Israel and the Nations
Subtitle: The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: August 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780830815104
Subjects: Ancient Near East; Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Prehistory; Jews; History Of Jews; Religion - Biblical Studies; Religion; To 70 A.D; Antiquities & Archaeology; Biblical Studies - Topical; Jewish - General; Bible - Topical Studies; History
First sentence: The very first mention of the Israelites in any record outside the Old Testament occurs in an inscription on a pillar set up shortly before 1200 BC by Merenptah, king of Egypt, to celebrate several victories won in the course of his reign.