Israelites

1475 B.C. The Israelite exodus from Egypt and slavery. • Israelites adhered to monotheism -monotheism is the belief in one powerful God who spoke in prophets -prophets are holy messages •Israelites believed in Judaism -Judaism shares beliefs with Christianity and Islam
 * What were the major accomplishments and contributions of your civilization?**
 * •** The leader of the Israelites and also one of the most important characters in the bible was, Moses.
 * It was thought that the Israelites spend around 40 years between Egypt and Canaan.
 * Before David**

• 1200 B.C. Moses led his people out of Egypt in an exodus -Exodus means departure -Every year during Passover, Jews retell the story of Exodus
 * What were the major accomplishments and contributions of your civilization?**

• Israelites had separate beliefs in God from other nations, and worshiped and respected God in a different way
 * What made your civilization unique?**

•The bible is one of the main sources of ancient history •Abraham -herder and trainer -1900 B.C. lived in Ur, a Mesopotamian city -settled in Canaan under the command of God •Israelites believed that that God made a covenant with Abraham -a covenant is an agreement •Abraham’s son Jacob had twelve sons. They each led different tribes, which became the twelve tribes of Israel. -Israelites migrated to Egypt to escape a severe famine. • After God renewed his covenant with Moses, Moses and the Israelites pledged to obey God and no one else. -That same pledge is one of the Ten Commandments in the bible. -God promised a safe return to Canaan in return for their pledge. •Moses died before reaching Canaan, so his successor Joshua led the people to Canaan.
 * What historical events and people define your civilization?**

• The people of Abraham, once in Canaan, shared land with Phoenicians and Philistines. •For two hundred years, the Israelites fought the Philistines and Canaanites.
 * What historical connections were made between your civilizations and other civilizations?**


 * From David On**
 * David was the second king of Israel.
 * He began to be kind around 1000 B.C and was ruler for exactly 40 years long. This was the longest time of anyother king that ruled ancient israel
 * He was a talented musician and poet. It is taught that he wrote several of the Psalms in the Bible.
 * One of the greatest figures in the Jewish history.
 * While he was ruler he established Israel as one of the most important power in western Asia
 * While he was in power his troops eradicated the Philistines, which put and end to the threat tey had toward Israels security. Then they formed and alliance with them.
 * He united his people with the Saul's reign.
 * He became king of Judah.
 * He established his capital in Jerusalem. He made this the spiritual center of Israel and had the Ark or the Convenant put into the city.
 * The Ark was a sacred chest. It had the tablets inscribed with the Ten commandments.
 * He died around 965 B.C
 * After his death his son Solomon became king.
 * The star of David is a symbol of Israel.
 * Named after King David.
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