
Day 1 Jewish Faith Beginnings
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Laura Morris
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Jewish Faith Beginnings
The Oldest Monotheistic Religion
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Jewish Beginnings
Between 2000 and 1500 BC a new people appeared in Southwest Asia. They were the Hebrews (HEE-brooz), ancestors of the Israelites and Jews.
The early Hebrews were simple herders, but they developed a culture that became a major influence on later civilizations.
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Multiple Select
What does Hebrew mean? (Pick 2)
ancestors of the Israelites and Jews
A religion in Western Asia
simple herders
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Evidence
Much of what is known about their early history comes from archaeologists and from Hebrew scribes.
The writings from the scribes describe their early history and the laws of Judaism ( JOO -dee-i-zuhm).
Judaism is the religion of the Hebrews
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Multiple Choice
How do we know anything about the Jewish faith?
ancient writings
archaeologist
archaeologist and ancient writings
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Hebrew Bible
In time these accounts became the Hebrew Bible.
The Hebrew Bible is largely the same as the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.
The major differences are the wording and timeline.
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Poll
The Hebrew Bible is similar to
The New Testament
The Old Testament
The Christian Bible
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It Started With Abraham
The Hebrew Bible traces the Hebrews back to a man named Abraham. One day, the Hebrew Bible says, God told Abraham to leave his home in Mesopotamia. He was to take his family on a long journey to the west. God promised to lead Abraham to a new land and make his descendants into a mighty nation.
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Fill in the Blanks
The Jewish faith started with
Type answer...
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Settled In Canaan and then Egypt
Abraham left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan (KAY-nuhn), on the Mediterranean Sea.
Some of his descendants, the Isra- elites, lived in Canaan for many years.
Later, however, some Israelites moved to Egypt, perhaps because of famine in Canaan.
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Open Ended
What natural features did Abraham follow on his long journey?
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Multiple Select
Why did the Hebrews leave Caanan?
They wanted riches
They wanted a better ruler
They were starving
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The Oldest Monotheistic Religion
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