Abraham

MosesMoses

Ten CommandmentsTen Commandments– Moral & religious conductMoral & religious conduct

King DavidKing David (1000 – 960 BC)(1000 – 960 BC)

Under Under King DavidKing David, the , the Jewish people found the Jewish people found the Kingdom of Israel.Kingdom of Israel.

Under King Solomon, the Under King Solomon, the Kingdom of Israel thrived.Kingdom of Israel thrived.

Israel flourished briefly Israel flourished briefly before being conquered by before being conquered by one powerful empire after one powerful empire after another, until the another, until the Roman Roman EmpireEmpire forced many Jews to forced many Jews to leave their ancestral leave their ancestral homeland in the 1homeland in the 1stst century century A.D.A.D.

The Promised LandThe Promised Land

Abraham Goes to Promise LandAbraham Goes to Promise Land(Israel)(Israel)

Jewish People Go to Egypt/EnslavedJewish People Go to Egypt/Enslaved(famine)(famine)

Moses brings them back to Promise LandMoses brings them back to Promise Land(Israel)(Israel)

Roman Empire force the Jewish People out of Israel.Roman Empire force the Jewish People out of Israel.

Theodore Herzl(1860 – 1904 )

In the late 19th century, Jews under the Zionist leader Theodore Herzl decided to recreate Israel as modern nation-state, a goal accomplished in 1948.

However, the Arab population opposed the creation of the state of Israel, and several wars have been fought over this dispute.

Although Egypt and Jordan have negotiated peace agreements with Israel, the conflict with Palestinian Arabs continues to this day.

TorahTorah

Written Written record & record & beliefs of the beliefs of the HebrewHebrew