Social Sciences and History / Unit 3 SSH 0207 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Hebrews and the Road to Monotheism
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The idea
The Hebrews appointed a king, Saul, about ten twenty BCE under Philistine pressure; David and Solomon followed, with Jerusalem as capital. The anchor, writing as secular scholarship, dates exclusive worship of Yahweh to the later Prophetic Movement.
In practice
A small hill kingdom whose religion outlasted every empire around it.
Where people slip
Judaism, Christianity and Islam share these texts. The anchor's frame is named.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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