Chapter 3 Section 4 Notes

I. The Search for A Promised Land

Land of Canna

A. Hebrews lived in the land of Cannan also called Palestine

B. First five books of the Old Testament were called the Torah, the holy book of the Hebrews

C. Abraham was the father of the Hebrew and lived in the Mesopotamian city Ur around 2000 B.C.

D. Around 1650 B.C. his descendents decided to move to Egypt where they became slaves

E. Hebrews had one God named Yahweh, monotheism

F. Covenant was where Abraham promised to obey God and God promised to protect Abraham and his descendants

G. Ark of the Covenant

Ark of Covenant

1. Where Yahweh lived

2. Ten Commandments

3. Moses staff

Moses by Michelangelo

H. Hebrews became enslaved in Egypt

1. Forced to do hard work

3. Moses leads them out called the Exodus

4. Passover

5. Mt. Sinai he receives the Ten Commandments from God

I. Judges would govern in times of emergency

1. One women judge named Deborah

J. Religion teachers called prophets interpreted the Torah

II. The Kingdom of Israel

A. The Hebrews were threatened by the Philistines

David and Goliath

B. One of the large tribes was from Judah thus the Hebrews became known as Jews or Judaism

C. Three strong kings of Israel

1. Saul chosen because he drove out the Philistines

2. David establishes Jerusalem as the capitol of the Hebrews

Jerusalem today

3. Solomon

Kingdom of David And Solomon

a. Built trading empire

b. Built a large temple

1. Which held the Ark of the Covenant

D. Discontent divides the kingdom with Israel in the north and Judah in the south

III. The Babylonian Captivity

A. In 738 B.C. both Israel and Judah began paying a tribute to the Assyrians

B. In 722 B.C. all of Israel and Judah fell to the Assyrians

C. Babylonians conquered Syria and Palestine by 586 B.C.

1. Babylonian Captivity

2. Time of Nebuchadnezzar

D. Persian king Cyrus the Great conquered the Babylonians and eased control over the Hebrews

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