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THE FIRST __________________
The EARLY ISRAELITES: About _____________ BCE, great changes took place around the __editerranean Sea. Empires
________ and new people entered the region. Many set up small ________________. Around __________BCE, a people
called the ____________________ built in _____________. Canaan lies along the Mediterranean Sea in southwest Asia.
WHO WERE THE ISRAELITES? Although the Israelites population was ____________, the religion they practiced would
one day affect _____________ of the world. Most people at this time worshipped _____________ gods and goddess.
The Israelites religion focused on only _____________ God. The belief in one God is called ________________. The
Israelites faith became the religion known today as _______________. The followers of Judaism were eventually known
as ____________. Judaism influenced __hristianity and __slam. The Israelites spoke a language called ______________.
They wrote down much of their history and many of their religious beliefs in what later became the ________________
Bible. The earliest Israelites were __erders and __raders. According to the Bible, they came from __________________
(SUMER) and settled in ________________. Today, _ebanon, _srael, and _ordan occupy the land that was once _anaan.
The Israelites believed they were descended from a man named _________________. In the Bible, it says that God told
Abraham and his followers to ______________ Mesopotamia and go to Canaan. There, they were to worship the _____
true God. In return, God promised that the land of _______________ would belong to __braham and his ____________.
Abraham had a grandson named _____________. Jacob was also called __________________, which means “one who
struggles with God.” Later this name was given to Jacob’s ___________________. According to the Bible, Jacob raised
___ sons in Canaan. His family was divided into _____________, or separate family groups. These groups later became
known as the ____ tribes of _____________. The Israelites lived in Canaan for about _______ years. Then a long drought
began. Crops withered and livestock died. To survive, the Israelites went to ____________________.
FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM: Life was ________ good in Egypt. The Egyptian pharaoh needed men to build his
______________, so he _______________ the Israelites. To prevent a rebellion he ordered all a baby boys born to
Israelites ________________ in the Nile River. The Bible says that one desperate mother put her baby in a basket and
hid it on the riverbank. The pharaoh’s daughter found the baby and named him _________________. When Moses grew
up, he tended _______________ outside Egypt. Around 1290 BCE, he saw a burning bush and heard a voice. He believed
that God was telling him to lead the Israelites ____________ of Egypt to _________________. To get the pharaoh to let
the Israelites go, the Bible says that God sent ____ plagues to trouble Egypt. A plague is sometimes a ______________,
but it can also mean something that causes __________________ for a lot of people. The last plague god sent ________
all first-born children, except for those of Israelites who marked their doorway with lamb’s _______________. This
plagued convinced the pharaoh to let the Israelites __________________. Jews today celebrate a holiday called
_________ to remember how God “passed over” their homes with the 10th plagues and then delivered them from ____.
As Israelites headed ____________ out of Egypt, the Pharaoh changed his mind and sent his army after the Israelites.
According to the Bible, God parted the ___________ Sea to let his people pass. When the Egyptians followed, the water
flowed back and drowned the soldiers. The Israelites escape from Egypt is known as the _______________________.
WHAT ARE THE 10 COMMANDMENTS? On their way back to _________________________, the Israelites had to travel
through the _______________ desert. The Bible says that during this journey, Moses went to the top of ____________
Sinai. There, he received _________________ form God. These laws were known as the _______________. They later
became the first part of the ____________________ Bible. The Torah described a __________________, or agreement,
with God. In the agreement, God _________________ to return the Israelites to Canaan if they followed his _________.
The Torah explained what God considered to be __ight and __rong. The most important part of the Torah is the ______
Commandments. The ___ Commandments told the Israelites to be ____________ only to God, whose name was never
to be spoken. They must ________________ worship any other gods or images. The belief that there should only be
_______ god became the foundation for both __hristianity and __slam. The ___ Commandments helped shape the
basic moral laws of __________ nations. The 10 Commandments told people ______ to __teal, __urder, or tell __ies
about others. They told people to avoid __ealousy and to __onor their __arents. The ___ Commandments also helped
develop a belief in the “rule of ___________.” This is the idea that laws should apply to everyone ________________.
THE _________________ LAND: It probably took the Israelites about ___ years to reach _______________. Moses never
lived to see the _________________ Land. After Moses died, a leader named __________________ took over and
brought the Israelites into ___anaan. When they arrived, however, they found other people living there. Most were
Canaanites. The Israelites believed it was Gods ______ that they conquer the Canaanites, so Joshua led them into _____.
The story of the campaign is told in the ___________. Joshua led the Israelites to the city of ___________ and told them
to march around the city’s wall. For __ days, they marched while 7 priests blew their ________________. On the 7th day,
the trumpets sounded one last time, and Joshua told the Israelites to raise a great ________________. According to the
story, the _________ of __ericho crumbled, and the Israelites overran the city. Joshua led the Israelites in ___ more
wars. The land they received was divided among the ___ tribes.
WHO WERE THE FIGHTING JUDGES?: After Joshua died, the Israelites look to ______________ for leadership. A judge
was usually a military leader. Generally he or she commanded 1 or 2 tribes, but seldom all ___. The Bible tells about
Barack, Gideon, Samuel, Eli, Samson, and others, including a ___oman judge. Her name was __________________. Over
time, the Israelites won control of the hilly region in central _________________. The Canaanites kept the flat, _______
areas. To protect themselves, the Israelites built _________________ towns. They also created an __lphabet and a
__alendar based on Canaanite ideas.
THE PHOENECIAN ALPHABET: One group of Canaanites, the ___________________, lived in cities along the
Mediterranean __________. Phoenicians were skilled __ailors and __raders. Their ships carried goods across the
Mediterranean to __reece, __pain, and even western __frica. Through __rade, the Phoenicians spread _____________
and __oods. One of their most important ideas was an _____________________, or a group of letters that stood for
________________. The letters could be used to spell out the _________________ in their language. The alphabet
made __________________ simpler and helped people keep __ecords. Phoenician’s brought the idea of an alphabet to
the __reeks. They, in turn, passed it on to the __omans. Most __________ alphabets are based on the Roman alphabet.
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The Israelites believed in how many gods?
To get the Pharaoh to free the Israelites, the Bible
says that God sent ______ plagues to Egypt.
3. According to the Bible, Jacob raised ______ sons that
divided into separate family tribes.
4. It probably took the Israelites _________ to reach
Canaan, the Promised land.
5. The Israelites believed they were descended from a
man named ________________.
6. Through trade, the Phoenicians spread ideas and
goods. One of the most important was an _______.
7. What city lies along the Mediterranean Sea and is
where the Israelites are from?
8. The last plague God sent killed all first born male __.
9. The Torah, describes a _________ or agreement,
with God. God promised to return the Israelites to
Canaan if they follow his laws.
10. After Joshua died, the Israelites look to judges for
leadership, one was a woman named _________.
11. The Israelites escape from Egypt is known as the __.
12. Moses believed God told him to lead the Israelites to
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The Israelites spoke a language called ___________.
Jacob was also called ____________.
Abraham had a grandson named __________.
The Israelite faith became the religion known today
as _______________.
According to the Bible, the Israelites came from ___.
What is opposite or Polytheism? ____________
__________ was saved by the pharaoh's daughter,
raising him as he own child, and a prince of Egypt.
The Bible says that God gave Moses the laws of the
Jews on _____ __________.
Jews today celebrate a holiday called ________ to
remember how God "passed over" their homes
during the 10th plague.
The __________ were skilled sailors and traders.
Their ships carried goods around the Mediterranean.
While in Egypt, the Israelites became ____________.
The most important part of the Torah is the ______.
The ______________ is the first part of the Hebrew
Bible.