Ancient Hebrews

Why did many Hebrews become herders?

• It was the law.

• The Jordan flooded too much.

• Farmland was limited

• God commanded them to herd.

Canaan is called the Promised Land because Hebrews believed

• their God promised it to them.

• Abraham promised it to them.

• Moses saw it from the mountaintop.

• David defeated the Philistines.

Israelites got their name from

• an ancestor Jacob (aka Israel)

• the land of Israel

• Mount Israel where they prayed

• the Babylonian word for captive.

Which person was: father of Hebrews, made covenant with Hebrew God, and came from Ur?

• Abraham

• Moses

• Joshua

• Jesus

Which person was: leader of Exodus and received 10 Commandments?

• Abraham

• Moses

• Joshua

• Jesus

How were Jews different from other ancient people?

• They were monotheistic.

• They were polytheistic.

• They wrote on scrolls.

• They rejected the Torah.

Which is one of the Ten Commandments?

• Do not eat french fries.

• Worship only one God.

• Give to charity.

• Do not use disposable straws.

Why was King David important to the Israelites?

• He wrote the Torah.

• He built the Temple.

• He drove out Philistine invaders.

• He conquered Babylon.

Why was Solomon important to the Hebrews?

• He wrote the Torah.

• He built the Temple.

• He drove out the Philistines.

• He conquered the Persians.

Which person was: founder of Jewish school, worked with Romans, and helped to keep Judaism alive.

• Abraham

• Yochanan ben Zakkai

• Vespasian

• Judah Maccabee