History of ancient Israel and Judah

as Jahwism, Yahvism and Jahvism is the worship of the god Yahweh and one of the cultures that worshipped Yahweh were the Israelites, who chose Yahweh to be their national god. In the opinions of historian, H. Guthe who specializes in the Semitic history of the Near East, Yahweh was worshipped by a nomadic tribe called the Kenites who were one of several tribes originally from Midian, but lived throughout the southern part of the Levant which included Canaan, Edom and the northern part of the…

The prophets depicted in the Hebrew Bible are said to have played a pivotal role in the history of the people of ancient Palestine. This is evidenced by approximately 30 percent of the Hebrew Bible is comprised of purported orations of or writings about the prophets (Stanley, 410, 425). The role of the prophets was to serve as intermediaries between deities and the people of ancient Palestine (Stanley, 416). This was important as one of the mechanism for the people to understand and connect…

“The purpose of the book of Amos was to announce God’s holy judgment on the Kingdom of Israel (the Northern Kingdom), call them to repentance and to turn from their self-righteous sins and idolatry. G-d rose up the prophet Amos, as an act of His great mercy to people who repeatedly shunned and disobeyed him.” In Amos, Amos uses phrases such…

Factors such as ancient history, health, and gender can play a major part in why and or how individuals are introduced into prostitutions. Throughout ancient history, women were forced into prostitution. As centuries pass on and it is currently present day, many women and men are now suffering from numerous health problems, most likely resulting death, by engaging in this act. Gender is also a major influence, because we see mostly women soliciting. Social Sciences: History The history of…

Eban (1999), author of over half a dozen historical reference books on Jewish history as well as the PBS television series “Civilization and the Jews,” “Solomon’s Temple was the crowning glory of a building program that rivaled those of the Pharaohs” (p. 50). Archaeologists claim to have found remnants of Solomon’s Temple as well in the form of a tablet dated tenth century B.C.E. (Carpenter, 2003, p.…

but instead located on the other side of the mountains that borders Mesopotamia's northern boundries in what is now called Iran. Beginning as nomads in southwestern Iran and eventually evolving into a nation known as Elam, around 2500BC, whose history of development paralleled that of Sumer and Assyria. Over the years the Elamites battled with the Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians for control of the Mesopotamian Valley. On a couple of occasions their conquest of Mesopotamia succeeded, but…

restoration, a close examination of these prophets reveals a similar thread of thought throughout - the righteousness of God! By looking at each book individually, we can glean a better understanding of the whole of God’s word and God’s purposes throughout history. NAHUM Not much is known about Nahum personally. The Bible doe not mention any details concerning Nahum’s call. There are even disputes about where Nahum was from. Some believe he was from the village of “Alkush on the left bank of…

With these other stories, legends and characters in mind it is my goal now to present after more reading and researching the history behind the stories such as the conquest of Canaan, the establishment of the United Monarchy, the separation of the United Monarch into the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah, the Babylonian Exile along with the creation and development of the Hebrew culture following their return of the Judeans to the Kingdom of…

study of the awareness of monotheism was the study of Israelites who went from a henotheistic culture to a monotheistic culture. The Israelites were a henotheistic culture from the Exodus of the people from Egypt and gradually changed over their history and settlement in the land of Canaan to become a monotheistic nation at the time of the destruction of the Second Temple in 586 B.C.E. During this time as well as the exile of the Jews, the Pentateuch was written as four documents. This is known…

basic human nature. Humans are incapable of peace in the long term, and ideas that were meant to unite, result in vast divisions. This is clearly evident in the historical events that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam created. The goals of the three ancient monotheist religions were clear and concise, to create a union with God and enjoy eternal life in the next world. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all have followers that have devoted themselves to this idea, and yet the only certain outcome…