3 Principles of Judaism
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Ancient Israelites
I. ANCIENT ISRAELITES
2000 BC Abraham and relatives move from Ur to Canaan. 1700 BC Famine forces Hebrews to move to Egypt. They become slaves.
Hebrews reach Canaan and form a kingdom. Moses receives Ten Commandments. Hebrews accept one god. 1200 BC Moses leads freed MONOTHEISM Hebrews from Egypt back to Canaan.
63 BC, Romans captured Jerusalem, (capital of the independent Jewish state of Judea.)
Under Roman rule, they faced persecution for their religious beliefs.
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Under Roman rule, they faced persecution for their religious beliefs.
II. Gods Covenant (agreement)
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Under Roman rule, they faced persecution for their religious beliefs.
II. Gods Covenant (agreement) God promises the Israelites... Protection The promised land of Canaan Hebrews/Jews wrote their history in the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible, Torah.
Rules on social and religious behavior Prophets spoke against war, oppression, greed, ethics
God wanted people to live moral and ethical lives. People had to oppose injustice and oppression and help those in need.
Name Date Period Questions/Cues Notes: 1.3 Principles of Judaism IV. Scattering of Jews 586 BC marked the start of the diaspora New Jewish groups emerged, one led by a Jew named Jesus.