The History of the Israelites

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The History of the Israelites

• By Matt Fears, Blake Stewart, and Daniel Cap

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The beginning of Israel

• Abraham began the nation of Israel. The name
  Israel comes from the name given to Jacob.

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Tribes of Israel
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Father Abraham

• All the descendants of Abraham became the
  nation of Israel around 1300 B.C.

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The Ten Commandments
After Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, they
received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
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Promised Land

• After 40 years of wandering in the wilderness,
  the Israelites finally reached the Promised Land.

Sinai Peninsula- this map from space shows us
where the Promised Land was located.
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Worthy Kings

• David- Made Jerusalem the Capitol of Israel
• Solomon- Built first temple in Jerusalem

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First Temple
This Picture tells us where the First temple was
located.
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Israel Conquered

• These are the foreign empires that have ruled
  Israel.
• Babylonian
• Persian
• Hellenistic
• Roman
• Byzantine
• Arab
• Crusaders
• Mamluk
• Ottoman
• British

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Israel becomes a nation again

• The Declaration of independence of the modern
  State of Israel was announced on the day that the
  last British forces left Israel on May 14, 1948.

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Bibliography

• Information
• Brief History of Israel and the Jewish People.
  Israel Science and Technology Directory
  http//www.science.co.il/Israel-history.asp Sept.
  2004
• Pictures
• http//goafrica.about.com/library/gallery/afar/eg
  ypt/blgallery-afar-egypt2.htm Sept 2004
• http//www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0792
  154649/002-5652665-9460835?vglance Sept 2004

http//www.science.co.il/Israel-flag.asp Sept 2004
http//members.aol.com/Wisdomway/twelvetribes.htm
Sept 2004
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The End