1. Chapter 3 Section 4

2.  Palestine  Canaan  Torah  Abraham  Monotheism  Covenant  Moses  Israel  Judah  Tribute

3.  Cultural crossroads  Connected to Asia and Africa  Phoenicians lived there  Seaports to Red Sea and Mediterranean  Hebrews settled in Canaan  God promised this land

4. Torah- first five books of the Hebrew Bible Christians see it as old testament Abraham- father of Jewish people God told him to move his people Hebrews then moved to Egypt

5. The God of Abraham – Roamed for many years – God watched over them – Hebrews were monotheistic – Belief in one God comes from Greek – Yahweh has power over everything – Not a physical being – No images made of him

6. Hebrews prayed for protection from enemies God watched over because Abraham promised to obey him God promised to protect him and his descendants Covenant-promise between God and founder of the Hebrews

7.  Migrated to Egypt  Given places of honor  Later forced into slavery  1300-1200 BC fled Egypt  Remembered at Passover  Moses- led them from slavery

8.  Pharaoh ordered the deaths of Hebrew babies  Moses brought up as Egyptian  God commanded Moses to lead the people

9.  Moses climbed Mt. Sinai  Brought down two stone tablets  Ten commandments  Basis of civil and religious life  New covenant with God

10.  Wandered the desert for 40 years  Returned to Canaan  Changed from nomads to settled herders, city dwellers  12 tribes  Self governing  Come together in crisis

11.  Deborah-judge chosen by God  Most women raised children  The code regulated social and religious behavior  Had a greater equality

12.  Goal was a moral life  Right conduct and worship  Hebrew ideas influenced ◦ Judaism ◦ Christianity ◦ Islam

13.  1020 to 922 BC Hebrew unite  Three Kings ◦ Saul ◦ 1 st king ◦ Drove off the Philistines'  David was the second king ◦ Established Jerusalem as the capitol

14.  Solomon builds a kingdom  David’s son  Built a trading empire  Great Temple  Home for the ark of the covenant  Inner walls made of cedar and gold

15.  Solomon’s projects required high taxes  Men had to work one month out of three  Forced labor bred discontent  Kingdom divides ◦ Israel in the north ◦ Judah in the south

16.  Israel and Judah paid tribute to prevent attack  Assyrians attack  Babylon King Nebuchadnezzar conquers both  Temple destroyed  Survivors exiled

17.  Ezekiel urges people to keep the faith alive  Persian King Cyrus conquers Babylon  Cyrus allows Jews to return  Cyrus allows them to rebuild the Temple  Greeks and Romans follow as conquers