Ancient Israel Vocab

1. The Hebrew Bible, which includes the Torah and other sacred writings
3. A river that flows from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea
5. The leader who helped the Israelites escape slavery in Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from God
7. The first king of Israel, chosen to unite the tribes under one ruler
8. A very salty sea between Israel and Jordan where plants and animals can’t live
10. David’s son; known for his wisdom and for building the first Temple in Jerusalem
11. A land ruled by a king
13. The second king of Israel; known for defeating Goliath and making Jerusalem the capital
14. A sea between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula; according to the Bible, Moses parted it to help the Israelites escape Egypt
17. A large sea that borders many countries, including Israel and Egypt
19. Ten of them, The set of laws given to Moses by God that teach people how to live and treat others

2. The founder of Judaism; he made a covenant (promise) with God to follow Him
4. A holy building in Jerusalem where Jews worshiped God. The first one was built by Solomon.
6. The land God promised to Abraham and his descendants; it later became Israel.
9. The belief in only one God
10. A peninsula between Egypt and Israel; the Bible says Moses received the Ten Commandments there
12. A powerful ancient empire that conquered Judah and took many Israelites to Babylon
15. the religion of the Jewish people; it teaches belief in one God and following God’s laws
16. An ancient and holy city in Israel that is important to Judaism
18. A country in the Middle East that was home to the ancient Israelites