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Early Israelites Chapter 3:ii. Living in Canaan alongside the Phoenicians and Philistines was a tribe known as the Hebrews. CANAAN. Many of the people of Canaan were polytheistic , worshipping more than one god. The Phoenicians worshipped Baal, or Melqart, the Canaanite god of storms,.
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Early Israelites Chapter 3:ii
Living in Canaan alongside the Phoenicians and Philistines was a tribe known as the Hebrews. CANAAN
Many of the people of Canaan were polytheistic, worshipping more than one god.
The Phoenicians worshipped Baal, or Melqart, the Canaanite god of storms, . . . [Image source: http://www.teenwitch.com/DEITY/PHOEN/BAAL.HTM]
an earth-mother goddess named Astarte, and . . . [Image source: http://www.teenwitch.com/DEITY/PHOEN/ASTARTE.HTM]
a young god of rebirth named Adon. [Image source: http://www.hsa.brown.edu/~maicar/Adonis.html]
The Hebrews were monotheistic, believing in one all-powerful God who created everything there is. [Image source: http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/m/michelan/3sistina/1genesis/4adam/4creati1.html]
The Hebrews believed God revealed his inscrutable will through His prophets, or holy messengers. [Image source: http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/tours/sistina/prophets.html]
The Hebrews believed their God (Yahweh) determined right and wrong. [Image source: http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/m/michelan/3sistina/1genesis/2planets/2stars1.html]
Their God expected people to accept moral responsibility for their actions. [Image source: http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/tours/sistina/genesis.html]
Yahweh also expected people to deal justly with each other. [Image source: http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/b/botticel/sistina/index.html]
Judaism gave birth to the other two great monotheistic religions Christianity Islam
The Bible is one of the main sources of ancient history in the Fertile Crescent. [Image source: http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/faculty/jmac/meso/meso.htm]
Many of the early stories relate the lives of the patriarchs, or fathers, of the Hebrews.
The Israelites trace their ancestry back over 4,000 years to Father Abram (circa 1900 B.C.).
Abram was from the city of Ur in southern Mesopotamia. [Image source: http://www.wsu.edu:8001/vwsu/gened/learn-modules/top_agrev/7-Social-Consequences/socialcons3.html]
[Image source: Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 2000, p. 19.] The patriarch Abram left his home in Ur and migrated to Canaan circa 1900 B.C.
“I will make you a great nation.” The Israelites believe God made a covenant, or agreement, with Abram. [Image source: http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/pen10les.htm]
Canaan contained rocky hills, deserts, and fertile plains. [Image source: http://www.snu.edu/syllabi/history/f96projects/diaspora/]
The best farm land was located in the Jezreel Valley and the Jordan River Valley. [Image source: http://www.godsville.com/archaeology23.htm]
[Image source: http://houseofswank.home.att.net/camel.jpg] Many people lived as nomads herding sheep and goats.
Abram was very old before God blessed him and Sarai with a son. [Image source: http://www.execulink.com/~wblank/abraham.htm]
Abram’s faith was tested when God asked him to sacrifice his only son. [Image source: http://www.covenantinblood.com/bc/CovPic.html]
It was after this test of faith that Abram’s name was changed to Abraham. [Image source: http://www.research.missouri.edu/museum/isaac.htm]
The Patriarch Jacob became known as Israel, or “He who strives with God.” [Image source: http://hal.muhlberg.edu/wiles/mapa1.htm]
Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Dan Naphtali Gad Asher Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin Twelve Tribes of Israel
His favorite son Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers. [Image source: http://www.burbankanimation.com/josephcoatl.html]
Joseph rose to the rank of vizier, second only to pharaoh in power throughout the Land of Egypt. [Image source: http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/PLATE2DX.HTML]
While living in Egypt, the Children of Israel became slaves.
God heard the cries of His people for help and sent them a deliverer named Moses. [Image source: http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/m/michelan/1sculptu/giulio_2/index.html]
God told Moses to lead the Hebrews out of their Egyptian captivity.
On their exodus, or departure, from Egypt the Children of Israel were led and protected by God. [Image source: http://www.revelationillustrated.com/]
During the exodus, Moses led the People of Israel through the Red Sea.
During the trek across the Sinai Peninsula, God spoke to Israel through the Prophet Moses. [Image source: http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/p/piero/cosimo/sistina/index.html]
Ten Commandments 1. Have no other gods. 2. Do not worship graven images. 3. Do not use the Lord’s name in vain. 4. Honor the sabbath day and keep it holy.
Ten Commandments(continued) 5. Honor your father and mother. 6. Do not kill. 7. Do not commit adultery. 8. Do not steal. 9. Do not lie. 10. Do not covet.
Moses was ultimately credited with writing the first five books of the Bible, known as the Law of Moses.
The first five books of the Old Testament are also known as the Pentateuch • Genesis • Exodus • Leviticus • Numbers • Deuteronomy
Aaron, the brother of Moses, served as the high priest during the sojourn in the Wilderness. [Image source: Http://www.execulink.com/~wblank/aaron.htm]
After Moses died, the mantle of leadership fell upon his protégé Joshua. [Image source: http://www.new-life.net/joshua.htm]
Under Joshua’s leadership, the Children of Israel reduced and captured the fortress-city of Jericho. [Image source: http://www.utexas.edu/courses/wilson/ant304/projects/projects97/kingp/jericho.html]
[Image source: http://www.mustardseed.net/html/pjercod.html]
The Israelites quickly occupied the land. [Image source: http://www.bible.org/docs/ot/character/joshua/josh-06.htm]
The Israelites settled in Canaan after defeating and expelling the Philistines.
Each of the Twelve Tribes was assigned an area to settle in by lot. [Image source: http://users.deltanet.com/~goodnews/twelvetribes.htm]
Many of the Israelites turned to farming as a way of life. [Image source: http://www.wsu.edu:8001/vwsu/gened/learn-modules/top_agrev/4-Agriculture/agriculture3.html]