The Hebrews. II. Hebrews (1900 BC – 539 BC) A. Abraham – Father of Judaism (1900 BC) 1. Abraham...
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The Hebrews. II. Hebrews (1900 BC – 539 BC) A. Abraham – Father of Judaism (1900 BC) 1. Abraham was a herder and trader in Sumer and worshiped many gods
II. Hebrews (1900 BC 539 BC) A. Abraham Father of Judaism (1900
BC) 1. Abraham was a herder and trader in Sumer and worshiped many
gods 2. God (Yahweh) appeared before Abraham one day and told
Abraham to go and raise a great nation to the East.
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II. Hebrews (1900 BC 539 BC) A. Abraham Father of Judaism (1900
BC) 3. Abraham rejected polytheism and led his followers east. a.
Settled in Canaan (Just South of Phoenicia) 4. The Hebrews were the
first people to practice monotheism. 5. The Monotheism of Abraham
became the foundation of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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II. Hebrews (1900 BC 539 BC)
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B. The Exodus (1200 BC) 1. Descendants of Abraham left Canaan
because of a drought and traveled west into Egypt. 2. Eventually
the Hebrews were enslaved by the Egyptians.
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II. Hebrews (1900 BC 539 BC) B. The Exodus (1200 BC) 3. The
Departure from Egypt (The Exodus) a. Moses(Jewish Prophet) 1. Led
the Hebrews out of Egypt and slavery 2. Wandered the desserts of
the Sinai Peninsula for 40 years.
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II. Hebrews (1900 BC 539 BC) B. The Exodus (1200 BC) b. Ten
Commandments 1. Moses climbed to the top of Mount Sinai 2. Moses
returned to his people with two tablets with commandments 3. These
commandments were the moral laws that Yahweh revealed to
Moses.
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II. Hebrews (1900 BC 539 BC)
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The Ten Commandments
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The Ark of the Covenant This was the carrying case of the 10
commandments & was said to contain magical powers: whatever
nation carried this at the head of their army was invincible.
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II. Hebrews (1900 BC 539 BC) B. The Exodus (1200 BC) c. The
Torah Jewish sacred text 1. Moses renews covenant with Yahweh while
on Mount Sinai 2. First five books of the Old Testament of the
Bible
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III. Hebrew Kingdom of Canaan A.Around 1020 BC the Hebrews
return to Canaan and set up their capital in the city of
Jerusalem
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King David David was a shepherd boy. Defeated the Giant
Philistine Goliath Became King of the Jews Established the city of
Jerusalem as the capital
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King Solomon Super wise king; See the picture above about the
judgment over a baby Son of King David Made the Temple Mount in
Jerusalem Wrote the books Psalms & Proverbs in the Bible
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The Temple
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Holy of Holies The inner most sanctum of the Temple Contained
the Ark of the Covenant & 10 Cmmdts
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Temple Today: Dome of the Rock
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The Rock Altar where Abraham mad his sacrifice.
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Western Wall: Whaling Wall
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The Kingdom of Israel Fractured Peak of civilization 1000-900
BC under David and Solomon 900 BC, split into Israel (North) and
Judah (South)
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The 12 Tribes of Israel Israel falls to Assyrians- 10 lost
tribes, Judah remains, Israelites become Jews
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III. Hebrew Kingdom of Canaan B. The Exile expulsion from their
native land of Canaan 1. In 597 BC, The Babylonians
(Nebuchadnezzar) conquered Jerusalem 2. Most of the Hebrews are
taken back to Babylon to be slaves 3. The removal of Hebrews from
Canaan is called The Exile.
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III. Hebrew Kingdom of Canaan C. Diaspora dispersion or
scattering 1. In 539 BC, the Persians conquered the Babylonians 2.
Some Jews stay in Babylon 3. Some Jews return to Jerusalem to start
a new Jewish Community 4. Other Jews migrated to other areas in the
Middle East
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III. Hebrew Kingdom of Canaan
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Where did the Jews go? Middle Ages- Jews in Europe divided into
Ashkenazim (in Christian Europe- developed Yiddish w/ Hebrew and
German) Sephardim (in Muslim areas- more freedom, secular)
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Where did the Jews Go? (Part 2) The Golden Age The Jews in
Spain The years either side of 1000 CE were the golden age of the
Jews in Spain. Coexisting happily with the countrys Islamic rulers
the Jews developed a flourishing study of Science, Hebrew
literature and the Talmud. Despite an attempt to forcibly convert
all Jews to Islam in 1086, this golden age continued. At around
this time the first Jews are recorded in Britain.
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1492 AD Jews Expelled from Spain Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
Reconquista: Took Spain back from Jews Spanish Inquisition: got rid
of non-christians Jews fled to Morocco and other parts of
Europe
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Persecution!!! The Jews became persecuted They became
scapegoats for many problems They were very successful at time when
others were not so leaders blamed them in order to unify their
people.
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The Holocaust The Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler rounded up all of
the Jews (& others) into concentration camps and executed them
on a mass scale. 6 million Jews were killed in the holocaust!
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The State of Israel Borders created by United Nations Mandate
1945 after WW2 created a home for Jews after Holocaust Used
Historical lands