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Ancient Isrealites
Lesson 4
Abraham
Mesopotamians worshipped many gods
Abram worshipped one God
Monothesim – belief in one God
Abraham
Covenant- special agreement
Abram spoke to God
Changed name to Abraham meaning “father of many nations”
Abraham known as the father of the Jewish people
Moses and the Ten Commandments
Jacobs descendents known as Israelites
Israelites moved to Egypt
Later become slaves
Moses leads revolt against Egyptians

Moses and the Ten Commandments
Exodus –
journey of the Isrealites out of Egypt
today a large movement of people
Exodus took many years and many hardships
God gave Moses the Ten Commandments

Moses and the Ten Commandments
Ten Commandments – set of laws for responsible behavior
Judaism – religion of the Jewish people
Ten Commandments important part of Judiasm, Christianity and Islam – 3 biggest religions

Moses and the Ten Commandments
Stories from the Hebrew Bible
Torah – Jewish Bible
Sabbath – day of rest
Israel and Judah
King David built Israel’s capital at Jerusalem
King Solomon had great wisdom
Israel divided into Israel & Judah
Israel and Judah
Israel conquered by Assyrians
Judah conquered by Babylonians
Exile – living in another country unable to return to your home country
Israel and Judah
Judaeans enslaved in Babylonia
Persians conquered Babylonia and released Judaeans
Judaeans later conquered by Romans
Movement Through the World
Jews have moved to every country in the world
Diaspora – settling of Jews outside of Israel
Synagogues – Jewish house of worship (church)