Judaism & the Israelites

Do Now• What’s the difference between Hebrews,

Israelites, and Jews?

Nothing. They are all the same; they are the followers of Judaism.

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Reading Focus

• What are the major events in the history of the early Hebrews?

• How did the Kingdom of Israel develop and who were some of its key leaders?

• What are the basic teachings and sacred texts of Judaism?

Main Idea

The ancient Hebrews and their religion, Judaism, have been a major influence on Western civilization.

The Hebrews and Judaism

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• In Judaism, to what does the covenant refer?– Abraham’s original agreement with

God that his people would have land– Moses and the renewed covenant

when he received the Ten Commandments

The covenant

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The Hebrews were the ancestors of the Jews, and most of what we know, including the laws and requirements of their religion, Judaism, comes from their later writings.

• The Torah

• Abraham, father of the Hebrews

• God’s covenant

• 12 Tribes of Israel

• Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were patriarchs

• Israelites in Egypt

Hebrew Fathers• Slaves in Egypt

• Moses

• Pharaoh, plagues

• Exodus

– Israelites out of Egypt

– Passover

• The Ten Commandments

Moses and Exodus• Israelites in desert

• Canaan

• Land of “milk and honey”

• Israelites battled for land

• Canaan = Israel

Promised Land

The Early Hebrews

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Abraham

• “father of many nations”

• Promised land by God

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Moses

• Led his people from Egypt – the Exodus

• Renewed covenant with God – Ten Commandments

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David

• Slays Goliath

• Later he is King

• Symbol named after him

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Why is it called the Promised Land?

Current Day Israel

(ancient name – Canaan)

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The Teachings of Judaism

Religion the foundation of Hebrew and Jewish societies

• Belief in One God

– Monotheism

• Justice and Righteousness

– Kindness, fairness, code of ethics

• Obedience to the Law

– Ten Commandments, Mosaic Law

• Jewish Sacred Texts

– Torah, Talmud

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Identify Supporting Details

What are the central beliefs of Judaism?

Answer(s): belief in one god for all peoples; obedience to the Ten Commandments; justice and righteousness

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Days we get off for…

• Alternates between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, two very close holy days

• Rosh Hashanah – God writes one’s fate for the year in the Book of Life

• Yom Kippur – The Day of Atonement. God seal’s the book and one is considered absolved by God.

Judaism & the Israelites

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