Transcript Beginnings of the Hebrew People

Chapter 6 Lesson 1
Beginnings of the Hebrew People
Objectives
• Explain the
significance of
Abraham and Moses
in Jewish history.
• Describe the Exodus,
and explain why it is
important in Jewish
history.
Vocabulary
• Judaism – religion of Jewish people
• Monotheism – the concept of one god
• Torah – oldest religious writings of Jewish
people
• Ten Commandments – two stone tablets
carved with a set of laws
• Covenant – special agreement
• Plagues – disasters
• Exodus - large movement of people
Background
• The Hebrews are the earliest ancestors of the
Jewish people
• Hebrews founded the religion “Judaism”
• Judaism was first religion based on
monotheism
• The story of this is in the Torah (Hebrew Bible)
• Story begins with Abraham.
Abraham “father of many”
• Born in 2000 BC in
Mesopotamia
• According to the Hebrew
bible, God spoke to Abraham
and told him to leave and
settle in Canaan with his
family
• Abraham, through his son
Isaac, became known as the
father of the Jewish people
• He founded Judaism, the
religion of the Jewish people.
• Judaism was the first religion
based on monotheism
The Israelites
• The Bible tells the
story of Abraham’s
descendents
• Bible describes how
famine struck
Canaan and each of
Jacob’s 12 sons led a
separate tribe into
Egypt
• Israelites lived in
Egypt for 400 years,
part of the time as
slaves
Moses and the Exodus
• The Bible tells how the Israelites obtained
freedom from Egypt
• Bible describes how Moses guided the Israelites
during the Exodus and how he received the Ten
Commandments from God
Reading Check Questions
• Why was the founding of Judaism significant?
• Why did the Israelites move to Egypt?
• Why were the Ten Commandments important
to the Israelites?
• Where and when was Moses and the Exodus?
Reading Check Answers
• Why was the founding of Judaism significant?
• Judaism was the first religion based on monotheism which
set down laws for humanity. These laws provide rules to help
people live good lives.
• Why did the Israelites move to Egypt?
• There was a famine in Canaan.
• Why were the Ten Commandments important to
the Israelites?
• They gave Israelites laws to live by.
• Where and when was Moses and the Exodus?
• Ancient Egypt 1300 BC
Homework and Practice
• Beginnings of the Hebrew People worksheet.