1. 7-8. Palestine and Phoenicia

2. Phoenicians They lived in along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
The Main city states were Sidon, Tyre, Byblos.

3. They were famous merchants
They were famous merchants. They established trade routes and trading colonies throughout the Mediterranean Sea

4. How far did the Phoenicians sail?

5. They spread civilization and culture from the Middle East through the Mediterranean where they traded
They created the Alphabet of 22 symbols (letters) which represent sounds

6. The Hebrews
Abraham was the father of the Hebrew people, who led his folk from Ur to the Canaan.

7. In Canaan the Hebrew suffered from starvation, so they moved to Egypt
In Canaan the Hebrew suffered from starvation, so they moved to Egypt. Egyptians treated Jewish badly, so Moses led them from Egypt to Palestine. This wandering was called exodus /kivonulás/.

8. “Shepherd of His People”
Moses
“Prince of Egypt”
“Shepherd of His People”

9. Before they arrived in Palestine, Moses got the Tablets of law with the 10 commandments from God on the Mount Sinai.

10. The Torah
Moses wrote 5 books which tell us the law of God. It is the Hebrew Bible.
The Torah

11. Saul, the great king united the 12 Jewish tribes in Palestine
Saul, the great king united the 12 Jewish tribes in Palestine. First they established Israel in the North and Judah in the East.

12. David, the other famous king united Israel and Judah and made Jerusalem the capital of the kingdom. He brought the ark of the covenant and the Tablets of law to Jerusalem.
The Ark of the Covenant

13. His son was the wise Jewish king, Salomon
His son was the wise Jewish king, Salomon. He put the ark of covenant and the Tablets of law in the temple in Jerusalem
The temple of Solomon

14. Inside the Temple Tabernacle
(The Holy of Holies)
The Ark of the Covenant

15. The Temple MountToday Solomon’s Temple Wall: The “Wailing” Wall

16. The Jewish were the first nation which worshipped only one god
The Jewish were the first nation which worshipped only one god. They believed in Yahweh (Hebrew name for God). It is called monotheism.