Exam 17: The Northern Kingdom of Israel in the Eighth Century BCE

The prophets Amos and Jeremiah insist that the Israelites offered no sacrifices in the period immediately after ______________.

The northern kingdom is often called ______________, which is also the dominant tribe of the north.

Perhaps the most important leader of northern Israel in the eighth century bce was:

The first use of the genre of covenant lawsuit occurs in the book of ___________.

Most scholars believe that all of the material in Amos derives from the prophet himself.

Both Amos and Hosea were prophets from the north.

How are Judah and Israel represented in the works of Amos and Hosea?

Hosea attacks Israelite religious rituals.

All are names of the children of Hosea except:

The Minor Prophets are also called the _________________.

The Deuteronomistic historians' account of the fall of the northern kingdom does everything except:

Samaria was destroyed in the year ___________bce.

Baal was closely associated with the fertility goddess ____________.

The relationship between husband and wife in ancient Israel was one of ____________ power.

The Latter Prophets are arranged chronologically.

_______________ besieged and captured Samaria at the end of the eighth century.

All the following statements about the Assyrian practice of deporting the inhabitants of conquered territories are true except:

Judah loses its autonomy in the eighth century bce.

Amos's career probably took place around the year:

The Hebrew word that is usually translated as "lawsuit" is ________.