Chapter 6 Review: The Israelites

According to the Hebrew Bible, who was the father of the leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel?

• Cyrus

• Jacob

• Joshua

• Moses

According to the Hebrew Bible, whom did Samuel anoint as the first king of Israel?

• Alexander

• Ezra

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Saul

The faith of the Israelites became known as

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

The wise sayings of Solomon were written down and are called

• fables

• psalms

• proverbs

• rules

Who defeated the Chaldeans and conquered Babylon?

• Assyrians

• Greeks

• Persians

• Romans

According to the Hebrew Bible, who led the Israelites out of Egypt?

• Jacob

• Moses

• Nebuchadnezzar

• the Maccabees

Who is believed to have written many of the Psalms?

• Abraham

• David

• Ezra

• Saul

According to the Hebrew Bible, Jacob’s 12 sons became

• members of the Diaspora

• priests

• scribes

• the leaders of Israelite tribes

The Philistines, an eastern Mediterranean group, migrated from near present-day

• Damascus

• Greece

• Rome

• Syria

According to the Hebrew Bible, who led the Israelites in a series of battles to conquer Canaan?

• Abraham

• Jacob

• Joshua

• Moses