Ch. 3 - The Ancient Israelites

Jewish dietary law

Warrior farmer who was the first king of the Israelites

Israelites are descendants of

Cyrus was

Chaldean king who captured Jerusalem and exiled 10,000 Jews

David is known for

person who communes with God to share God's words

defeated the Persians to become ruler of Judah

They ruled over the Israelites after the Exodus.

He believed a King would enslave and highly tax the people.

created a school that became the center of Torah studies

Why did the Israelites leave Canaan?

Model for Jewish girls

Diaspora is

Fought and drove the Romans out of Jerusalem

Rabbi

the scribe that guided the writing of the Torah

Palestine

Group that lived in the dessert and prayed to God to be freed from the Romans

Solomon's wise sayings were written down and called

formed the basic moral law of many countries

Period of time when Nebuchadnezzar exiled tens of thousands of Jews

His sons became the 12 tribes of Israel

Moses

Monotheism became the foundation for

Jewish place to meet on the Sabbath to pray and discuss religion

Known for his Psalms (songs)

Daniel is known for

This holiday celebrates the Exodus.

Rule of law is

Moses

Represents the cleansing of the temples by the Maccabees

day of worship and rest

kosher is

Israelite rivals also living in Canaan.

the faith of the ancient Israelites would become known as

The Persians

The Talmud is