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Hebrews
Founders of the faith known as
Judaism
First Hebrew was….
Abraham
Abraham was…
 Originally
from Ur,
Mesopotamia
 The founder of the Jews
 Believed in one God-Yahweh
 Same one god that
Christianity, Muslims believe
in
Abraham sacrificing Isaac:
Belief in One God is..
Monotheism!!!!!!
Connection with Egypt
 Migrate
their due to famine
 First are welcomed
 Eventually forced to be
slaves
 Moses leds Jews/Hebrews
out (Exodus)
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After Egypt..
 Moses
takes down God’s laws
on tablets..10 commandments
 Jews/Hebrews split up into
twelve tribes
 By end of exile, only tribe of
Judah intacted..hence Jews
and Judaism-Torah as book
 Settle in the Jordan river valley
Symbol of Judaism:
A Place called Israel
 Between
1020-922 B.C.
Hebrews unite under three
kings; Saul, David,
Solomon
 Solomon builds the
temple mount to glorify
God in Jerusalem
What Happens?
 Split
into 2 kingdoms
 Fall to Assyrians in 722 B.C.
 Fall to Babylonians in 586 B.C.
 Exiled to Babylon and temple is
destroyed
Continued…
 Rebuild
temple in 515 B.C.
with Persian permission
 Temple destroyed by Romans
around 70 A.D.
 A.D. 132, Romans drive them
from their homeland..known
as Diaspora.
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Was Judaism the first ever
religion?
A.
B.
Yes
No
Who was the founder of Judaism
A.
B.
C.
D.
Moses
Isaac
Abraham
David
What is the Holy Book of Judaism?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Torah
Bible
Quran
Upanishads
Hebrews refer to God as
A.
B.
C.
D.
Allah
Jesus
Yahweh
Ahira Mazda
This symbol is known as the
A.
B.
C.
D.
Star of David
Star of Moses
Hebrew Star
Star of Abraham
Did the Hebrews have the first
monotheistic religion?
A.
B.
Yes
No
Judaism went on to influence
A.
B.
C.
D.
Christianity
Islam
Christianity and Islam
None of the above
Judaism started in this part of the
world
A.
B.
C.
D.
Asia
Africa
Europe
Middle East