Israel’s History. Abram was married to Sarai and they had no children.

Israel’s Israel’s HistoryHistory

Israel's History

Abram Abram was was

married married to Sarai to Sarai

and and they they

had no had no childrenchildren

..

When When Abram Abram was 75 was 75

years old, years old, God told God told him to him to

move his move his family to family to

the the promise promise

land.land.

God God promised promised

AbramAbram1. He and 1. He and

his children his children could have could have all the landall the land

2. His family will 2. His family will become a great nation.become a great nation.

3. He will have more 3. He will have more children and children and grandchildren than grandchildren than the stars in the sky.the stars in the sky.

Sarai tells Sarai tells Abram to Abram to

have a have a baby with baby with

Hagar (her Hagar (her maid). His maid). His

name is name is Ishmael.Ishmael.

Sarai got Sarai got mad and mad and kicked kicked

Hagar and Hagar and Ishmael out Ishmael out

of the of the house.house.

Later God promises Later God promises Saria that she will have Saria that she will have a baby too. She names a baby too. She names

the baby Isaac.the baby Isaac.

So which So which child is child is

Abraham’s Abraham’s heir heir

(person (person who who

inherits inherits his stuff)?his stuff)?

This This question question is still a is still a problem problem today.today.

Who's the

heir?

Ishmael is Ishmael is the heir the heir because because he is the he is the firstborn firstborn

child!child!

Isaac is Isaac is the heir the heir because because he is the he is the

son of son of Sarah Sarah

(Abraha(Abraham’s m’s

wife)!wife)!

Fast forward a few Fast forward a few 100 years to a man 100 years to a man

named Moses.named Moses.

One day One day God told God told Moses to Moses to

take take Isaac’s Isaac’s

descendandescendants out of ts out of Egypt to Egypt to

the the Promise Promise Land.Land.

This was This was the the

same same land God land God

had had promisepromise

d to d to Abram.Abram.

A few years A few years later the later the

Holy Holy Roman Roman Empire Empire

took over took over the land the land

and ran out and ran out all of the all of the Jewish Jewish

people.people.

After that the After that the Ottoman Empire (who Ottoman Empire (who were Muslims) took were Muslims) took

over the land.over the land.

Fast forward a few Fast forward a few 100 years to World 100 years to World

War I.War I.

Great Great Britain Britain

promises promises to give to give

the Jews the Jews their land their land

back.back.

After the After the war they war they decided decided not to not to

give the give the Jews the Jews the

land.land.

After World War II the After World War II the United Nations created United Nations created

the country of Israel the country of Israel because they felt bad because they felt bad about the Holocaust.about the Holocaust.

We don’t We don’t want any want any

more more people people here, here,

especially especially if they are if they are

Jewish.Jewish.

We are not We are not leaving! In leaving! In fact we are fact we are taking the taking the Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

and the and the West Bank.West Bank.