1. Your Special Place… Is it real or imagined? Where is it located? How does it make you feel? Safe? Content? Special? What does it look like? How did you find your special place? When?

2. ‘PLACE’

3. Salish & Pend d’Oreille

4. “Our story begins when the Creator put the animal people on this earth. He sent Coyote ahead as this world was full of evils and not yet fit for mankind. Coyote came with his brother Fox, to this big island, as the elders call this land, to free it of these evils. They were responsible for creating many geographical formations and providing good and special skills and knowledge for man to use. Coyote, however left many faults such as greed, jealousy, hunger, envy and many other imperfections that we know of today.” (Clarence Woodcock) Source: OPI Salish & Pend d’Oreille

5. Early Israelites

6. ~1200 B.C.

7. Early Israelites Who were the Israelites? Spoke Hebrew Wrote down some of their history (Hebrew Bible) Practiced monotheism (belief in one god). Judaism Believed they were descendents of a name named Abraham

8. Why did the Israelites settle in Caanan? They believed it was their ‘promised land’ from God. They lived in Caanan for about 100 years in tribes (separate family groups). 12 tribes of Israel Drought  Egypt Early Israelites

9. Life was not good in Egypt for the Israelites. Moses Exodus: Israelite escape from Egyptian slavery  Passover

10. Early Israelites

12. Ten Commandments Helped shape some beliefs and moral laws of some nations, such as the U.S. and Europe.

13. It probably took the Israelites about 40 years to reach Canaan. Joshua took over after Moses died Fought with the Canaanites Deborah was one of their military leaders Eventually, Israelites took control over the central region and the Canaanites controlled the coastal area. Early Israelites

14. Phoenicians Skilled sailors, traders Developed an alphabet which is the basis for the English alphabet today

15. Even today, conflict still exists over this place. Today, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan occupy what was once Canaan. Early Israelites

16. Finally… Although the Israelite population was small, the religion they practiced, now known as Judaism, influenced other religions such as Christianity and Islam. Judaism also influenced beliefs and practices of societies in Europe and America.

17. Activity 1. Write your own definition of ‘Place’ 2. Draw or write about place or event that was important to the Israelites. 3. Draw or write about a place that is important to you. Remember to include the 5w’s: Who, What, Where, When, Why…