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Judaism Notes
Judaism Section 1 Notes
Judaism Section 1 Vocabulary Terms
• Judaism- the religion of the Hebrews
• Abraham- the biblical father of the
Hebrew people
• Moses- Hebrew leader who led the
Israelites from slavery in Egypt
• Exodus- the journey the Israelites
made from Egypt to Canaan, led by
Moses
• Ten Commandments- moral code of
laws that God handed down to
Moses
• Yahweh- The Hebrew name for God.
• David- former outlaw who became
king after the death of Saul, Israel’s
first king
• Diaspora- the dispersal (spreading)
of the Jews outside of Canaan
ABRAHAM AND MOSES LEAD THEIR PEOPLE
A. The Hebrews appeared in Southwest Asia
sometime between 2000 and 1500 BC. Their
writings describe the laws of their religion,
Judaism
B. The Hebrew Bible, or Torah, traces the Hebrews
back to a man named Abraham.
C. The Hebrew Bible says that God told Abraham
to leave his home in Ur, Mesopotamia.
God promised to lead him to a new land and to
make his children into a mighty nation.
D. Abraham moved the Hebrews to Canaan.
The Hebrews lived there for many years.
Where in the world is the promised
land?
Map of Hebrew Migration
CFU
• Which group of people appeared in Southwest
Asia around 200 and 1500 BC?
• What was the promise that God made to
Abraham?
• Where did Abraham move the Hebrews to?
Moses and the Exodus
A. Some of Abraham's descendants, the
Israelites, later moved to Egypt due to a
famine. In time Egypt’s ruler, the pharaoh,
made them slaves.
In the 1200s BC, God then told a man named
Moses to demand the Israelites' freedom.
B. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt in a
journey called the Exodus.
The pharaoh agreed only after a series of
plagues struck Egypt.
C. The Bible says that during this journey, God
gave Moses two stone tablets with laws written
on them, known as the Ten Commandments.
(Mt. Sinai)
• The Israelites were to worship only God and to
value human life, self-control, and justice. The
Israelites reached Canaan after 40 years.
Exodus
CFU
• Why did the Israelites leave the
promised land and moved to
Egypt?
• Why is Moses considered an
important Hebrew leader?
KINGS UNITE THE ISRAELITES
A. A man named Saul fought the Philistines and
became the first king of Israel.
B. After Saul died a former outlaw named David
became king.
C. David defeated the Philistines and captured
the city of Jerusalem. It became Israel’s new
capital.
D. David’s son Solomon became king next
around 965 BC. He built a great temple in
Jerusalem.
Solomon is known for his wisdom an for bringing
wealth through trade.
CFU
• Circle the names of the first three
kings of Israel. Which king built a
temple to God?
• Explain how Jerusalem became
Israel’s new capital city.
INVADERS CONQUER AND RULE
A. Soon after Solomon’s death, Israel split into
two kingdoms, Israel and Judah.
B. The people of Judah were known as Jews.
Over the centuries the Jewish people were often
conquered and enslaved.
C. The dispersal of the Jews outside of Canaan
is known as the Diaspora.
Jerusalem was conquered by the Greeks during
the 330s BC. Judah regained independence for a
time, but was conquered again in 63 BC, this
time by the Romans.
Jewish Kingdoms and Diaspora
CFU
• What are the names of the two
kingdoms that formed after Israel
split.
• What does the term Diaspora
mean?
Section 2 Notes
Judaism Section 2 Vocabulary
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monotheism- belief in only one god
Torah- the sacred text of Judaism
synagogue- Jewish house of worship
prophets- people said to receive
messages from God to be taught to
others
• Dead Sea Scrolls- writings by Jews who
lived about 2,000 years ago
Vocabulary Pictures
• Draw a picture that represents
each of the vocabulary terms in
the boxes at the bottom of the
page.
JEWISH BELIEFS/Holidays
JEWISH TEXTS
Jewish beliefs
• Judaism’s main beliefs are beliefs in God,
education, justice, and obedience.
• Jewish religious teachers are called rabbis.
• Judaism is the oldest known religion to
practice monotheism, the belief in only one
God.
• The Hebrew name for God is Yahweh.
• Every synagogue, or place of Jewish worship,
has at least one Torah.
• Believe that prophets like Abraham and
Moses received messages directly from God.
Synagogue
Rabbis
Moses and Abraham= Prophets
CFU
• Name and explain 3 Jewish
beliefs from your diagram.
Jewish Texts
*Besides the Ten Commandments, Jews
believe that Moses recorded a whole set of
laws governing Jewish behavior. These laws
are called Mosaic law followed by
Orthodox Jews.
*The most important Hebrew text is the
Torah. The five books of the Torah record
most of the laws and the history of
Judaism until the death of Moses.
Jewish Texts continued
• The Talmud is a collection of commentaries,
folktales, and stories written by scholars.
These are intended to help people understand
and analyze the laws described in the Hebrew
Bible.
*The Dead Sea Scrolls helped historians learn
about the lives of the ancient Jews.
CFU
•Name 3 Jewish Texts
from your diagram.
Jewish Holidays
1. Hanukkah- Celebrated in
December for 8 days. They light
candles on a menorah.
2. Passover- a time for the Jews to
remember the Exodus.
3. High Holy Days- 2 most sacred
of all Jewish Holidays.
CFU
•Why do Jews celebrate
Hanukkah?
•Why do Jews celebrate
Passover?