JudaismEarly Belief Systems

Origins of Judaism

• Abraham is the father of Judaism (from Ur)– God made a covenant (contract) with Abraham• Abraham must obey God (Jehovah or Yahweh)• God will bless Abrahams people with land, power, children

– Israel is the people of God (modern day Palestine)• Hebrews travel to Egypt to escape droughts– Become slaves to pharaoh

Moses

• Was abandoned and raised by pharaoh’s daughter• Is told by God to lead his people to the Promised

Land “Let my people go!”• 10 plagues against Egypt to convince pharaoh to

let the Jews go and worships their powerful God– Tenth plague is remembered during Passover

Moral Codes

• Moses receives 10 Commandments while wandering for 40 years

• Talmud is a collection of oral laws• Hebrew law is similar to the “eye for an eye”

practices of Hammurabi

Map Skills

1. In what city did the Jews begin their flight?2. How from was it from the start of the Exodus

to the receiving of law at Mt. Sinai?3. What cities for the Northern and Southern

extremes of Israel’s territory?4. The Jordan river runs ______________ from

the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea.

King David

• Unites the Kingdoms of Israel• Makes them a great state• Jesus claims bloodline to David• Star of David

Modern Times• Don’t eat pork (Kosher)• Synagogues a re religious temples

- Rabbi = teacher* Holidays

1. Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement2. Passover3. Sabbath (Shabbat) – most important

day of the week (Saturday)