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The First Israelites

The First Israelites. Chapter 3 Section 1 World History Mrs. Deborah Thompson. He had charisma!!!. Main Idea:. The Israelites believed in one God who set down moral laws for His people. They recorded their history in the Bible.

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The First Israelites

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  1. The First Israelites Chapter 3 Section 1 World History Mrs. Deborah Thompson

  2. He had charisma!!!

  3. Main Idea: The Israelites believed in one God who set down moral laws for His people. They recorded their history in the Bible.

  4. -By 1200 B.C. great changes had taken place in the area around Mediterranean Sea because some empires had fallen and new people entered into the region. - A people called the Israelites built a kingdom in Canaan along the Mediterranean Sea in southwest Asia.

  5. Today Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan occupy the land that was once Canaan.

  6. Who Were the Israelites? The Israelite faith became the religion known today as Judaism The Israelite population was small and the religion they practiced focused on only one God. Worship of only one god is called monotheism.

  7. Influenced Christianity And Islam They wrote much of their history and religious beliefs in the Hebrew Bible. Israelites spoke A language Called Hebrew. and are Called Jews today JUDAISM Helped shape the beliefs and practices of societies in Europe and America through their writings

  8. Earliest Israelites The earliest Israelites were herders and traders from Mesopotamia. The Israelites believed they were descended from Abraham.

  9. According to the Hebrew Bible: God told Abraham and his followers to leave Mesopotamia and go live in Canaan. Abraham had a son named Isaac The name means “child of the promise”. He offered Isaac as a sacrifice to prove his love of god. Isaac had a son named Jacob who was also called Israel which means“one who struggles with God.” His otherson was named Essau In return for worshipping the one true God, God promised that the land of Canaan would belong to Abraham and his descendants. Jacob’s descendants became known as Israelites

  10. God Calls Abraham

  11. Abraham and Isaac Your Text Here

  12. Abraham’s Journeys

  13. Abraham’s Geneaology HAGAR ABRAHAM SARAH Ishmael Isaac 12 Arabian Tribes Jacob Esau 12 Tribes of Israel

  14. According to the Bible, Jacob raised 12 sons whose descendants divided into 12 groups and became the 12 Tribes of Israel.

  15. Abraham’s Journey from Ur Canaan The “Promised Land” Israelites lived there about 100 years until a long drought began, and the crops and livestock died.

  16. To survive, the Israelites went to Egypt.

  17. Land of Goshen, Egypt Life in Egypt was not good for the Israelites because the pharaoh enslaved them and made them work on his building projects.

  18. STORY OF MOSES The Bible says that one mother hid her baby on a riverbank where it was found by Pharaoh’s daughter who named him Moses. When the Israelites rebelled, the pharaoh ordered all baby boysborn to Israelites to be thrown into the Nile River.

  19. Moses “Shepherd of His People” “Prince of Egypt”

  20. Moses and the River pt

  21. Prince of Egypt: River Lullaby

  22. e When Moses grew up he saw a burning bush and heard a voice that he believed was God telling him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt to freedom.

  23. Prince of Egypt: Burning Bush

  24. Ten Commandments: Burning Bush

  25. Ramses II may have been the pharoah during the exodus of the Israelites. Because the pharaoh would not let the Israelites leave, God sent 10 plagues to trouble Egypt.

  26. The Plagues

  27. The last of the 10 plagues was death to all first-born children, except those Israelites who marked their doorways with lamb’s blood. Plague is a disease but can also mean something that causes problems for a lot of people. The 10th plague convinced the pharaoh to let the Israelites leave.

  28. The Final Plague

  29. Jews today celebrate a holiday called Passover to remember how God “passed over” their homes with the tenth plague and then delivered them from Egypt.

  30. According to the Bible, after the Jews headed east out of Egypt the pharaoh tried to stop them with his armies.

  31. The Israelites escaped when God parted the Red Sea for them and then allowed it to flow back to drown the pharaoh’s army.

  32. Moses parts the Water

  33. The Exodus This escape from Egypt is known as the Exodus.

  34. Moses and the 10 Commandments Israelites had to travel through the Sinai Desert, and some began to lose their faith in reaching the promised land.

  35. The Bible says that Moses went to the top of Mt. Sinai and received the laws from God which became the foundation for the Torah.

  36. Learn the Ten Commandments

  37. Yahweh’s “Covenant” With His People • The Torah • The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible. • The most sacred text in the Jewish religious tradition.

  38. Promoted the Belief in only One God which Became the foundation of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Helped shape the basic morallaws of many nations. Ten Commandments Helped develop a belief in the “rule of law” or the idea that laws should apply to everyone equally.

  39. How did the Ten Commandments shape the moral law of many nations? Told people not to steal, murder, or tell lies about others. Told people to avoid jealousy and honor their parents.

  40. The Torah Became the 1st part of the Hebrew Bible Described a covenant or agreement with God to return the Israelites to Canaan if they followed his laws Contained The Ten Commandments Explained what God considered to be right and wrong

  41. Mount Sinai

  42. Main Idea: The Promised Land The Israelites had to fight the Canaanites to return to their promised land.

  43. SEQUENCING INFORMATION: THE ISRAELITES MAKE IT TO CANAAN It took the Isralites about 40 years to reach Canaan Moses died before they got to the promised land then Joshua took over

  44. SEQUENCING INFORMATION: THE ISRAELITES MAKE IT TO CANAAN Upon reaching Canaan, Joshua led the Israelites in the Battle of Jericho to reclaim the promised land from the Canaanites. The biblical story claims that Israelites marched around Jericho for 6 days playing trumpets.

  45. SEQUENCING INFORMATION: THE ISRAELITES MAKE IT TO CANAAN On the 7th day they raised a great shout to make the walls of the city crumble.

  46. After Joshua, Israelites were led by judges. Bible contains stories about some judges such as: Fighting Judges Gideon Samuel Eli Samson Barak and Deborah Under Deborah, the Israelites fought to gain control central Canaan and built walled towns to protect themselves.

  47. The Canaanites moved to the flat coastal areas. One group were the Phoenicians who lived in cities along the Mediterranean Sea and were skilled sailors and traders.

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