• Moses
• David

a king who made the kingdom of Israel very powerful

• Abraham
• Solomon
• Moses
• David

led the Hebrews out of Egypt and was their lawgiver (according to the Bible)

• Abraham
• Solomon
• Moses
• David

king of the Israelites who won control of Jerusalem in 1000 B.C.E.

• Abraham
• Solomon
• Moses
• David

the belief that only one God exists

• monotheism
• prophet
• synagogue
• Diaspora

a spiritual leader who shares the words/wishes of a god

• monotheism
• prophet
• synagogue
• Diaspora

a building for Jewish prayer and worship

• monotheism
• prophet
• synagogue
• Diaspora

the scattering of Jewish people after they were forced out of Judea

• monotheism
• prophet
• synagogue
• Diaspora

during this 50-year period of time, Israelites were held and became known as Jews

• Babylonian captivity
• Ten Commandments
• Exodus
• Judaism

the basis of the law of Israelites

• Babylonian captivity
• Ten Commandments
• Exodus
• Judaism