The Ancient home of the Hebrews was Canaan Palestine Canaan was a cultural crossroads of the ancient world Most of the history of the early Hebrews is found in the Torah the first 5 books of the Bible ID: 649794
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MonotheismSlide2
Origins of Judaism
The Ancient home of the Hebrews was Canaan (Palestine).
Canaan was a
cultural crossroads of the ancient world.Slide3
Most
of the
history of the early Hebrews
is found in the Torah (the first 5 books of the Bible)Hebrews were monotheists
(worshiped
only one god)Slide4
The
Hebrews believed that
God protected them
because they promised to obey him. This mutual agreement is called a covenant.The Hebrews left Canaan because of a
famine
. They migrated to Egypt. Eventually they were
enslaved there
.Slide5
The Jews fled slavery in Egypt
during the Exodus
.
During the Exodus Moses climbed to the top of Mt. Sinai and returned with the Ten Commandments.
The Hebrews eventually
returned to Canaan, changed from a
nomadic tribal society
to settled
herders, farmers, and city dweller
s.Slide6
Zoroastrianism
Zoroaster was a Persian prophet who lived about 600BC.
He believed in one god,
Ahura Mazda.Slide7
Zoroaster believed that the earth is a battleground between good and evil. At the end of time
Ahura
Mazda will judge everyone according to how well he or she fought the battle for goodSlide8
Zoroastrianism influenced
Judaism
,
Christianity, and Islam..