1. Chapter 3 The First Israelites
Vocabulary
Monotheism tribe Torah
Covenant alphabet

2. The Early Israelites
About 1200 B.C., many great changes took place around Mediterranean Sea.
About 1000 B.C., people called Israelites built kingdom in ________________.
Israelite religion focused on one God.
Belief in one god is known as _________________.
Israelite faith became religion we know today as ____________.
Followers of Judaism are known as Jews.
Judaism influenced Christianity and Islam & helped shape beliefs and practices.
Israelites spoke language of ________.
Wrote down much of their history & beliefs & later became known as the Hebrew Bible.

3. Early Israelites Earliest Israelites were herders/traders.
According to Bible, they came from Mesopotamia & settled in Canaan.
Believed they were descendants from ___________.
In Bible, God told Abraham & his followers to leave Mesopotamia & go to Canaan.
There, they would worship one true God & land of Canaan would be promised to Abraham & his descendants in return.
According to Bible, this is why Israelites settled in Canaan.

4. Slavery to Freedom Life was bad for Israelites in Egypt.
Pharaoh needed men to build pyramids, so he enslaved them.
Ordered all baby boys born to Israelites thrown into Nile River.
Bible recalls that one mother hid her son in a basket on the riverbank.
Pharaoh’s daughter found baby and named it _____________.
He grew up tending sheep & around 1290 B.C., he saw a burning bush & heard a voice.
He believed it was God telling him to lead Israelites out of Egypt.
To get pharaoh to release Israelites, Bible says God sent _____ plagues to trouble Egypt.
Plague can be a disease or something to cause problems to people.

5. Slavery to Freedom/Ten Commandments
Last plague God sent would kill all first-born children—except for those of Israelites who marked doorway with lamb’s blood.
Plague convinced pharaoh to let Israelites leave. Today, Jews recognize this day as _______________ b/c God “passed over” their homes w/the tenth plague.
Pharaoh changed his mind & sent army after Israelites.
In Bible—God parted the ____________ to let his people pass.
When Egyptians followed, water drowned soldiers.
Israelite escape is known as the _______________.
On way back to Canaan, Israelites had to travel through Sinai desert.

6. Ten Commandments
Bible states, Moses went to top of _____________ & received laws from God.
Laws were known as the ________. Later, they became first part of the Hebrew Bible.
Torah described a covenant, or agreement with God.
God promised to return Israelites to Canaan if they followed laws.
Torah explained right & wrong by God.
Most important part of Torah was ______________.
Told Israelites to be loyal only to one god—whose name must never be spoken.
Never worship other gods or images.
Belief in only one god became foundation for Christianity & Islam.

7. Ten Commandments Helped shape basic moral laws.
Told people not to steal, murder, tell lies, about others, etc.
Helped develop belief called “______________.”
Laws apply to everyone equally!!!
Do not worship any god except me.
Do not bow down and worship idols.
Do not misuse my name.
Remember that the Sabbath Day belongs to me.
Respect your father and your mother.
Do not murder.
Be faithful in marriage.
Do not steal.
Do not tell lies about others.
Do not want anything that belongs to someone else.