1. The Ancient Hebrews and the Origins of Judaism
Study Guide Chapter 11:
The Ancient Hebrews and the Origins of Judaism
Name:__________________________
Color: ___________________
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?
What is the Torah? WHY is it important to the study of Judaism?
Describe Abrahams covenant with God.
Why did God change Abram’s name to Abraham?
Define descendants:___________________________________________________________
Why did the Israelites move to Egypt? ____________________________________________
Where is the ‘promised land’?_____________________
List the following events in order in which they occurred, number 1 being the first event.
________ Moses receives the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai
________the Israelites are enslaved in Egypt.
________Abraham leaves Ur, Mesopotamia for the land of Canaan
________King David unites the Israelites into one Kingdom
_________Moses parts the Red Sea
_________King Solomon builds the first temple in Jerusalem
Define Exodus:_______________________________________________________________
What happened to Moses on Mt. Sinai?
Define prophet:______________________________________________________________
Who is David? List two of this major achievements to the development of Judaism.

2. Where are they going? _________________
13._____________________is the holy city of Judaism. Why is it considered sacred?
14. What is King Solomon's greatest contribution to the development of Judaism?
15. In the image to the right, who is the figure in the center? What is he doing? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________
16. The people on the bottom left and right corners are Israelites(Hebrews), where are they coming from?________________________
Why were they there? ___________________________________ ___________________________________
Where are they going? _________________
19.You will be responsible for labeling a map of the ancient region of Canaan; including…
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Nile River
Sinai Peninsula
Kingdom of Canaan/Israel
Euphrates River
Egypt
Jerusalem.

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5. The Ancient Hebrews and the Origins of Judaism
Study Guide Chapter 11:
The Ancient Hebrews and the Origins of Judaism
Name:__________________________
Color: ___________________
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?
What is the Torah? WHY is it important to the study of Judaism?
Describe Abrahams covenant with God.
Why did God change Abram’s name to Abraham?
Define descendants: ________________________________________________________
Why did the Israelites move to Egypt? ____________________________________________
Where is the ‘promised land’?_____________________

6. List the following events in order in which they occurred, number 1 being the first event.
________ Moses receives the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai
________the Israelites are enslaved in Egypt.
________Abraham leaves Ur, Mesopotamia for the land of Canaan
________King David unites the Israelites into one Kingdom
_________Moses parts the Red Sea
_________King Solomon build the first temple in Jerusalem
Define exodus: ________________________________________________________
What happened to Moses on Mt. Sinai?
Define prophet: ________________________________________________________
Who is David? List two of this major achievements to the development of Judaism.

7. 13. _____________________is the holy city of Judaism
13._____________________is the holy city of Judaism. Why is it considered sacred?
14. What is King Solomon's greatest contribution to the development of Judaism?
15. In the image above, who is the figure in the center? What is he doing? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________
16. The people on the bottom left and right corners are Israelites, where are they coming from?________________________
Why were they there? ______________________________________________________
Where are they going? _________________

8. 19.You will be responsible for labeling a map of the ancient region of Canaan; including…
Jordan River
Nile River
Sea of Galilee
Sinai Peninsula
Dead Sea
Kingdom of Canaan/Israel
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Euphrates River
Egypt
Jerusalem.

9. The History of the Ancient Israelites -- REVIEW
A. God’s Covenant with Abraham
Abram was born in __________________
At the age of __________ Abram was instructed by God to leave Mesopotamia and go to _______
God told Abram , “Your _____________ will be as numerous as the ____________”
God made a special agreement, or ______________ that would favor and protect Abram’s nation
In return, Abram agreed his children and relatives, or ____________________ would devote themselves to God
God renamed Abram __________________ which means __________________________
The Israelites believed that God’s covenant with them was a sign that they were a __________people and that Canaan was their _______________ land
B. The Enslavement of the Israelites
A _____________(shortage of food) in Canaan forced the Israelites to journey to Egypt
Jacob and his descendants “increased in numbers and became very _______________” in Egypt
Pharaoh Amose was afraid the Israelites were growing too powerful and that they might join Egypt’s __________ and wage war against Egypt.
He ____________ the Israelites and hired stern _______________ to force the Israelites to build ____________, ____________, __________________, ______________ and _________________
They were poorly _____________ and severely _____________
Despite these poor conditions, the Israelites continued to grow in number and Pharaoh Seti I ordered all ____________ Israelite males to be killed
The baby, __________, escaped this fate and changed the history of the Israelites forever
C. The Exodus from Egypt
Moses’ mother was afraid her newborn son would be killed so she put the baby in a ______________ and sent it down the Nile River
The pharaoh’s _______________ found Moses and took him home and raised him as her own son
When Moses was an adult, he saw an Egyptian beating an ____________ slave and he struck and killed the ___________
He fled east to the ____________________ to escape punishment for murder.

10. God heard the cries of the _________________ Israelites and appeared to ____________________ and instructed him to return to Egypt and lead the Israelites out of slavery and back into the ____________ _____________ of ________________________
Ramses refused to free the Israelites and God brought down a series of terrible ______________ on the Egyptians including swarms of ____________, ______________ and _______________________
Ramses II gave in and let the Israelites leave Egypt. The Torah refers to this event as the _____________ meaning “_________________________________________________________”
Ramses changes his mind and orders his army to pursue them. The army chases the Israelites to the banks of the __________ _________. On God’s instructions, Moses raises his ____________ and the waters parted and the Israelites crossed unharmed.
When the Egyptian army attempted to cross, Moses raised his staff again and the Egyptians _______
The Israelites believed that this was a ____________ so they placed their faith in _________ and their new _______________
D. Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
Moses led the Israelites out of eastern Egypt and south into the wilderness of the __________________
When they reached Mount _______________, Moses went to the top to receive the ___________ ________________ from _____________
These commandments, or ________________ ______________ were engraved on two tablets of __________ and are the ______________ of the Jewish religion.
The first one said the Israelites should worship only _______ ____________
Other commandments provided guidelines for moral ( ) behavior which included honoring your ____________ and ________________
As long as the Israelites promised to live according to the Ten Commandments. God promised to _______________________________________________________
God instructed Moses to build a magnificent _________ and _________ sacred chest called the ______
This became known as the _______ of the ______________ because it symbolized the _____________ between God and the Israelites
The Israelites also built an elaborate tent made of wood, gold, and rich fabrics called the ________________________________________ --- The Israelites first _____________________
The Tabernacle housed the Ark as the Israelites continued their journey to the _______________ land of ___________________________