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THE ISRAELITES
Chapter 10
A HISTORICAL STUDY
Early History
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Appear in
Southwest Asia
between 2000 B.C.
and 1500 B.C.
Herders
According to the
Bible, God told
Abraham to leave
Mesopotamia, take
a journey west,
and make his
descendants into a
mighty nation.
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Settled in Canaan on the Mediterranean Sea and
moved to Egypt.
Egyptian king made Israelites slaves fearing they
would take over the country
After a series of plagues, the Egyptian king
agreed to free the Israelites and Moses led them
out of Egypt but had to leave in a hurry.
Wandered through the desert for many years
trying to return to Canaan.
• Reached a mountain where Moses received the Ten
Commandments.
• Reached Canaan after forty years of wandering
where they settled down and became know as the
Israelites.
The Torah
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Most sacred text of
Judaism.
Five books that
contain Jewish
laws.
History of the Jews
until the death of
Moses
The Hebrew Bible
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2nd part
• Describe Hebrew
Prophets.
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People who claim to
receive messages
from God.
3rd part
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Poetry
Songs
Lessons
Stories
History
Dead Sea Scrolls
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Writing by Jews
who lived 2000
years ago.
Prayers
Help us learn about
the Jews who lived
from 100B.C. -50
B.C.
Beliefs
Monotheism
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Belief in only one
God.
• Monotheism
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Yahweh, is the
name of the Jewish
God.
Polytheism
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Belief in more than
one God.
Belief in Education
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Teach children the
basics of Judaism.
Older boys studied
with professional
teachers to learn
religion.
Justice and Righteousness
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Justice
• Kindness and
fairness
• Jews are expected
to give aid to those
who need it.
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Righteousness
• Doing what is
proper
• Behave properly,
even if others are
not.
Obedience and Law
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Moral and religious
laws have guided
Jews through their
history.
What are symbols of a Nation?