Ancient Israel

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Ancient Israel
Aleppo Codex 1000 year-old Bible
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Ancient Israel
Ancient Israel The Israelites settled in the
Canaanite hill country west of the Jordan River
and the Dead Sea after 1200 b.c. (top map).
Control of Israelite territory after 928 b.c. was
shared between two monarchies (bottom map) the
kingdoms of Israel (conquered by the Assyrians in
722 b.c.) and Judah (conquered by the Babylonians
in 598 b.c.).
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Significance of Ancient Israel?

• Monotheism
• Bible
• Covenant
• Ten Commandments
• Kings
• Saul, David, Solomon

• Prophets
• Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Moses
• Exodus
• People of the Book
• Egalitarianism
• Yahweh / Elohim

P.E.R.S.I.A. G.T.