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| How and why is the Torah a valuable artifact for historians to use to learn about Ancient Hebrews and their times? |
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| The Torah is a valuable artifact for historians to use because the Torah includes the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew Bible is a collection of books with sacred stories, in which the Hebrews recorded their information in. Hance, all of the information the Hebrews recorded is located in the Torah, making the Torah a primary source for the histrorians to look at. |
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| Who was Abraham? What relationship did Abraham have with God? How long did Abraham live? |
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| Abraham was the first major Hebrew leader, affectionatly called the "father of the Hebrews." He lived from about 2000 B.C.E to 1900 B.C.E.. Abraham was a faithful servant of God. They had a strong bond with each other, even making a covenant in which Abram (Abraham, but originally named Abram) had his name transformed into Abraham. Abraham was born in Ur, Mesopotamia. |
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| Who was Moses? What do Hebrews think of him today? What skill did Moses have which involoved God a very lot? |
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| Moses was a Hebrew who was second (in time) after Abram. He is considered the greatest Hebrew leader due to his two very important accomplishments and feats. Moses's skill which involved God was being a prophet, a person able to speak and interpret God. |
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| Who was David? How did David get to an important position in the Hebrew social class? How many accomplishments did he achieve? |
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| David was a Hebrew who was third (in time) after Abraham and Moses. David was made king for killing a giant, Goliath, and defeating the Philistines by doing so. As I have said, he was a king. He made several important contributions to Judaism; one of which was establishing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. |
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| Who was Solomon? Who was Solomon's father? How many contribution(s) did Solomon achieve and how did those contribution(s) cause the Hebrews to act? |
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| Solomon was the fourth Hebrew leader (in time) after Abraham, Moses, and David. Solomon's father was David, which meant that Solomon himself was also a king for the Hebrews. Solomon made only one contribution, but that contribution caused the Hebrews to become angry,revolt, and split off from Southern Judah. |
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| Who was Naomi? In which time period did Naomi live during? What happened to Naomi's husband and two sons? How many contribution(s) did Naomi accomplish? |
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| Naomi was a Hebrew mother and a Hebrew wife. She lived during a itme after the Hebrews were freed from Egypt, but when the twelve groups of Israel were revolting and fighting against each other. Naomi's two sons and husband had parished, but Naomi still fought to make one important contribution for the Hebrew people. |
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| Who was Ruth? What type of rlationship did Ruth and Naomi have? How many contribution(s) did Ruth accomplish? |
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| Ruth was a Hebrew wife who lived during the exact same time period as Naomi did. Ruth was a daughter-in-law of Naomi, bearing one of her sons as a husband. As a wrote in Naomi's flashcard, both Naomi's sons had perished. Ruth contributed in only one way to Judaism, the same way Naomi contributed to Judaism. |
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| Who established Jerusalem as a holy city? Who brought the Ark of Covenant to the Hebrews? Who made the Temple in Jerusalem? |
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| David established Jerusalem as the holy city and brought the Ark of Covenant to the Hebrews (also contributing in many other ways to the Hebrews). The individual who made the Temple in Jerusalem was Solomon, David's Son. |
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| How many officials were needed to oversee the Temple of Solomon project? Why, under Solomon's rule, did the Hebrews become revolted and split apart into apart into northern tribes and southern tribes of Israel? What was the southern part of Israel called? |
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| There were 3,000 officials needed to see the Temple of Solomon project. Solomon taxed Hebrews heavily, enabling him to buy gold, cedar wood, and other materials needed for the temple. This caused resentment of the Hebrews, causing the Hebrews to become revolted and the northern groups to split off from the southern groups. The southern part of Israel was called Judah. |
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| Who killed Goliath and defeated the Philistines by killing Goliath? Who established Jerusalem as the holy city and the capital of Israel? How long did Solomon's and David's descendants rule over Judah? |
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| David killed Goliath and defeated the Philistines by doing so. David also established Jerusalem as the holy city and the capital of Israel, while his son, Solomon created the Temple of Solomon in Israel. David and Solomon's descendants ruled over Judah for more than four hundred years after Solomon's time. |
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