1. Abraham and Moses TSW 1 summarize the life of Abraham and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 2 summarize the life of Moses and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 3 list the Ten Commandments and explain their importance to Judaism and Western Civilization

2. Torah TSW 1 summarize the life of Abraham and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 2 summarize the life of Moses and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 3 list the Ten Commandments and explain their importance to Judaism and Western Civilization The first 5 holy books of Judaism are called the Torah Hebrews believe these books were given by God The Torah gives the early history of laws and beliefs The books are named Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

3. Abraham’s Travels TSW 1 summarize the life of Abraham and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 2 summarize the life of Moses and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 3 list the Ten Commandments and explain their importance to Judaism and Western Civilization Abraham lived in the city of Ur found in Mesopotamia in 1800 BC According to the Torah God told Abraham to leave Ur and go to Canaan Abraham believed that Canaan would belong to his family because it was promised by God Therefore Canaan is considered the Promised Land

4. Abraham’s Travels TSW 1 summarize the life of Abraham and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 2 summarize the life of Moses and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 3 list the Ten Commandments and explain their importance to Judaism and Western Civilization Abraham moved with his family to Canaan While there Abraham taught the people to believe in one powerful God This changed the belief from being polytheistic to monotheistic Judaism is from this Hebrew thought that they were God’s chosen people The people believed in God’s pledge of Canaan belonging to the people So the people followed the laws of their faith and practiced justice and righteousness

5. Egypt TSW 1 summarize the life of Abraham and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 2 summarize the life of Moses and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 3 list the Ten Commandments and explain their importance to Judaism and Western Civilization Over time the Hebrews changed their name to the Israelites According to the Torah there was a terrible famine in Canaan and the Israelites traveled to Egypt Jacob’s son (Jacob is a son of Abraham) Joseph was an advisor for a pharaoh A new pharaoh comes to power and he enslaved the Israelites and forced them to work on building projects

6. Moses TSW 1 summarize the life of Abraham and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 2 summarize the life of Moses and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 3 list the Ten Commandments and explain their importance to Judaism and Western Civilization Moses helped the Israelites flee from Egypt back to Canaan This movement is known as the Exodus One famous story is how Moses parted the Red Sea so the people could safely travel across it Once the Israelites left Egypt they wandered in the desert for 40 years According to the Torah Moses climbed to the top of Mount Sinai where God spoke to him

7. Ten Commandments TSW 1 summarize the life of Abraham and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 2 summarize the life of Moses and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 3 list the Ten Commandments and explain their importance to Judaism and Western Civilization When Moses returned from Mt. Sinai he carried two stone tablets with him On these stone tablets were the Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments were the basis of laws for the Israelites The people thought the commandments were God reminding them of the promise he made to Abraham. They also believed that through these commandments God created moral laws for all of humanity to follow

8. Ten Commandments TSW 1 summarize the life of Abraham and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 2 summarize the life of Moses and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 3 list the Ten Commandments and explain their importance to Judaism and Western Civilization The Ten Commandments are: I. I am the Lord thy God..Thou shall not have any other gods before me II. The shalt not make unto thee any graven images III. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain IV. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy

9. Ten Commandments TSW 1 summarize the life of Abraham and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 2 summarize the life of Moses and explain his importance to Judaism TSW 3 list the Ten Commandments and explain their importance to Judaism and Western Civilization V. Honor thy father and mother VI. Thou shalt not kill VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery VIII. Thou shalt not steal IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor X. Thou shalt not covet…anything that is thy neighbors