Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY The Ancient Middle East Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
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. The Torah
Ancient Palestine
Land of Goshen, Egypt
“Shepherd of His People” Moses “Shepherd of His People” “Prince of Egypt”
The Exodus
Route of the Exodus
A new “covenant” with Yahweh Moses and the 10 Commandmets A new “covenant” with Yahweh
Mount Sinai
St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai
King David’s Empire
Solomon’s Kingdom
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
The Great Library at Alexandria. Egypt
Jerusalem: Reading the Torah
Herod the Great’s Kingdom