| A | B |
|---|
| The name God gave to Jacob as a sign of God’s special relationship with him. | Israel |
| The first king of Israel. | Saul |
| The city of David. | Jerusalem |
| This king, considered the greatest, united all twelve tribes of Israel around the year 1000 b.c.e. | David |
| This king built the first Temple in Jerusalem. | Solomon |
| King David’s father. | Jesse |
| This prophet assured the Babylonian captives that God would make a new Covenant with them | Jeremiah |
| By the time he died in 323 b.c.e., this man had conquered much of the Mediterranean world and lands as far east as India. | Alexander the Great |
| A politically cunning and cruel ruler of Israel whose reign ended shortly after Jesus' birth | Herod the Great |
| A Roman procurator who played a key role in Jesus’ trial and execution. | Pontius Pilate |
| Jacob’s favorite son, sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt. | Joseph |
