| A | B |
|---|
| 1st 5 books of Hebrew scripture | Torah |
| Father of the Hebrews | Abraham |
| Belief in one all powerful God | monotheism |
| Religion of the Hebrews | Judaism |
| Name given to the home land Hebrews believe God pledged to them | Promised land |
| Location of the Promised Land | Canaan |
| New name the Hebrews called themselves in Canaan | Israelites |
| Leader who helped Hebrews get out of Egypt | Moses |
| Laws God gave Moses on Mt.Sinai | Ten Commandments |
| Hebrew laws of morality | Ten Commandments |
| Highly respected individuals who helped rule according to God's laws and kept Hebrews united | judges |
| Invaders of Israel in 1029BC | Philistines |
| Israelites who united to fight the Philistines | 12 tribes |
| Person first known as Israel | Jacob |
| Jacob's son who was made a slave in Egypt and who later saved his family from famine | Joseph |
| 1st king of Israel - fought the Philistines | Saul |
| 2nd king of Israel - kicked the Philistines out of Israel | David |
| King David's son who built the first temple in Jerusalem | Solomon |
| Name of two tribes created when Israel split in 2 | Judah and Israel |
| 50 years Jews held in Babylon | the Captivity |
| Name of the anointed king who the Hebrews believed (and still do) will deliver them | Messiah |
| spiritual leader believed to have the ability to interpret God's word | prophet |
| military event that ended the Babylonian captivity | Persion conquest of Babylon |
| foreign power that seized Judah and introduced Greek culture | Syria |
| culture that Syria introduced to Hebrews | Greek |
| Jews who kicked the Syrians out of Jerusalem | Maccabees |
| foreign power who conquered Judah in 63 BC and started appointing kings | Rome |
| Jews who led the failed rebellion against the Romans | zealots |
| Greek word meaning 'scattered' to describe what happened to the Jews as they migrated out of Israel | diaspora |
| Roman general who burned the 2nd temple in Jerusalem | Titus |
| religious leader and teacher in Jewish temple | rabbi |
| building where Jewish people worship | temple |
| central text of Jewish religion | Torah |
