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Early Life
He was the son of an idol merchant, but from his early childhood he questioned the faith of his father. Abraham came to believe that the entire universe was the work of a single Creator and he began to teach other this belief. Abram tried to teach his father the folly of idol worship. One day, when Abram was left alone to mind the store, he took a hammer and smashed all of the idols except the largest one. He placed the hammer in the hand of the largest idol. When his father returned and asked what happened, Abram said, "The idols got into a fight, and the big one smashed all the other ones." His father said, "Don't be ridiculous. These idols have no life or power. They can't do anything." Abram replied, "Then why do you worship them?"

The Covenant
The idea of b'rit is fundamental to traditional Judaism: we have a covenant, a contract, with G-d, which involves rights and obligations on both sides. We have certain obligations to G-d, and G-d has certain obligations to us. The terms of this b'rit became more explicit over time, until the time of the Giving of the Torah. Abram was subjected to ten tests of faith to prove his worthiness for this covenant. Leaving his home is one of these trials.

Source Citation Jewish Virtual Library. American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. 2012.

Sacrifice

Abraham was commanded by God to offer his young son, Isaac, up as a sacrifice. The patriarch traveled three days until he came to the mount that God told him of. Isaac carried the wood upon which he would be sacrificed. Along the way, Isaac asked his father where the animal for the burnt offering was, to which Abraham replied "God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering". Just as Abraham was about to sacrifice his son, he was interrupted by "the angel of the LORD", and he saw behind him a ram "caught in a thicket by his horns", which he sacrificed instead of his son. For his obedience he received another promise of numerous descendants and abundant prosperity. (Genesis 22:119)

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Use History Alive! Pages 104-105 to complete the following. Write complete sentences with specific details from the text. Be thorough in your answers. Input Charts are the primary source for Unit Exams (30% HISTORY category) and they need to be used as study guides. PROMPT 1.) On page 104, describe the information and purpose of the map. 2.) When and where was Abram born? 3.) Explain the difference in belief between Abraham and the people of his home. 4.) Define covenant. 5.) What did God tell Abram to do? 6..) Around 1950 BCE where did Abram take his relatives? 7.) Explain in detail what God promised Abram and what Abram promised God. 8.) Define descendants. 9.) What is the meaning of Abrams new name Abraham? 10.) According to the Torah, what did the covenant mean? 11.) Define sacrifice. 12.) Explain why Gods final test of Abraham was extremely difficult. YOUR ANSWER The purpose of this map is to show where he traveled to. Abraham was born in 2,000 B.CE. and was born in the city of Ur. The difference in belief with Abram and the people was that Abram thought that there was only one god and the people thought that there was more than one god. The definition of covenant is an agreement or promise. God tolled Abram to move away from his city and go to the one that god tolled him to go to. The place he went with his relatives was the city of Canaan. God promised Abram that he would be save in his descendants and In return Abram promised god that the people of the city would always devote god. The definition of descendants is a daughter or son, granddaughter or grandson, and so on. The meaning of Abraham is father of many. What Torah thought that covenant meant was that Jews would set and example for how god wanted people to live. The definition of sacrifice is a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods. The final test that god gave Abram and why that was the most difficult test because he had to sacrifice his son.

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13.) Elaborate on how God kept his promise to Abraham after his final test. 14.) Identify the contributions Abraham made to Judaism. 15.) Interpret the painters attitude of the subject of the painting on page 105.

God kept his promise because at he last minute he sent up an angel to stop Abram from killing his son. The contribute that Abram gave to Judaism was the belief of one god. The attitude that the painter had was it to be a happy moment that the angel saved Abrams son.

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