The Ancient Middle East 2.5 Roots of Judaism
4. The Ancient Hebrews
Abraham’s Geneaology HAGAR ABRAHAM SARAH Ishmael Isaac 12 Arabian Tribes Jacob Esau 12 Tribes of Israel
Abraham’s Journey from Ur Canaan The “Promised Land”
Abraham’s Journeys
Yahweh’s “Covenant” With His People The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible. The most sacred text in the Jewish religious tradition. Monotheistic The Torah
Ancient Palestine
Land of Goshen, Egypt
“Shepherd of His People” Moses “Prince of Egypt” “Shepherd of His People”
The Exodus
Route of the Exodus
Moses and the 10 Commandmets A new “covenant” with Yahweh
Mount Sinai
St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai
King David’s Empire- United Israel
Kingdom-Temple, Wisdom Solomon’s Kingdom-Temple, Wisdom
Recreation of Ancient Jerusalem
King Solomon’s Temple Floor Plan The First Temple
Inside the Temple Tabernacle The Arc of the Covenant
The Temple Mount, Jerusalem Today Solomon’s Temple Wall: The “Wailing” Wall
Kingdoms of Judah & Israel
Israelites in Captivity
Alexander the Great & the Hellenization of the Near East
Jerusalem: Reading the Torah
Herod the Great’s Kingdom