1. The Ancient
Middle East
2.5 Roots of Judaism

2. 4. The
Ancient
Hebrews

3. Abraham’s Geneaology HAGAR ABRAHAM SARAH Ishmael Isaac
12 Arabian Tribes
Jacob
Esau
12 Tribes of Israel

4. Abraham’s Journey from Ur Canaan  The “Promised Land”

5. Abraham’s Journeys

6. 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

7. Ancient Palestine

8. Land of Goshen, Egypt

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

10. The Exodus

11. Route of the Exodus

12. Moses and the 10 Commandmets A new “covenant” with Yahweh

13. Mount Sinai

14. St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai

15. King David’s Empire- United Israel

16. Kingdom-Temple, Wisdom
Solomon’s
Kingdom-Temple, Wisdom

17. Recreation of Ancient Jerusalem

18. King Solomon’s Temple Floor Plan
The First Temple

19. Inside the Temple Tabernacle
The Arc of the Covenant

20. The Temple Mount, Jerusalem Today
Solomon’s Temple Wall: The “Wailing” Wall

21. Kingdoms of
Judah
&
Israel

22. Israelites in Captivity

23. Alexander the Great & the Hellenization of the Near East

24. Jerusalem: Reading the Torah

25. Herod the Great’s Kingdom