1. Judaism and the Nation of Israel

2. Judaism Monotheistic Follow the teachings of the Torah
Founded by Abraham
(1700s BC )Left the land of Ur and traveled to Canaan (Israel)
Grandson Jacob formed the 12 tribes of Israel
Tested by God

3. From Canaan and Back…
Because of famine Israelites migrated from Canaan to Egypt
Held in slavery
Not mentioned in Egyptian history
Moses led the Jews out of Egypt
12 tribes fight the Philistines and Canaanites for control of Canaan
King Saul
1st king to unify the 12 tribes
King David
Made Jerusalem the capitol
Messiah would come from David’s bloodline

4. 1st temple destroyed by Babylonian invaders
Solomon
Built the Great Temple in Jerusalem.
1st temple destroyed by Babylonian invaders
2nd temple built by King Herod
Roman Control
Palestine
All that is left of the temple is the Wailing Wall. It was destroyed by Romans in 70 A.D.
Romans dispersed Jews across their empire.

5. Modern History European Anti-Semitism Collapse of the Ottoman Empire
British Mandate of Palestine after WWI
Law of Return
Any Jewish person could move to Palestine
WWII, Holocaust
6 million Jewish people die
Zionism

6. 1948 creation of a Jewish State War for Independence 1948-1949
Attacked by Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria
Arab-Israelis, Palestinians
Arab-Israeli Wars
Palestinian refugees

8. Jerusalem: The Holy City
The Temple Mount
The Western Wall
Mount Zion