1. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

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

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

5. Abraham’s Journeys

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

7. Ancient Palestine

8. Land of Goshen, Egypt

9. 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

16. Solomon’s Kingdom Solomon’s Kingdom

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 Kingdoms of Judah & Israel

22. Israelites in Captivity

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

24. The Great Library at Alexandria. Egypt

25. Jerusalem: Reading the Torah

26. Herod the Great’s Kingdom