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Chapter 6 Israelites
Focus Guide

Know vocabulary words and definitions for all of Chapter 6

1. According to the Hebrew Bible which warrior became the first king of the Israelites?

2. Which sacred object does the Hebrew Bible state the tabernacle housed?

3. Which city does the Hebrew Bible state that the Israelites took control of after marching
for six days around the city’s wall?

4. Know who according to the Hebrew Bible, led the Israelites in a series of battles to
conquer Canaan.

5. According to the Hebrew Bible, which present-day country did a Mediterranean group
known as the Philistines, migrate from?

6. As stated in the Hebrew Bible Jacob’s 12 sons became separate family groups known as?

7. What was the nickname given to the group who invaded around 1200 B.C. the
Mediterranean area and who migrated from present-day Greece?

8. Why was Judas Maccabeus considered a hero?

9. What was the Diaspora?

10. Who guided the Jewish society after the Jews returned from exile in Babylon?

11. Know what the five books of the Torah were written on.

12. What does kosher mean and what foods are considered unclean?

13. The Seder, is specific foods with religious significance eaten during a special meal
celebrating the Exodus of the Jews during which Jewish holiday?

14. Know the name the Judeans became known as.

15. Which Chaldean king captured Jerusalem and punished the Jews in 597 B.C.?
 16. Name the people that in 722 B.C. caused the fall of Israel and scattered the ten tribes.

17. According to the Hebrew Bible why did King Solomon tax his people?

18. According to the Hebrew Bible who was the king of Israel considered to be a brave
warrior, successful leader, and talented poet?

19. Know which empire renamed Judaea Palestine as punishment after the Jewish revolt.

20. Which group of Jews gained the support of the common people?

21. Name the group that developed a mixed culture while living among the Israelites.

22. Know when the Sabbath is observed by the Jews and what rituals occur during that time.

23. Know how many sections the Hebrew Bible has.

24. In what book of the Hebrew Bible is the story of Noah and the Ark?

25. Which book in the Hebrew Bible explains why the Jews believed that suffering would
eventually be replaced with goodness?

Short answers: Answer each of the following questions

26. How did Jewish ideas spread throughout the Mediterranean world?

27. How were the Israelites different from other groups at the time?

28. What Jewish beliefs are shared by Christians and Muslims?