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Where do the Hebrews live?

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They live on fertile cresent & Jordan River Valley; between Egypt & Mesopotamian Valley

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Is this a good place to live?

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No

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What is the story of the Hebrews centered around?

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The covenant of God

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What did the Hebrews create?

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Monotheism

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How did God create man?

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God created man in his image; women came from Adam’s rib

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What did Adam & Eve do that got them kicked out of the Garden of Eden?

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Ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

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Who are the ?

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Abram (Abraham) & Sarai (Sarah); Issac & Rebeka; Jacob/Israel

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Where did Abram live?

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Ur

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What does God tell Abram?

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To worship him and go to Canaan, and circumcise all of his male descendants. He tells Abram he will give him and his descendants land.

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Who is Abrahams wife and what does God do for her?

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Sarah; God gives Sarah child

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Who is Sarah’s child?

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Issac

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Who is Jacob son?

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Joseph

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What happens to Joseph?

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His brothers sell him into slavery and he ends up interpreting the pharaohs dreams, and saves the Egyptians from phamon

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Who are the patriarchs?

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Abraham, Issac, Jacob

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Who enslaves the Hebrews?

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The Egyptians

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What law does the Pharaoh?

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All Hebrew baby boys shall be killed

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Who helped the Hebrews?

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Egyptian midwives

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Who adopted Moses and when?

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A princess; c1200 BC

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What happens to Moses?

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Becomes a general in Egyptian army

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What happens to Moses when he’s tending sheep?

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He sees the burning bush

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What does the burning bush say when Moses asks who he is?

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I am that I am

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What does the burning bush mean by “I am that I am” ?

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It means he is the source of all being.

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What does Moses do to the Egyptians?

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He brings 10 plagues

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Why does Moses bring 10 plagues on the Egyptians?

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Moses is denied freedom of the Hebrews

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What is the last plague?
Angel of death will come and kill all first born sons. He tells the Hebrews to put the blood of their best lamb on their door so the death angel will pass over their house, and then roast the lamb and eat standing up. All the first born sons are killed except the Hebrews.
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What comes from the last plague?
Pass over
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What sea did the Hebrews go through when leaving Egypt?
Reed Sea
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What does the Egyptian Army do?
They follow the Hebrews, but drown when they try to follow the Hebrews into the Reed Sea
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Abraham is _____________
Henotheist (worship one god, believe in many)
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Where does Moses go next & what does he receive while there?
Mount Sinai; the Ten Commandments
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What are the Ten Commandments known as?
Mosaic Law
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What is reaffirmed?
The covenant
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What was the purpose of Mosaic Law?
To make the Hebrews holy/morally pure within & without
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What is the difference between Jews and Christians?
Jews believe in both ritual law and moral law; Christians only believe in moral law
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Is there boundaries between religion and the rest of life in Mosaic Law?
No
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Who enforces Mosaic law?
God; Kings enforce other near Easter law
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Where did the Hebrews go after they leave Mount Sinai?
Canaan
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Who is Moses' successor?
Joshua
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Who did the Canaanites worship?
Molech/Baal
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What did the Canaanites do while worshiping?
Kill a baby
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What did God tell the Hebrews to do?
Kill the Canaanites who worshiped this god
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Who ruled the Hebrews?
Religious leaders called Judges/Prophets
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What is it called when religious leaders rule?
Theocracy
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Who was the first King of the Hebrews?
Saul
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Who appointed the first king?
The Prophet Samuelhttps://vip.calu.edu/cp/home/displaylogin
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What was David? Why was he there to fight Goliath?
A Shepard boy; he was visiting his brother in the army
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What did the Philistines do after David killed Goliath?
Ran away
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What did David do to Goliath?
Hit him in the forehead with a rock then cut his head off while he was unconscious.
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What happened to David after the battle with Goliath?
Saul had David live in his court
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What was David great at?
Musician and poet; which are conceived together
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What does Saul try to do to David?
Kill him
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After Saul dies who becomes king? Time period?
David becomes king (1005 BC-965 BC)
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What did David found?`
The royal dynasty of the Israelites
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What did David do while king?
Destroyed the Philistines, dominated the Phoenecians
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Where did the Phoenicians settle & when?
Carthage; 814 BC
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What major achievement did the Phoenicians have?
Developed the alphabet
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What did David make his capital?
Jerusalem
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What did David want to build?
The temple to God of Covenant
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Who book did David write part of?
Psalms
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What is the most popular verse David wrote?
23rd Psalm: The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want
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How was music produced from this time period?
Cantillation Marks
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Who David's son?
Solomon
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What does Solomon build?
Temple mount to God in Jerusalem
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White does Solomon represent?
The peak of the Israelites c965 BC-925 BC
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What happened after Solomon?
Israel split into two kingdoms; Israel & Judah
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Who are Isaiah & Jeremiah?
Prophets
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When did Judah last until?
587/586 BC
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Who took over Judah?
The NeoBabylonians
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What did the people of Judah do while in captivity?
Payed more attention to their religion
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When did they become known as Jewish (Judaism)?
During captivity
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Who takes over the NeoBabylonians?
Persians
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Who was Michah?
The most humble prophet
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What happened after the Persians took over?
Jews convinced the Persians to let them go and build a temple
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What does Hellenize mean?
To make a population adopt Greek culture
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Who conquered the Persians?
Alexander the Great
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What did Alexander the Great want to do?
Hellenize the Jews; they were polytheistic and ate foods that were against Jewish morals
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Who convinced them to let the Jews live in Autonomy?
Judas Maccabeus
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When was the 1st revolt against the Romans?
AD 66 - AD 73
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What did the Romans do in AD 70?
They destroyed final temple in Jerusalem
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When was the 2nd revolt against the Romans?
AD 130- AD 135
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Did the Jews win either revolt?
No
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What happened after the second revolt?
Jewish diaspora
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What is Jewish diaspora?
They spread the Jews out so they couldn't rebel again.
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When was Israel reinstated?
May 1948
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What did the Jews give us?
7 day week, work 6 days a week- rest on the 7th foundation of 3 religions, monotheism, personal holiness/morality, personal relationship with God, how you should treat other people
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What religions did the Jews give us the foundation for?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

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