Intro to Ancient Hebrews

Intro to Ancient Hebrews

In this lesson you will learn about the Hebrew people, ancestors of today's Christians, Muslims, and Jewish people.

Cognates

antepasados....________________

descendant.... _______________

religion...._______________

respect...._______________

Non-cognates

• gods...___________

• holidays...______________

• journey...._______________

Remember Mesopotamia?

• Every city had its own god.

• This is called polytheism.

• They created and prayed to gods to help them explain events in nature.

• (Floods, no rain, etc)

• They believed only priests could speak to gods.

Multiple Choice

Believing in many gods is called....

• Atheism

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

Can you find Mesopotamia on this map? What were the two rivers that made farming so good?

Abraham lived in Mesopotamia

According to the Bible, a man named Abraham heard ONE god tell him to leave Mesopotamia and follow his directions.

Multiple Choice

How many gods did Abraham hear?

• one god

• many gods

Multiple Choice

Why was it surprising that God chose Abraham to speak to?

• In Ancient Sumer, gods only spoke to priests, not ordinary men

• Because Abraham was a bad person.

God promised Abraham and Sarah a baby even though they were very old. This baby became the first of the Hebrew people.

​Isaac

Multiple Choice

Abraham is called the father of the Hebrew people.

• Yes, that is true

• No, that is not true

Look at the light blue dots. This was Abraham's journey.

Multiple Choice

Which describes Abraham's Journey?

• From Canaan

  To Mesopotamia

  To Egypt

• From Sumer

  To Canaan

  To Egypt

Abraham's actions began the first monotheistic religion in the world

• monotheistic=one god

• The Jews became "God's chosen people"

• Even when Egyptians tried to make them slaves, God saved them (through Moses).

Multiple Choice

Abraham's descendants started the first ____________ religion in the world.

• Atheistic (no gods)

• Polytheistic (many gods)

• Monotheistic (one god)

Abraham was a Hebrew

• His descendants are called Israelites or Jews

• Jewish people (Jews who follow the religion called Judaism).

• Today, Jews still call their language the Hebrew language.

Multiple Choice

Which is correct:

I met a very nice __________ person today.

• Hebrew

• Israelite

• Jewish

Multiple Choice

Which is correct:

Ms. Litz speaks the ______________ language.

• Hebrew

• Israelite

• Jewish

Why is this important?

• There are 14 million Jewish people in the world

• There are 2.3 billion Christian people in the world

• There are 1.9 billion Islamic people in the world

Multiple Choice

We should treat people who believe different religion than us with ____________.

• Hatred

• Respect

Some other things we will learn about in this chapter...

• Other important Hebrews like Moses, King David, and Ruth

• Ms. Litz's religion: Judaism religion

• Jewish Holidays

• Jewish persecution: The Holocaust

Open Ended

What is a question you still have about this lesson?