1. The Ancient
Middle East

2. 4. The
Ancient
Hebrews

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

4. Important Vocabulary Monotheism – belief in one god
Torah – the first five books of the Bible
Covenant – a promise from god to his people
Patriarchs – male leaders of a society
Exodus – when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt
Diaspora – the scattering of Jew outside of Judah

5. Timeline Moved into the Fertile Crescent c. 2000 BCE
Abraham makes his covenant with God (Canaan)
The 12 tribes
Into Egypt
Out of Egypt (Exodus – Passover) and into Canaan
Saul, David, and Solomon (three kings)
Chaos after Solomon
In 722 BCE, defeated by the Assyrians (1st kingdom)
In 586 BCE, defeated by the Chaldeans (2nd)
Diaspora

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

7. Abraham’s Journeys

8. Yahweh’s “Covenant” With His People
The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible.
The most sacred text in the Jewish religious tradition.
The Torah

9. Ancient Palestine

10. Land of Goshen, Egypt

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

12. The Exodus

13. Route of the Exodus

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

15. Mount Sinai

16. St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai

17. King David’s Empire

18. Solomon’s
Kingdom

19. Recreation of Ancient Jerusalem

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

21. Inside the Temple Tabernacle
The Arc of the Covenant

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

23. Kingdoms of
Judah
&
Israel

24. Israelites in Captivity

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

26. The Great Library at Alexandria. Egypt

27. Jerusalem: Reading the Torah

28. Herod the Great’s Kingdom