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3-4 “The Origins of Judaism”
The Search for a Promised Land
 Ancient Palestine
 Palestine was region on __________________ shores
of Mediterranean
 Hebrew people settled in _____________, land
________________ to them by God
 From Ur to Egypt
 _______________, first _________ books of Hebrew
_______________, tells early history of Hebrews
 In Torah, God chose ________________, a shepherd,
to be _______________ of Hebrew people
 Abraham moves family and herds from Ur to
________________ around 1800 B.C.
 Around 1650 B.C., Abraham’s descendants move to
_________________
 The God of Abraham
 Hebrews are __________________, believing in one
God only-Yahweh
 Yahweh is _______ powerful, not a ___________ being
 A ____________ promise, __________, is made
between God and Abraham
 Abraham promises to ________ God, Yahweh promises
______________________
3-4 “The Origins of Judaism”
Moses and the Exodus
 Hebrews Migrate to Egypt
 At first Hebrews are ___________ in Egyptian kingdom
 Later become ___________
 “Let My People Go”
 Hebrews ___________ Egypt between 1300-1200 B.C.
 Bible tells of God’s command that __________ lead this
“____________”
 A New Covenant
 Moses receives _________________________becomes basis of Hebrew law
 The Land and People of the Bible
 Torah tells of Hebrews wandering Sinai Desert for forty
years
 Arrive in Canaan, form _______________ tribes;
_______________ provide leadership
 Hebrew Law
 Women and men have _________ roles, responsibilities
 Law includes _____________ justice softened by mercy
 _______________ arise later to interpret the law
 They teach people to live _____________ lives
3-4 “The Origins of Judaism”
The Kingdom of Israel
 Canaan
 Land that Hebrews believe God ______________ them
 Canaan land is ______________; Hebrews expand
south and north
 Saul and David Establish a Kingdom
 Hebrews threatened by Philistines to the north
 Only one tribe remains, ____________; Hebrew
religion is called _____________
 From 1020-922 B.C. Hebrews (Jews) unite; new
kingdom is called ________________
 King David establishes _________________ as capital
 Solomon Builds the Kingdom
 David’s son _______________ becomes king; makes
Israel a ____________________ empire
 He builds a magnificent ______________ and royal
palace in Jerusalem
 The Kingdom
 High _________ and forced labor lead Jews in north to
____________
 By 922 B.C. kingdom divides is two
 Israel in north
 Judah in south
 200 years of conflict follow
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The Babylonian Captivity
 A Conquered People
 In 738 B.C. Israel and Judah pay tribute (money for
peace) to Assyria
 By 722 B.C. Assyrians conquer Israel
 In 586 B.C. Babylonians conquer Judah, destroy
________________________________
 Many surviving Jews ______________ to Babylon
 In 539 B.C. Persians conquer Babylon; 40,000 Jews
______________ to Jerusalem
 Temple and walls ________________; land later ruled
by Persians, Greeks, Romans