Abram obeyed. Around 1950B.C.E. he gathered his many relatives and went west into the land of Canaan.

According to the Torah, God tested Abraham's faith and obedience many time. The Torah says that one day God tested Abraham by telling him to make a sacrifice of his son Isaac. He was almost killing his son at the last minute, God sent an angel to stop Abraham from killing his son.

Abraham made many contributions to the development of Judaism.

Moses went before the pharaoh and told him to let the Hebrews go free.

Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, the "Mountain of God." Moses had gone up the mountain alone to pray. When he returned, he was carrying two tablets of stone. Engraved on the tablets were the Ten Commandments.

Moses made several key contributions to the development of Judaism.

According to the Hebrew Bible, the Philistines promised to be the Hebrews' slaves if someone could beat their fiercest warrior, the giant Goliath.

As King, David completed the defeat of the Philistines as well as other enemies. He united the two parts of the Hebrews' land, Israel and Judah, into a single Kingdom known as Israel.

He created a strong central government. He gave the new kingdom it's own army, courts, and government officials.