Transcript The Israelites

The Israelites
Chapter 8.1
Beginnings
Judaism
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Ancient and modern religion
Believed God sent prophets or messenger
Monotheism-belief in one God
The Hebrew Bible
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Hebrew Bible or Tanakh
Judaism played part in Christianity and Islam
 Christians call the Hebrew Bible the Old Testament
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Abraham
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God called Abraham out of Mesopotamia
God promised to give Abraham Canaan
Abraham’s Journey
Isaac and Jacob
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Isaac is Abraham’s son
Jacob is Abraham’s grandson
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Jacob’s 12 sons became the leaders of the Tribes of
Israel
Moses and the Exodus
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Israelites went to Egypt because of famine
Pharaoh made them slaves
Moses was called to deliver Israelites
Moses and the Exodus
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Pharaoh refused to let Israelites go
God sent 10 plagues
Moses and the Exodus
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Pharaoh let Israelites go
Pharaoh changed his mind
Israelites were cornered
between Egyptian army and
Red Sea
God parted the Sea and the
Israelites walked across on dry
land
Pharaoh’s army was drowned
Moses and the Exodus
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The departure of the Israelites out of Egypt is
known as the Exodus
The Covenant
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Israelites received a covenant or agreement with
God
God promised to return Israelites to Canaan
 Israelites promised to follow God’s teaching
 Received Torah-teaching from God
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10 Commandments
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10 commandments one important part of Torah
10 Commandments
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Loyalty to God is central idea
Later helped shape the moral principals of many
nations
Promoted social justice
Contribute to belief that laws should apply to all
The Land of Canaan
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Joshua became the leader
after the death of Moses
Canaanites and Philistines
were living in Canaan
Phoenicians
Who Were the Canaanites?
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PhoeniciansLived along Mediterranean
 Skilled sailors
 Talented traders
 Excellent shipbuilders
 Invented purple dye made from
shellfish
 Invented an alphabet
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Philistines
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Known as “Sea
People”
Set up 5 walled towns
Skilled in making iron
tools and weapons
Military Conquest
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Joshua led the Israelites in
battles
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One was the city of Jericho
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Joshua told the Israelites to
march around the city walls
Marched for 6 days while priests
blew trumpets
On the seventh day, “Joshua
commanded the people, Shout
for the Lord has given you the
city….At the sound of the
trumpet, when the people gave a
loud shout, the wall collapsed.”
Military Conquest
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Any land sized by the Israelites was divided
among the 12 tribes of Israel
Life in Canaan
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Most Israelites farmed and herded animals
The Tabernacle
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Israelite tribes worshipped God in a large tent
Believed the tabernacle housed God’s presence
 Moved structure from place to place
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Tabernacle house the Ark of the Covenant
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Contained the Ten Commandments