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Early hebrew
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EARLY HEBREWS
HISTORY
Originally desert nomads, the Hebrews
established a great kingdom called Israel.
EARLY HEBREWS
CULTURE, SOCIETY, RELIGION & GOVERNMENT
Abraham
Abraham is seen as the Patriarch, or father, of Judaism as well as Christianity and Islam.
HISTORY OF THE HEBREWS
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.
HISTORY OF THE HEBREWS
• Abraham and Moses led the Hebrews to Canaan and to a new religion.
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
EXODUS
• His people were released, so they began their
Exodus out of Egypt.
EXODUS
• God then gave Moses the Ten Commandments by which to live.
• Strong kings united the Israelites to
fight off invaders.
THE MONARCHY
KING SAUL
KING DAVID
KING SOLOMON
The Temple built by King Solomon
• Invaders conquered and ruled the Hebrews after their kingdom broke apart.
BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY
• Hebrew society was governed by men. Women had few rights.They had to obey their fathers and husbands. They couldn’t choose their own husbands.A woman could not inherit property unless she had no brothers.
Home -the center of education
Both parents shared the responsibility for educating their children
EARLY EDUCATION
Nurturer: infancy was prolonged state of
nurture. Babies nursed for 3 years
Careful training of the memory before the age of Three
Formal home-schooling was begun in the form of memorizing Scripture, benedictions, and wise sayings
Mnemonic rules were devised to help the child retain what he memorized
Mother’s Role
Teach the domestic rites and songs of
the weekly festivals, feasts and the annual festival
Each child had a guardian-promise that he inserted in his daily prayers
Mother’s Role
It was the father who was bound to teach his
Son
Providing moral, religious and handcraft instruction for growing sons
Father’s Role
Members of a learned and professional class
Wrote letters Drew up contracts Kept accounts Maintain records Prepared orders
Important to the royal administration Writing was so practical
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