8.1 Israel

Which text or tradition is central to the laws of Judaism?

• the stories about the prophet Moses
• the teachings handed down by King David
• the rules of the Ten Commandments
• the covenant God made with Abraham

The prophet Deborah was a female judge who helped rule the Israelites before King David established the kingdom of Israel. Which statement describes the place that Deborah occupied in the society of ancient Israel?

• Deborah was a typical woman of the time
• Deborah was a non-Jewish woman who helped start a line of Jewish kings
• Deborah changed religious law and allowed women to enter the temple
• Deborah was an unusual woman who broke out of the role expected of women of the time

According to the Torah, where was Abraham living when God commanded him to establish the Jewish nation?

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia
• Moab
• Palestine

What was the main religious innovation associated with Abraham?

• he successfully challenged the authority of official government priests
• he began the belief in a single God among the people of the Middle East
• he wrote the first major religious text to spread widely around the world
• he ended the dominance of patriarchal society among the Jewish people

The Hebrew migration out of Egypt was led by

• David
• Moses
• Joseph
• Abraham

Which present day city was the most important in ancient Israel?

• Beirut
• Bethlehem
• Jerusalem
• Tel Aviv

The first ruler of the kingdom of Israel was

• Abraham
• David
• Joseph
• Moses

Ancient Israel was bordered on the west by the

• Dead Sea
• Assyrian Empire
• kingdom of Moab
• Mediterranean Sea

Most of ancient Israel's freshwater was provided by the

• Red Sea
• Nile River
• Jordan River
• Mediterranean Sea

In Hebrew tradition, Ruth is considered a role model because of her

• importance in establishing monotheism
• ability to bear suffering without complaint
• efforts to protect her people against slaughter
• loyalty to a people who were not originally her own