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

1. HISTORY

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Originally desert nomads, the Hebrews
established a great kingdom called Israel.

3. CULTURE, SOCIETY,
RELIGION & GOVERNMENT
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Abraham
 Abraham is seen
as the Patriarch,
or father, of
Judaism as well
as Christianity
and Islam.

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 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.
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8. EXODUS
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 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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10. EXODUS
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• His people were released, so they began their
Exodus out of Egypt.

11. • God then gave Moses the Ten Commandments
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by which to live.

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• Strong kings united the Israelites to fight
off invaders.

13. THE MONARCHY
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• Invaders conquered and ruled the
Hebrews after their kingdom broke apart.

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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.

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 Home -the center of education
 Both parents shared the responsibility for educating
their children

23. Mother’s Role
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 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
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 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
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 It was the father who was bound to teach his Son
 Providing moral, religious and handcraft instruction for
growing sons

26. Scribes
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 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