Post on 03-Jan-2016
Prophet•Messengers from God
•Ex. Abraham
Monotheism
•Worship of one god
•Ex. Are Judaism, Islam, and Christianity
Exodus •The departure from Egypt back the promised land of Canaan
•Israelites freedom from slavery
Covenant •An agreement with God
Abraham
•Father of the Hebrew people
•God made a covenant with him
Torah
•First part of the Hebrew Bible
•Teachings Moses received from God
Moses
•Delivered the Israelites from Egyptian slavery
•Gave the Israelites God’s commandments
Canaan •The land promised to the Israelites in the Bible
•Located in the Fertile Crescent between Egypt and Mesopotamia
Mediterranean Sea
Philistines •Inhabitants who lived in the land when the Israelites returned
•Goliath was the giant from this tribe
Phoenicians •Seafarers from Lebanon
•Great trading civilization
•Invented the alphabet
Judaism
• Culture, social and religious beliefs and practices of the Jews
Exile
• Forced absence from one’s home