Ancient Israel

Ancient Phoenicia
• The Phoenicians were a

sea-faring people who
traded throughout the
Mediterranean. They
developed an alphabet
which would eventually be
adapted by later
civilizations and is the
“ancestor” of our modern
alphabet.
Lived:
Lived The Phoenicians established a
trade empire, and colonies, throughout
Murex snail
the Mediterranean.
Made Living:
Living They traded several
goods including glass and lumber.
Goods:
Goods Their most important product
was Tyrian purple, a dye made from
boiling the Murex snail.
This purple dye was very difficult and
expensive to produce. It was very
valuable to the rich.
The Phoenicians spread their alphabet throughout the
Mediterranean
Their alphabet consisted of 22 letters, it did not have vowels.
Unlike many early alphabets which were made of pictograms, the
Phoenician alphabet was phonic (based on sound). These sounds
could be assembled to make words.
The Greeks eventually adopted this alphabet, which influenced
the Latin Alphabet which we use today.
Phoenician Artifacts
Ancient Israel
• The Israelites were a
group of ancient people
who traveled from Ur in
Mesopotamia to Canaan
and then to Egypt, back
to Canaan and then
scattered.
• They developed the first
major MONOTHEISTIC
religion still practiced
today.
Israelites
Semitic-speaking people who lived
south of the Phoenicians in
the Levant.
Their religion, known today as

Judaism, continues as a world
religion and influenced the
development of Christianity and
Islam.
History of the Hebrews
Abraham
Abraham is seen as the Patriarch, or father, of Judaism

as well as Christianity and Islam.
According to Jewish tradition Abraham is brought by

God from his home in the ancient city of Ur into a new
land, Canaan (the holy land), where he enters into a
covenant (agreement) with God:
in exchange for sole recognition of Yahweh as supreme

universal authority, Abraham will be the father of a
great nation.
Abraham’s Descendents *
Abraham (and Sarah)
Move from Ur, Mesopotamia to
Canaan & Make Covenant
Isaac
Jacob (aka ISRAEL) Esau

(12 Sons who become the (eldest who was cheated out of being
12 Tribes of Israel) the one to inherit Isaac’s blessing)
*According to the Torah, the

Move from Canaan to Egypt during Hebrew Bible.
severe drought and stay for 100s
of years…eventually enslaved.
Exodus
The escape of the Israelites from their captivity in Egypt.
Moses was the leader of the Hebrew Exodus. The story goes that
the Hebrew God had to curse Egypt with 10 plagues in order for the
Pharaoh (Ramses II) to free the Israelites.
10 Plagues
The Nile turned to blood
Frogs
Fleas and Lice
Flies
Epidemic disease which exterminated the Egyptian livestock.
Boils
Storm (Hail)
Locusts
Darkness
Death of the first born son
(Passover Holiday comes from this event)
According to the Torah, the Israelites disobeyed
God and wandered the desert for 40 years
before reaching the holy land.
King David 1005-970 BCE
•Shepherd boy who was

secretly anointed King by
Samuel
•Killed Philistine Goliath
with a single rock from his
sling shot
•Made general and became a
hero to the people, but King
Saul became jealous and he
planned to kill David
•Fled to desert until Saul
and his 3 sons died.
•Poet and he played the
harp
•Credited with writing the
Book of Psalms.
King David 970-930 BCE
United the tribes of Israel into
the Kingdom of Israel
King David, was considered as

Ancient Israel’s greatest king.
He conquered Jerusalem
And made it the capital of the
Kingdom of Israel
•Great warrior king
•United Israel
•Defeated Philistines
•Conquered Neighboring countries and
made Israel an empire
•Planned for a great temple, but died
before it was built
•His son, King Solomon, built it instead
.
King Solomon 970-930 BCE
United the tribes of Israel into the Kingdom of Israel
Solomon was the son of King David, and was known as a wise king.
During this time Jerusalem

became the capital of the
Kingdom of Israel
Under the leadership of Solomon,

Israel reached the height of its power.
The people came to despise him for high taxes and forced
labor in the mines, called King Solomon’s Mines.
He built a great temple in Jerusalem which
became the focal point of the Jewish Religion.
The remains of this temple, now known as the

Western Wall or Wailing Wall are still a focal
point of the Jewish faith.
The Divided Kingdom
After Solomon’s death the kingdom of Israel split into two parts
Division: The Kingdom of Israel was the ten northern tribes with
the capital city of Samaria.
The Kingdom of Judah was the two tribes in the South with the
capital of Jerusalem.
The Assyrians destroyed the kingdom of Israel and scattered the

people in 722 B.C., these are known as the lost tribes of Israel.
The Kingdom of Judah remained until it was

destroyed by the Chaldeans (Neo Babylonians)
and King Nebuchadnezzar in 586 B.C. beginning
the Babylonian captivity which would last until
the defeat of the Chaldeans by the Persian
Empire and Cyrus the Great.
The Babylonian Captivity of the Jews was known as the first
Diaspora.
Diaspora
The Diaspora is the scattering of the Jewish people.
There have been two Diasporas.
The first was the Babylonian captivity, which ended when

the Persians freed the Jews and the Jews returned to
Jerusalem and rebuilt the temple.
During the Captivity there was an Age of Prophecy

The Prophets such as Isaiah and Ezekiel
The prophets declared that the people
needed to return to the original
covenant or face punishment.
The Jews stayed in Israel until the Romans destroyed the
Temple again in 70 CE beginning the second Diaspora.
After that the Jews were scattered throughout Europe.

European anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages and the
Holocaust of WWII forced many Jews to emigrate to the
United States and many began to return to Israel.
This led to the formation of the state of Israel by the

United Nations in 1948 ending the second Diaspora. Many
Jews consider any Jew not living in the Holy Land to still
be in the Diaspora.
Began:
Began Judaism began with Abraham.
Were From:
From It is thought that Abraham was from the Sumerian city
of Ur.
Abraham believed that he had been selected by Yahweh (God) to be

the father of a great nation.
Abraham is seen as the Patriarch of Judaism.
Monotheism: Judaism was the first religion to worship only One God.
The Jews viewed Yahweh as being all-knowing (Omniscient), and all-
powerful (Omnipotent)
Yahweh:
Yahweh The Jewish name for God. Jews view this name as sacred and
will not say the full name or write the name out. They will use
abbreviations in writing, or say another name for God when speaking
of God.
Covenant:
Covenant Jews believe that
Abraham made a Covenant, or
Agreement with God that he
and his descendants would have
no other God.
Obligations:
Obligations
-Jews promised not to worship
any other God.
-The Jews promised to practice

Bris, or Circumcision, as a
symbol of the Covenant.
-In exchange the Jews believe

that God promised them Canaan,
or the Holy land.
The term people of Israel refers to the
descendants of Abraham through his son Isaac, and
his Son Jacob who became known as Israel. Jacob
was name Israel after he struggled with an angel
and won, it means he who prevails with God." .
The Torah is the holy book of Judaism, the laws of

the Jewish people.
It is the first five books of the Christian Bible
The Torah is also known as the Five Books of Moses
or the Pentateuch
Books written to explain and interpret Jewish law

The history of the Hebrews begins in the Ancient Middle East with
Abraham.
Abraham forms a Covenant with Yahweh (God) to be the chosen
people and worship only that God.
Abraham’s people settle in Canaan where they live for many years.
A famine falls on the area and many of the Hebrews go to Egypt, the
breadbasket of the Mediterranean, seeking food. There they stay
and grow in number and so they are enslaved by the Egyptians.
The Exodus, is the story of the escape

of the Jews from Egypt led by Moses.
After fleeing Egypt and wandering the

desert for 40 years, the Israelites
return to the promised land.
Later, they establish the Nation of Israel under king Solomon.
Solomon dies, Israel is divided into Israel and Judah.

Israel is scattered and destroyed by the Assyrians.
Judah is defeated by king Nebuchadnezzar and the Jews are taken into
the Babylonian Captivity where they record the Torah.
Diaspora:
Diaspora The Babylonian Captivity is the first Diaspora, or scattering,
of the Jewish people.
They are freed by Cyrus the Great, return to Jerusalem and rebuild
their city.
They are eventually conquered by the Roman and become the Roman
province of Judea.
The Romans destroy the Temple of Jerusalem for the second time in
70A.D., thus starting the Second Diaspora.
Diaspora
The second Diaspora, many believe, ended with the est. of the Nation of
Israel in 1948.
According to Jewish law, when
Jewish children reach the age of
maturity (12 years for girls, 13
years for boys) they become
responsible for their actions. At
this point a boy is said to
become Bar Mitzvah one to
whom the commandments apply.
A girl is said to become Bat
Mitzvah
Before this age, all the child's

responsibility to follow Jewish
law and tradition lies with the
parents.
Shiv'ah is the name for Judaism's week-long period of grief
and mourning for the seven first-degree relatives: father,
mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, or spouse;
grandparents and grandchildren are not included
Rabbi
A Rabbi is a teacher of the Torah.
Phylactery
Boxes that contain certain verses
from the Torah.
Shabbat is the weekly day of rest
in Judaism. It is observed, from
before sundown on Friday until
after nightfall on Saturday.
During this time no work is
supposed to be done.
Yom Kippur
A Jewish Day of Atonement (Asking for forgiveness). It
is 25 hours of prayer and fasting. Although the fast is
required of all healthy adults, fasting is specifically
forbidden for anyone who might be harmed by it.
Passover commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the
Israelites from ancient Egypt. As described in the Book of
Exodus, Passover marks the "birth" of the Children of Israel
who become the Jewish nation, as the Jews' ancestors were
freed from being slaves of Pharaoh and allowed to become
followers of God instead.
Hanukah
Jewish Holiday often called the
Festival of lights. It celebrates the
rededication of the Temple of
Jerusalem.
The Jews had only enough lamp oil
to burn for one day, but it lasted 8
days, which was enough time to
make and bless more lamp oil.
Menorah and Dreidel

The Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem
The most important of all Jewish monuments
It is the remnants of the Temple of Solomon
after its destruction by the Romans in 70 A.D.

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Ancient Phoenicia

• The Phoenicians were a

Their religion, known today as

Abraham is seen as the Patriarch, or father, of Judaism

According to Jewish tradition Abraham is brought by

in exchange for sole recognition of Yahweh as supreme

Jacob (aka ISRAEL) Esau

*According to the Torah, the

•Shepherd boy who was

King David, was considered as

During this time Jerusalem

Under the leadership of Solomon,

The remains of this temple, now known as the

The Assyrians destroyed the kingdom of Israel and scattered the

The Kingdom of Judah remained until it was

The Diaspora is the scattering of the Jewish people.

There have been two Diasporas.

The first was the Babylonian captivity, which ended when

During the Captivity there was an Age of Prophecy

After that the Jews were scattered throughout Europe.

This led to the formation of the state of Israel by the

Abraham believed that he had been selected by Yahweh (God) to be

Abraham is seen as the Patriarch of Judaism.

-The Jews promised to practice

-In exchange the Jews believe

The Torah is the holy book of Judaism, the laws of

Books written to explain and interpret Jewish law

The Exodus, is the story of the escape

After fleeing Egypt and wandering the

Solomon dies, Israel is divided into Israel and Judah.

Before this age, all the child's

Menorah and Dreidel

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