The Hebrews originated as desert nomads who established the kingdom of Israel. Abraham is considered the father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, entering into an agreement with God to be the father of a great nation in exchange for sole recognition of God. Moses led the Hebrews out of captivity in Egypt during the Exodus and received the Ten Commandments from God. Strong kings later united the Israelites and fought off invaders, though the kingdom eventually broke apart and the Hebrews were conquered by outsiders. Hebrew society was patriarchal, with women having few rights and being under the authority of fathers and husbands. Education of children took place primarily at home, with mothers responsible for nurturing and domestic instruction and fathers providing
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Abraham
Abraham is seen
as the Patriarch,
or father, of
Judaism as well
as Christianity
and Islam.
5.
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.
6. • Abraham and Moses led the Hebrews to Canaan
and to a new religion.
8. 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
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• 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.
22.
Home -the center of education
Both parents shared the responsibility for educating
their children
23. Mother’s Role
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
24. 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
25. Father’s Role
It was the father who was bound to teach his Son
Providing moral, religious and handcraft instruction for
growing sons
26. Scribes
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