LITERATURE

I. PALESTINIAN LITERATURE
A. Identification

______________________ 1. King of Ancient Israel; one of the wisest kings; known for his wisdom;
son of David
______________________ 2. A woman falsely charged with adultery but saved by the young prophet
Daniel
_______________________ 3. Ordained Jewish maiden raised by her older cousin Mordecai; She was a Jewish heroine who by her great courage and devotion saved them from enemies.
_______________________ 4. Led the struggle against the idolatrous worship of the Phoenician god Baal, whom Ahab, the King of Israel had worshipped
_______________________ 5. Also known as Ecclesiastes; A scholar who taught wisdom in an academy in Jerusalem
_______________________ 6. A pious Israelite of the tribe of Naphtali, who became blind in Nineveh despite his good works and uprightness
_______________________ 7. Used an Edomite folktale or epic dating perhaps from the beginning of the Israelite monarchy as a framework for his poetic dialogue.
_______________________ 8. Included with the apocrypha in the King James version
_______________________ 9. Commanded by God to “go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.”
_______________________ 10. Son of Isaac and Rebekah, grandson of Abraham
_______________________ 11. Military leader and hero chosen by Moses to be his successor and lead the Israelites out of Egypt
_______________________ 12. Captive of the Babylonians who was carried from Jerusalem to Babylonians about 606 B.C.
_______________________ 13. Destroyed the great pillar and husband of Delilah
_______________________ 14. Last judge of Israel and the first of the prophets after Moses
_______________________ 15. A hero of Israel; summoned the Israelites and with a small band of followers, attacked the Medianites at Mt. Gilboa
_______________________ 16. Where Jesus crucifixion was taken place; Golgotha
_______________________ 17. “May God hear”; Muslims descended from him; Abraham’s favored son
_______________________ 18. Located west of the Jordan River; known as Palestine; conquered by the Israelites during the 2nd Millennium B.C. or earlier; The Promised Land
_______________________ 19. Sons of Adam and Eve
_______________________ 20. King of Judah and Israel; founder of the Judean Dynasty; a poor shepherd boy who killed the Giant Goliath
_______________________ 21. Married to Naomi’s near kinsman Boar; grandmother of David
_______________________ 22. Fourth son of Jacob and Leah, traditional ancestor of tribe of Judah; one of the 12 tribes of Israel
_______________________ 23. Hebrew prophet; lawgiver and founder of Israel; born in Goshen; lead the Israelites out of Egypt
_______________________ 24. Had a vision of Jesus; Hebrew patriarch; son of Jacob and Rachel
_______________________ 25. Son of Abraham; half brother of Ishmael; father of Jacob and Esau; His wife is Sarah
_______________________ 26. The place where Jesus went to pray before he was crucified
_______________________ 27. Given to Mary when she went up to heaven
_______________________ 28. One of the disciples of Jesus; he betrayed him for 30 pieces of silver
_______________________ 29. After the crucifixion of Christ, he was taken up to heaven with God
_______________________ 30. The woman who Jesus saved from the mob from stoning because of being a prostitute
_______________________ 31. The dwarf tax collector who returned the money back to Jesus; blind man who was saved by God
_______________________ 32. King of the Demons; Chief of the evil spirits
_______________________ 33. Governor of Rome in Israel who had handed Jesus to the Jews for judgment
_______________________ 34. First chosen followers of Jesus; chosen by Christ to spread the gospel
_______________________ 35. Also known as Simon; Jesus had given him the keys to heaven
_______________________ 36. A prophet who had baptized Jesus; cousin of Jesus
GODS AND GODESSESS

I. Identify:

_______________________ 1. maiden in Colchis
_______________________ 2. father of the Amazons
_______________________ 3. warrior women
_______________________ 4. helped ______________
_______________________ 5. power to _________ the future
_______________________ 6. the truth __________
_______________________ 7. the hounds of zeus
_______________________ 8. armor brave of Hercules
_______________________ 9. leader at ___________
_______________________ 10. help Jason
_______________________ 11. Achilles father
_______________________ 12. brother of Pollux
_______________________ 13. master musician
_______________________ 14. greatest of all heroes
_______________________ 15. had the golden ______________
_______________________ 16. rightful heir of the kingdom
_______________________ 17. cousin of Jason
_______________________ 18. gave the golden ________________
_______________________ 19. fierce people; kind to Phrixin
_______________________ 20. daughter of Athamas
_______________________ 21. 2nd wife of Athamas
_______________________ 22. father of Princess Ino
_______________________ 23. son of Athamas and Nephel
_______________________ 24. 1st wife of Athamas
_______________________ 25. king of Greeks