1. The Israelites Father or Judaism

4. The Israelites Lived in Ur Left Mesopotamia and migrated to Palestine (Canaan.) Pastoral Nomads – Domesticated Animals moved looking for grazing lands Abraham – 1 st leader of the Israelites Hebrew - language of the Israelites

10. The First Monotheists? Monotheism – belief in one god. Israelites were monotheistic History and Religious beliefs of the Israelites are found in the Hebrew bible. Yahweh – god of the Israelites

11. Enslavement Drought (Lack of precipitation) in Palestine drove Israelites to Egypt. Enslaved by Pharaoh

13. Moses Emerged as leader of Israelites while enslaved in Egypt Led the Israelites out of Egypt 10 Commandments – written laws of the Isrealites