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The FirstIsraelitesHistorySocial ScienceStandardsWH6.3 Studentsanalyze the geographic,political, economic,religious, and socialstructures of the AncientHebrews.Looking Back, Looking AheadLocating PlacesYou have read how the Egyptiansbuilt a great civilization. At aboutthe same time, another nation wasforming. The Egyptians called thepeople of this nation habiru, orforeigners. The people calledthemselves Israelites or the Childrenof Israel.Canaan (KAY nuhn)Mount Sinai (SY NY)Focusing on the The Israelites believed in one Godwho set down moral laws for hispeople. They recorded their historyin the Bible. (page 201) The Israelites had to fight theCanaanites to return to theirpromised land. (page 204)Meeting PeopleAbrahamJacobMosesDeborahPhoenician (fih NEE shuhn)1400 B.C.JerusalemMemphis200Content Vocabularymonotheism(MAH nuh thee IH zuhm)tribeTorah (TOHR UH)covenant (KUHV nuhnt)alphabetAcademic Vocabularyfocus (FOH kuhs)occupy (AH kyuh PY)create (kree AYT)Reading StrategySequencing Information Createa sequence chart to help trace themovement of the Israelites.1200 B.C.1000 B.C.c. 1290 B.C.c. 1125 B.C.c. 1000 B.C.Moses leadsIsraelites fromEgyptDeborah defeatsCanaanitesDavid makesJerusalem thecapital of IsraelCHAPTER 3 The Ancient Israelites
WH6.3.1 Describe the origins and significance of Judaism as the first monotheistic religion based on the concept of one God whosets down moral laws for humanity. WH6.3.2 Identify the sources of the ethical teachings and central beliefs of Judaism (theHebrew Bible, the Commentaries): belief in God, observance of law, practice of the concepts of righteousness and justice, andimportance of study; and describe how the ideas of the Hebrew traditions are reflected in the moral and ethical traditions of Westerncivilization. WH6.3.3 Explain the significance of Abraham, Moses, Naomi, Ruth, David, and Yohanan ben Zaccai in the developmentof the Jewish religion. WH6.3.4 Discuss the locations of the settlements and movements of Hebrew peoples, including theExodus and their movement to and from Egypt, and outline the significance of the Exodus to the Jewish and other people.The Early IsraelitesThe Israelites believed in one God whoset down moral laws for his people. They recordedtheir history in the Hebrew Bible.Reading Connection Where do your ideas about rightand wrong come from? Read on to find out how theIsraelites developed their ideas about right and wrong.About 1200 B.C., great changes tookplace around the Mediterranean Sea.Empires fell and new people entered theregion. Many set up small kingdoms.Around 1000 B.C., a people called Israelites(IHZ ruh LYTS) built a kingdom in Canaan(KAY nuhn). Canaan was a region along theMediterranean Sea in southwest Asia.Who Were the Israelites?Although theIsraelite population was small, the religionthey practiced would one day affect muchof the world. Most people at this timeworshiped many gods and goddesses. TheIsraelite religion focused on only one God.The belief in one God is called monotheism(MAH nuh thee IH zuhm).The Israelite faith became the religionknown today as Judaism (JOO dee IH zuhm). The followers of Judaism were eventually known as Jews. Judaism influencedChristianity and Islam, and also helpedshape the beliefs and practices of societiesin Europe and America.The Israelites spoke a language calledHebrew. They wrote down their history andmany of their religious beliefs in what laterbecame the Hebrew Bible.In general, the Hebrew Bible is whatChristians call the Old Testament. Throughthis book, Jewish values and religion laterinfluenced religious beliefs in Europe.The earliest Israelites were herders andtraders. According to the Hebrew Bible, theycame from Mesopotamia and settled inCanaan. Today, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordanoccupy the land that was once Canaan.The Israelites believed they weredescended from a man named Abraham. Inthe Hebrew Bible, it says that God toldAbraham and his followers to leaveMesopotamia and go to Canaan. There, theywere to worship the one true God. In return,God promised that Canaan would belong toAbraham and his descendants. According tothe Hebrew Bible, this is the reason that theIsraelites settled in Canaan.Abraham had a grandson named Jacob.Jacob was also called Israel, which means“one who struggles with God.” Later thisname was given to Jacob’s descendants.According to the Hebrew Bible, Jacobraised 12 sons in Canaan. His family wasdivided into tribes, or separate familygroups. These groups later became known asthe 12 tribes of Israel. The Israelites resided inCanaan for about 100 years. Then a longdrought began. Crops withered and livestockdied. To survive, the Israelites went to Egypt.This photograph of modern-day Israel shows thelandscape Abraham led the Israelites through.Why did the Israelites eventually leave Canaan?CHAPTER 3 The Ancient Israelites201Tom Lovell/National Geographic Society Image Collection
Moses and the Ten CommandmentsJews celebratingPassover todayIn this painting, Moses watches as the Red Sea closes in on theEgyptian soldiers who were pursuing the Israelites. What is theIsraelites’ escape from Egypt called?From Slavery to FreedomLife was notgood in Egypt. The Egyptian pharaohenslaved the Israelites. To prevent a rebellion he ordered all baby boys born toIsraelites thrown into the Nile River.The Hebrew Bible says that one desperate mother put her baby in a basket andhid it on the riverbank. The pharaoh’sdaughter found the baby and named himMoses.Around 1290 B.C., while tending sheepin the wilderness outside Egypt, Moses sawa burning bush and heard a voice. Hebelieved that God was telling him to leadthe Israelites out of Egypt to freedom.To get the pharaoh to let the Israelites go,the Hebrew Bible says that God sent 10plagues to trouble Egypt. The last plagueGod sent killed all first-born children, exceptfor those of Israelites who marked their doorway with lamb’s blood. This plague convinced the pharaoh to let the Israelites leave.202CHAPTER 3 The Ancient Israelites(l)North Wind Picture Archives, (r)Leland Bobbe/Getty ImagesAs Israelites headed east out of Egypt, thepharaoh changed his mind and senthis army after the Israelites. Accordingto the Hebrew Bible, God parted the RedSea to let his people pass. When theEgyptians followed, the water flowed backand drowned the soldiers. The Israeliteescape from Egyptian slavery is known asthe Exodus. Jews today celebrate a holy daycalled Passover to remember this event.What Are the Ten Commandments?Ontheir way back to Canaan, the Israelites hadto travel through the Sinai desert. TheHebrew Bible says that during this journey,Moses went to the top of Mount Sinai(SY NY). There, he received laws from God.These laws were known as the Torah (TOHR uh). They later became the first part of theHebrew Bible. The Torah described acovenant (KUHV nuhnt), or agreement, withGod in which God promised to return theIsraelites to Canaan if they followed his laws.
The TenCommandmentsThe Ark of the Covenant was a box,which, according to Jewish beliefs,held the Ten Commandments.How did the Ten Commandmentshelp shape the basic moral lawsof many European nations?According to the Hebrew Bible, Mosesreceived the Ten Commandments and otherlaws from God on Mount Sinai. Moses andthe Israelites promised to follow these laws.1. Do not worship any god except me.2. Do not . . . bow down and worship idols.3. Do not misuse my name.4. Remember that the Sabbath Day belongsto me.5. Respect your father and your mother.6. Do not murder.7. Be faithful in marriage.8. Do not steal.9. Do not tell lies about others.10. Do not want anything thatbelongs to someone else.—Paraphrased from Exodus 20:3-17The Torah explained what Godconsidered to be right and wrong. Oneimportant part of the Torah is the TenCommandments. They are summarized in the box to the right. The TenCommandments told the Israelites tobe loyal only to God, whose namewas never to be misused. They must neverworship any other gods or images. The beliefthat there should be only one God became thefoundation for both Christianity and Islam.The Ten Commandments helped shapethe basic moral laws of many nations. TheTen Commandments told people not tosteal, murder, or tell lies about others. Theytold people to avoid jealousy and to honortheir parents. The Ten Commandments alsohelped develop a belief that laws shouldapply to everyone equally.Moses with theTen CommandmentsMount Sinai1. How many of the commandmentstell people how to interact with otherpeople?2. How many tell them how to worshipand show respect for God?Identify What is theIsraelite belief in one God called?CHAPTER 3 The Ancient Israelites203(t)The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, (c)Stock Montage/SuperStock, (b)Laura Zito/Photo Researchers
WH6.3.3 Explain the significance of Abraham, Moses, Naomi, Ruth, David, and Yohanan ben Zaccai in the development of theJewish religion. WH6.3.4 Discuss the locations of the settlements and movements of Hebrew peoples, including the Exodus andtheir movement to and from Egypt, and outline the significance of the Exodus to the Jewish and other people.The Promised LandThe Israelites had to fight the Canaanitesto return to their promised land.Reading Connection What qualities do you think agood leader should have? Read on to find out about theleaders of the Israelites.It probably took the Israelites about40 years to reach Canaan. Moses neverlived to see the Promised Land. After Mosesdied, a leader named Joshua took over andbrought the Israelites into Canaan. Whenthey arrived, however, they found otherpeople living there. Most were Canaanites(KAY nuh NYTS). The Israelites believed itwas God’s will that they conquer theCanaanites, so Joshua led them into battle.The story of the war is told in theHebrew Bible. Joshua led the Israelites tothe city of Jericho and told them to marcharound the city’s walls. For six days, theymarched while seven priests blew theirtrumpets. On the seventh day, the trumpetssounded one last time, and Joshua told theIsraelites to raise a great shout. AccordingAccording to the Hebrew Bible story, thewalls of Jericho came down as the trumpetsof the Israelites sounded. Who led theIsraelites in their return to Canaan?204CHAPTER 3 The Ancient Israelites(l)Mary Evans Picture Library, (r)Charles & Josette Lenars/CORBISto the story, the walls of Jericho crumbled,and the Israelites overran the city.Joshua led the Israelites in three morewars. The land they seized was dividedamong the 12 tribes.Who Were the Judges?After Joshua died,the Israelites looked to judges for leadership. A judge was usually a military leader.Generally, he or she commanded 1 or 2tribes, but seldom all 12. The Hebrew Bibletells about Barak, Gideon, Samuel, Eli,Samson, and others, including a womanjudge. Her name was Deborah.Deborah told Barak to attack the armyof the Canaanite king Jabin. She went along tothe battlefield as an adviser. With Deborah’shelp, Barak and 10,000 Israelites destroyedKing Jabin and his army in about 1125 B.C.Over time, the Israelites won controlof the hilly region in central Canaan. TheCanaanites kept the flat, coastal areas. Toprotect themselves, the Israelites builtwalled towns. They also created an alphabetand a calendar based on Canaanite ideas.The Phoenician AlphabetOne group ofCanaanites, the Phoenicians (fih NEE shuhns),lived in cities along the Mediterranean Sea. ThePhoenicians were skilled sailors and traders.The town of Jericho today
Their ships carried goods acrossthe Mediterranean to Greece,Spain, and even western Africa.Through trade, the Phoeniciansspread ideas and goods. One oftheir most important ideas wasan alphabet, or a group of lettersthat stood for sounds. The letterscould be used to spell out thewords in their language.The alphabet made writingsimpler and helped people keeprecords. The Phoenicians broughtthe idea of an alphabet to theGreeks, who passed it on to theRomans. Most Western alphabetsare based on the Roman alphabet.AlphabetsModernAncientAncient Ancient EarlyCharacters Phoenician Hebrew Greek RomanABGDEFZTHIMany ancient alphabets used similar symbolsto represent letters. Which modern lettermost closely resembles its Phoeniciancharacter?Identify Wholed the Israelites into Canaan, andwhat city did they conquer under hisleadership?Study Central Need help with understandingthe history of the Israelites? Visitca.hss.glencoe.com and click on Study Central.Reading SummaryReview the Led by Abraham, the Israelitessettled in Canaan. They latermoved to Egypt and wereenslaved, but then escaped.The Israelites used the TenCommandments as rules tolive by.What Did You Learn?1. Why was the religion of Israelunique in the ancient world?2. What is the Torah, and how didthe Israelites obtain it?Critical Thinking3. Summarizing InformationUse a web diagram like the onebelow to list Jewish ideas thatare important in our society.CA 6RC2.4 Joshua and the judges, includingDeborah, won back territory incentral Canaan for the Israelites.Jewish Ideas4. Analyze What was theimportance of the Phoenicianalphabet? CA HI2.5. Summarize What problemsdid the Israelites face whenthey returned to Canaan?CA 6RC2.06.How do the TenCommandments influencetoday’s society? CA HI2.7.MakingConnections When theIsraelites reached Canaan, theyhad to fight to settle there. Isthere anywhere today wherepeople fight over who ownsthe land? Using magazines andthe Internet, prepare a reportabout one such place today.CA 6WA2.3CHAPTER 3 The Ancient Israelites205
WH6.3.1 Describe the origins and significance of Judaism as the first monotheistic religion based on the concept of one God who sets down moral laws for humanity.WH6.3.2 Identify the sources of the ethical teachings and central beliefs of Judaism (the Hebrew Bible, the Commentaries): belief in God, observance of law, p
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