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Israelites rebelled against the Romans, who eventually forced the Israelites to leave Israel. The people scattered to many different countries across the continents of Europe and Asia. The Hebrew culture and religion was able to survive due to the construction of synagogues (places of worship), rabbis (Jewish teachers), and the Torah (which includes the Ten Commandments).

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Years passed, and eventually the Babylonian Empire was conquered by the Romans. This meant that Rome conquered Israel, too. The Romans destroyed the Second Temple.

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The Israelites were held as slaves (captives) in the city of Babylon for over 50 years. Eventually, Cyrus, the Emperor of the Babylonian Empire, freed the Israelites and let them return to Israel to rebuild their Temple. This was called the Second Temple.

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Over time, the Israelites grew weaker and were not able to with stand invasion. The Babylonian Empire conquered the Israelites, and took many as slaves.  They destroyed The Temple.

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King Solomon constructed The Temple, which gave Jewish people a place to worship. The construction took many years and The Temple was an important place to the Hebrews.

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The Israelites established kings as their leaders. The first king of Israel was Saul. David was the second king of Israel, and Solomon was the third king. These kings led warfare, oversaw the Jewish religion, and regulated trade.

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Upon Returning to Canaan (Israel), the Israelites found that others had moved into their land. Many battles were fought and won in order to reclaim The Promised Land.

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The Israelites lived in Canaan for hundreds of years and established a unique culture and religion. However, there was eventually a great famine, which caused the Israelites to migrate to Egypt. (A famine is a shortage on food supply.

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Abraham lead his family to Canaan, which they then settled and claimed as their own. The main belief that set Israelites apart from other cultures during their time was their belief in monotheism. (Monotheism is the belief in one god.)

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The Israelites migrated to Egypt where they lived along the Nile River for several generations, Over time, the Israelites where taken as slaves by the pharaoh.

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Eventually, Moses let the Israelites out of Egypt on a journey called the Exodus. This journey lasted 40 years and included a stop at Mount Sinai, where Moses received the ten commandments from God, according to the Torah.

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The Hebrew culture and religion began with Abraham, who is known as the father of the Hebrews. The Torah states that Abraham relieved a command from God to migrate from Ur (a city-state in Mesopotamia) to "The Promised Land." This land was originally called Canaan, but today we know it as Israel.