Ancient Israel 3.1

How many years did the Israelites wander through the desert before reaching the Promised Land?

How was the Israelite’s religion unique in the ancient world?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all what type of religion?

Why did the Egyptian pharaoh enslave the Israelites?

What body of water lies to the west of the area known as Canaan?

What happened that caused the pharaoh to agree the Israelites could leave Egypt with Moses?

What other two religions were established associated with basic Judaism beliefs?

What benefit did the Phoenician’s alphabet provide modern culture?

What group of Canaanites were skilled sailors and traders along the Mediterranean Sea?

How did the 10 Commandments differ from Hammurabi’s Code of Laws?

How did Joshua supposedly cause the walls of Jericho to crumble?

Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan currently occupy the land once known as …?             

What Canaanite king did Deborah help Barak destroy in about 1,125 B.C.?

What civilization’s ideas were the basis for Israelites alphabet and calendar?

What was the language spoken by the Israelites?

Where does the Hebrew Bible say the Israelites came from before settling in Canaan?

The kingdom of Canaan was built by what group of people around 1,000 B.C.?

Which Israelite was raised by the pharaoh’s daughter and freed the Israelitesfrom Egypt?

What important idea did the Phoenicians contribute to Israelite culture?

What covenant, according to the Hebrew Bible, was made between God and the Israelites?

What Israelite leader actually led the people into the land of Canaan?

Who is considered the father of Judaism and the Israelite people?

Who fathered 12 sons of Canaan that eventually became the 12 tribes of Israel?

According to the Bible, how did the Israelites escape Egypt?

How many commandments did God give to Moses and the Israelites?

After leaving Egypt, what desert did the Israelites travel through on their way back to Canaan?

What is the Israelite’s journey through the Sinai Desert referred to as?

What religion today is built on the Israelite faith?

What name did Jacob take after wrestling the angel, that also became the name of his people?

Why did the Israelites leave Canaan and go to Egypt?