The Hebrew Bible

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 Ancestry
NOAH
SHEM HAM

TERAH MIZRAIM

NAHOR HARAN
SARAH ABRAHAM HAGAR

ISAAC ISHMAEL 5
Son of Terah born in Ur (now Iraq)
God chose Abraham to be the Father of His
descendants.
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“go to the land I will Show you” Genesis 12:1
 “The gift of the Nile”

“ NILE RIVER
✓ provided drink and irrigation
✓ A highway of communication for its towns
✓ Transportation of goods and trade
✓ Rhythm of the river
a. growing season when the people worked the
fields
b. Waiting season when the land was flooded
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The call and Mission of Moses (Exodus 3:1-15)
The Exodus Event
The significance of an event in the life of a
person or a people
• The events get told over and over and
passed on to our children
• They are part of our common
consciousness
• The past is reinterpreted and the future
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✓ Occurred during the reign of pharaoh
Merneptah. (bet. 1224 and 1211 B.C.E.)
✓ The Hebrews wandered in the desert of the
Sinai Peninsula (bet. Egypt and Canaan) for
40 years.
✓ Moses received the Ten
Commandments which outlined some basic
laws governing behavior. 9
• The Exodus is the foundational event in the life of the Israelite
People
This is a Story that is retold from generation to generation
• The Story of the Exodus is not just a past event but a living reality
• The Story of the Exodus is ritualized
• Everything in the Old Testament and the New Testament is
rooted in the Exodus event
• The Story of the Exodus continues to inflame the hopes and
passions of people today
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