The statements that describe the story of the ancient Hebrews are:
- A) The people first had a polytheistic religion that involved worshiping many gods.
- B) The promises that God made to Abraham would happen only if Abraham obeyed God.
- E) The story of the ancient Hebrews is found in the Hebrew Bible.
- F) Twelve Israelite tribes formed the kingdom of Israel in the land of Canaan.
Historically, the Hebrew people story were interesting. It can be found in the Torah and can be read in the first five books of the Bible (Old Testament). Hebrews considered that they are the people of God and that Yahweh asked them to find the promised land. These first books are the Genesis, the Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
Abraham was its patriarch. He born in Ur, Sumeria, and receive God's message to stop being polytheistic and only honor the one God. Then, he led migration to Cannan. Abraham had two sons who were Isaac and Ishmael. Jacob was the son of Isaac and he had 12 sons who formed the 12 Tribes of Israel.
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Identify the statements that correctly describe the story of the ancient Hebrews.
The people first had a polytheistic religion that involved worshiping many gods.
The promises that God made to Abraham would happen only if Abraham obeyed God.
Abraham was chosen by a prophet to be the next leader of the people,
God referred to Abraham as Israel, which is how they got the name Israelites.
The story of the ancient Hebrews is found in the Hebrew Bible.
Twelve Israelite tribes formed the kingdom of Israel in the land of Canaan.