Jewish History

Two manuscripts in one book:

History of the Jews: An Enthralling Guide from Ancient Times to the PresentAncient Israel: An Enthralling Guide to Jewish Kingdoms and the Israelites

Despite passing through innumerable challenges, the Jews have produced stunningly gifted people in the sciences, humanities, and economics. Through the millennia and around the world, Jewish history is an astounding story of survival against all odds, yet a touching narrative of faith, covenant, and tradition.

In the first part of this book, you will know:

What spectacular events are celebrated at Pesach (Passover)?How did the Jews escape the Babylonian exile?Who sacrificed a pig to the god Saturn in Jerusalem's Second Temple?How did Muslim rule mostly improve life for Jews in Spain and North Africa?What underlying philosophies led to the Nazis' attempt to annihilate the Jewish race?How did Israel defeat eight Arab nations in the Six-Day War?What led to a lasting peace between Israel and Egypt?

The ancient Israelites emerged from Mount Sinai onto the hilly plains of Canaan and established a civilization that endured for hundreds of years.

In the second part of this book, you will discover:

How the ancient Israelites ended up in Canaan and began to build a civilizationThe establishment of the United Kingdom of IsraelThe split of the United Kingdom of Israel and the Babylonian invasion of the Kingdom of JudeaThe Achaemenid liberation of the Jews and the formation of Yehud MedinataThe period and process of Hellenization commenced by the Greeks and the resulting Maccabean Revolt, which gave birth to the Hasmonean dynastyThe end of the Hasmoneans and the formation of the Herodian dynastyAnd so much more!