The Birth of Judaism and IslamMonotheism

Historical Overview Ancient Israel is the birthplace of the 3

great monotheistic religions of the world: Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Ancient Israel dates back approximately 4000 years to the books of the Old Testament

Ancient Israelites originated from Mesopotamia

Abraham He was one of God’s most loyal servants

in the Old Testament.  One day, God asks Abraham to gather his family and leave their city.  Abraham agreed to a contract with God: do what I say, and I’ll give you a land of your own-and many children.

Tracing Roots of Israel’s History Abraham and his people

were nomads Abraham settled in

Canaan which consisted of parts of Lebanon, Israel, and Palestine

All three major monotheistic religions view the same area to be their “holy lands”

Father Abraham Abraham and Sara

ended up not being able to have children for many years. When they were both in their 90s, Sarah told Abraham to have an affair with their Egyptian maid named Hagar.

Ishmael Hagar gets pregnant and

has a son named Ishmael. God gets mad and

banishes them, but says don’t worry, I’ll take care of Ishmael.

Ishmael and Hagar wander a desert and are near death until God shows them a well for survival.

Ishmael goes on to prosper and procreate and the profit Muhamad is a part of his lineage and starts Islam.

Isaac Sarah gets pregnant with

Isaac and he becomes God’s chosen one.

Isaac is raised by both parents, and they live happily ever after (sort of).

After nearly being sacrificed by his father, Isaac goes on to prosper and procreate and eventually give birth to the sons who lead the 12 Tribes of Israel.

Jacob, Egyptians, Moses Isaac’s son Jacob had 12 sons which

eventually started the 12 Tribes of Israel Due to famine, some of these tribes

ended up serving as slaves to the Egyptians

This led to the historical figure Moses