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Notes: Lesson 1- The Early Hebrews
Name _________________________
Period _______
Judaism
Lesson 1- The Early Hebrews
The Big Idea
Originally desert nomads, the Hebrews established a great kingdom called _________.
Main Ideas
• ___________ and __________ led the ______________ to Canaan and to a
new religion.
• Strong kings united the ______________ to fight off invaders.
• Invaders ____________ and _________ the _____________ after their
kingdom broke apart.
• Some ___________ in Hebrew society made _________________________to
their history.
Main Idea 1: Abraham and Moses led the
Hebrews to Canaan and to a new religion.
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Accounts of the Hebrews describe the Hebrews’ early history and the laws of
________________, the Hebrew religion.
The Hebrew Bible traces the Hebrews back to _______________, who was told by
God to settle in _______________________.
After a famine struck ______________, the Hebrews ended up in _____________
and lived well, causing the pharaoh concern.
Possible Routes of Abraham and Moses
Notes: Lesson 1- The Early Hebrews
Name _________________________
Period _______
The Exodus
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The pharaoh of
___________
made the
Hebrews
___________to
stop them from
taking over
Egypt.
A leader named
__________
demanded that
the pharaoh free
his people.
He refused, and
_____________
occurred,
frightening the
pharaoh.
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His people were
released, so they
began their
____________
out of Egypt.
God then gave
Moses the
______
_____________
by which to live.
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They included
______________
______________
______________
and __________
______________.
The Hebrews
reached Canaan
and settled there
in small
communities, as
the
______________.
Main Idea 2: Strong kings united the Israelites
to fight off invaders.
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The new threat to the Israelites came from the _____________________.
The Israelites united under _________, who became the first king of Israel.
The Israelites wanted a ____________ ruler who could lead them in battle.
______________ became king after Saul. He _______ many wars.
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Solomon became king next, and ______________the kingdom and ____________.
He made ___________with nearby kingdoms, including ____________ and
_________________. Trade with them made Israel very __________.
With the riches that came from this, he built a temple to God in
___________________.
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Main Idea 3: Invaders conquered and ruled
the Hebrews after their kingdom broke apart.
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After ___________________ death, ______________ broke out over who should
be king.
This split Israel into two ________________, called __________ and ___________.
The people of Judah became known as ___________________.
Both were _______________, and Judah _______ to the ____________________.
Notes: Lesson 1- The Early Hebrews
Name _________________________
Period _______
Scattering and ConquestKingdoms of Israel and Judah, c. 920 BC
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The Jews went through a period of
____________________ called the _________________
____________________.
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The _____________ took over and allowed the Jews
to return to _______________. Some did not return, however,
and settled in other parts of the _______________________.
Scholars call the scattering of the Jews outside
Canaan the ________________.
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Scattering and Conquest
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The Jews were ________________ by the _____________,
but made many advances in ________________ and
_________________________.
Yohanan ben Zaccai was a ________________ during this time who
clarified some Jewish teachings to help people better _________________
the religion. He also _____________ a ___________ to teach about Judaism.
Despite these advances, the Jews were ____________________, and called on
people to ________.
Main Idea 4: Some women in Hebrew society
made great contributions to their history.
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Hebrew society was governed by __________. Women had ________ rights.
They had to obey their _____________ and _____________. They
______________ choose their own ______________.
A woman could not _____________________________ unless she had no brothers.
Some of them, however, such as Queen __________, the ____________________,
and ____________ (the sister of Moses) made great contributions to society.
Some women, such as Ruth and Naomi, were seen as examples of how women
should _____________. Ruth was devoted to her mother-in-law.