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israel
also called canaan, promised land, palestine
christianity
judaism
islam
these religions view israel as central to their beliefs
trade and travel
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israel was a main highway for________and ________
abraham
father of the nation of israel
abraham
called out of sumerian culture to the start a new godly culture
abraham, isaac, and jacob
who are the three patriarchs of israel?
patriarchs
founding fathers
moses
led israel out of egypt into the promised land
covenant
solemn agreement between God and israel
obey
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God would bless and honor His ppl if they chose to _____ Him
10 commandments
God’s basic principles of right, wrong, and morality; “The Decalogue”
The Decalogue
what’s another word for the 10 commandments?
theocracy
a nation ruled by God
moses, joshua, the judges
who were the human leaders that were chosen by God?
david
second king of israel (after saul)
jerusalem
capital of israel during his reign
Jesus
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descendents continued ________’ line?
solomon
david’s son who reigned as king for 40 years
david and solomon
their rule made israel the most powerful nation in the world around 1000 BC
israel
judah
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israel split into northern (_______) and southern (_______) kingdoms after solomon died
samaria
capital of northern israel
721 BC
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samaria (capital of northern israel) conquered by the assyrian empire in _____ BC
586 BC
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jerusalem is captured by the babylonian empire in _____ BC
israel
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the roman empire conquered _______ a few years before Jesus’ birth
AD 70
1948
two answer fill in the blank
jerusalem was destroyed in AD ___ and the land of israel disappeared until _______
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