Why was Jerusalem considered a holy city?

The Ark of the Covenant was kept there.

How does the Torah say that Abraham ﬁrst came to the land of Canaan?

He moved with his family from Mesopotamia

According to Jewish teaching, what did God promise by changing Abram’s name to Abraham?

to protect Abraham's descendants

When people read from the Torah, they are reading from

the ﬁrst ﬁve books of the Hebrew Bible.

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1
FAMINE in Canaan led to which of these
Israelites move to Egypt
Israelites start herding goats
Israelites break into warring tribes
Israelites wander in the desert
2
Suppose that you were to arrange the following events in order. Which event happened second?
Abraham moved to Canaan.
Moses climbed Mount Sinai.
The Israelites moved to Egypt.
David was king of the Jewish people.
3
What did David provide for the Jewish people that they did not have before?
a famous temple
a strong army
a set of commandments
a strong central government
4
Why was Jerusalem considered a holy city?
David built his ﬁrst palace there.
The Ark of the Covenant was kept there.
The Israelites believed God told them to live there.
Religious ceremonies were held there.
5
What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land
Egypt
Ur
Canaan
Babylon
6
How does the Torah say that Abraham ﬁrst came to the land of Canaan?
He led an army that won the land from the Philistines
He guided the Israelites out of Egypt
He moved with his family from Mesopotamia
He passed through the area as a wandering shepherd
7
For which achievement is Solomon most famous?
uniting a nation
winning a battle
starting a school
building a temple
8
According to the Torah, the faith that would become Judaism began with a covenant, or
religious gathering.
written contract
sacred agreement.
holy dream
9
According to Jewish teaching, what did God promise by changing Abram’s name to Abraham?
to guide Abraham to Canaan
to help Abraham build a temple
to protect Abraham's descendants
to save Abraham's son
10
How did ancient Judaism diﬀer from other religions at that time?
famous leader-heroes
belief in one God
rules for how to act
more elegant temples
11
The word exodus means “departure.” In the history of the Israelites, the Exodus was the departure from
Babylon
Egypt
Ur
Canaan
12
According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?
most of the Hebrew Bible
directions for building a temple
food to eat in the desert
the Ten Commandments
13
Who uniﬁed the Israelites into a single nation?
Abraham
Moses
Solomon
David
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When people read from the Torah, they are reading from
the Prophets and the Writings
an ancient Egyptian book about the Hebrew people
a collection of prayers and poems used by the early Jews
the ﬁrst ﬁve books of the Hebrew Bible.

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