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Who was the man who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Moses
Who started the first Monotheistic religion?
Abraham
Who travelled from Mesopotamia to Canaan/Israel at his god's command?
Abraham with his wife Sarah, and her handmaid Hagar.
Who recieved the 10 Commandments?
Moses
What were the 10 commandments?
A set of Jewish laws the Jews were supposed to live by.
The Holy book of the Jewish people is called the:
Tanakh/The Hebrew Bible/The Torah
True or false: The Jewish people believed that they could have a personal relationship with a loving god.
True
This king united the Israelites when they were threatened by the Philistines.
Saul
Saul was forced out of power because he
Turned away from God/ tried to kill David
King David established (made) a new capital inland from the coast and he called it...
Jerusalem
Before he became king, David was famous for
Killing a giant Philistine warrior named Goliath
King Solomon was known for creating proverbs which are:
Wise sayings
King Solomon was known for building what?
The Temple in Jerusalem
After Solomon died the kingdom split into two kingdoms called
Israel and Judah
Where did the Jews go after Jerusalem was attacked by the Chaldeans?
They went to the city of Babylon in Mesopotamia.
Who allowed the Jewish people to return to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile?
The Persians/ Cyrus the Great
