Chapter 3 Section 1

The Origins of the Hebrews

Torah• First five books of the Hebrew

Bible.

• Gives the early history, laws, and beliefs of the Hebrews.

Abraham

• Chosen by God to be the father of the Hebrew people.

• God commanded Abraham to leave Ur and travel to Canaan.

Abraham

• Abraham and his people believed Canaan to be the promised land which would belong to their descendents.

Monotheism

• Belief in ONE all powerful God.

• Unlike most other cultures, the Hebrews were monotheistic.

Judaism

• The Jewish faith

• Name comes from the tribe of Judah, one of the 12 tribes of Israel.

Israelites

• New name taken by the Hebrews in Canaan after Abraham’s grandson Jacob otherwise known as Israel.

Exile to Egypt

• The Israelites fled to Egypt because of a terrible famine in Canaan.

Enslaved in Egypt

• The Israelites were enslaved by the Pharaoh and forced to work on building projects.

Moses

• He takes charge of the Israelites and leads them out of Egypt.

Exodus• The migration of Israelites out of Egypt led

by Moses.

• They wandered the Sinai Desert for 40 years.

The Ten Commandments

• Law given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai and became basis of law for Israelites.

Return to Canaan

• Canaan had been taken over by various groups.

• Israelites organized 12 tribes and formed an army to retake Canaan.

Return to Canaan

• The first city to fall was Jericho.• It took 200 years for the Israelites to

reclaim all of Canaan.