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Israel’s Israel’s HistoryHistory
Israel's History
Abram Abram was was
married married to Sarai to Sarai
and and they they
had no had no childrenchildren
..
When When Abram Abram was 75 was 75
years old, years old, God told God told him to him to
move his move his family to family to
the the promise promise
land.land.
God God promised promised
AbramAbram1. He and 1. He and
his children his children could have could have all the landall the land
2. His family will 2. His family will become a great nation.become a great nation.
3. He will have more 3. He will have more children and children and grandchildren than grandchildren than the stars in the sky.the stars in the sky.
Sarai tells Sarai tells Abram to Abram to
have a have a baby with baby with
Hagar (her Hagar (her maid). His maid). His
name is name is Ishmael.Ishmael.
Sarai got Sarai got mad and mad and kicked kicked
Hagar and Hagar and Ishmael out Ishmael out
of the of the house.house.
Later God promises Later God promises Saria that she will have Saria that she will have a baby too. She names a baby too. She names
the baby Isaac.the baby Isaac.
So which So which child is child is
Abraham’s Abraham’s heir heir
(person (person who who
inherits inherits his stuff)?his stuff)?
This This question question is still a is still a problem problem today.today.
Who's the
heir?
Ishmael is Ishmael is the heir the heir because because he is the he is the firstborn firstborn
child!child!
Isaac is Isaac is the heir the heir because because he is the he is the
son of son of Sarah Sarah
(Abraha(Abraham’s m’s
wife)!wife)!
Fast forward a few Fast forward a few 100 years to a man 100 years to a man
named Moses.named Moses.
One day One day God told God told Moses to Moses to
take take Isaac’s Isaac’s
descendandescendants out of ts out of Egypt to Egypt to
the the Promise Promise Land.Land.
This was This was the the
same same land God land God
had had promisepromise
d to d to Abram.Abram.
A few years A few years later the later the
Holy Holy Roman Roman Empire Empire
took over took over the land the land
and ran out and ran out all of the all of the Jewish Jewish
people.people.
After that the After that the Ottoman Empire (who Ottoman Empire (who were Muslims) took were Muslims) took
over the land.over the land.
Fast forward a few Fast forward a few 100 years to World 100 years to World
War I.War I.
Great Great Britain Britain
promises promises to give to give
the Jews the Jews their land their land
back.back.
After the After the war they war they decided decided not to not to
give the give the Jews the Jews the
land.land.
After World War II the After World War II the United Nations created United Nations created
the country of Israel the country of Israel because they felt bad because they felt bad about the Holocaust.about the Holocaust.
We don’t We don’t want any want any
more more people people here, here,
especially especially if they are if they are
Jewish.Jewish.
We are not We are not leaving! In leaving! In fact we are fact we are taking the taking the Gaza Strip Gaza Strip
and the and the West Bank.West Bank.