The Origins of Judaism & The Hebrews
Who Were the Hebrews?
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–Shared the area with the Phoenicians
•The Hebrews lived in an area known as Canaan
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Judaism: 1 st Monotheistic Religion
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•Religion starts nearly 4000 years ago
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–Told stories of history as well as laws of religion
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How Did It All Start?
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–Abraham lived in Ur, but left when he heard God’s voice and traveled to Canaan
•Families traveled for years, to Canaan, Egypt and other locations
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The Hebrews and Egypt
•Hebrews migrate to Egypt due to drought
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•Pharaoh becomes scared of the number of Jews in Egypt
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•One mother hid her child along the Nile
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Who Was Moses?
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•Exodus takes Moses and Jews across the Red Sea to Mt. Sinai
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What About After Moses?
•Jews wander the desert for 40 years
–Moses dies; they return to Canaan
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–Philistines attacked lands, defeated all but Judah’s land (where we get Judaism)
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The Kingdom of Israel
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•Solomon beautifies Jerusalem with a temple (known as Solomon's Temple)
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