1. Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Lydians
Chapter 2: Lesson 4
Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Lydians

2. The Hebrews -Abraham: known for being the first Jew ever.
Shepherd from the city of Ur.
Hebrew Bible claims that God spoke to Abraham
Told Abraham to leave his homeland and move to a new location
The city of Canaan

3. “The whole land of Canaan… I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God”

4. Start of Monotheism What is a covenant?
1800 B.C.E- Abraham began to worship 1 God and started Judaism
Judaism was considered the first monotheistic religion
The Hebrews lived in Canaan for some time before moving to Egypt

5. Jews in Egypt Who do you think the “Children of Israel” are?
How do you think life was for the Jews in Egypt?
“And the Egyptians made the Children of Israel serve with rigor”

6. Moses God chose Moses to lead the Jews out of Egypt towards Freedom
Moses was given a set of Laws called the “Ten Commandments”
Provided guidance for worship
2) Rules for behavior
3) Did not mention punishment
These Commandments were to be followed by any person escaping Egypt

7. Torah Torah: means “to teach” in Hebrew.
Consists of the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
Very sacred, Holy text
The Torah is a set of moral codes that all Jews must follow & also contains stories from the past.

8. Phoenicians Skilled sea traders
Most important trade route at Carthage, North Africa
Why?

9. Phoenician Alphabet
After cuneiform got up to 700 different characters, the Phoenicians created a new alphabet that would be the basis for ours today.

10. Phoenician Alphabet

11. Lydians Stamped marking on gold pieces to indicate value.
Coins made trade simpler and easier