Jehoram of Israel

SIX-DAY WAR Jordanian artillery and warplanes struck positions in northern Israel, including Tel Aviv and West Jerusalem. Israel responded with airstrikes that wiped out the Jordanian air force. This is the six-day war. The six-day war was a catastrophic war which lasted 6 days. This war was fought between Israel and mainly the Arab countries of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, although other Arab nations played a small role in the conflict.The six-day war was the third Arab-Israeli conflict("Six-Day…

The SS Exodus 1947 was a ship that carried Jewish emigrants from France to British Mandatory Palestine on July 11, 1947. Most of the emigrants were Holocaust survivors who had no legal immigration certificates for Palestine. Following wide media coverage, the British Royal Navy seized the ship and deported all its passengers back to Europe. In the same period, the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine visited Palestine to assess the conflict between the Jews and Arabs, trying to find a…

History 425 discussion Lecture 1)A) In what ways were “pagan” and early Christian Antisemitism distinct from each other? In what ways were they similar? The ways that the two groups were different is that pagan is a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions. Also the pagans were mostly seen as being label onto the Jews. the Christian Anti Semitism hated the jews and wanted them to become christian. In a way that the two groups had similarities is that it…

has been compared functionally and ideologically in this article. The aspects of these groups are assessed on categories of historical, ideological and military keeping in mind the weight and nature of the actions taken. Keywords: Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Iran I. Introduction Hezbollah and Hamas share interesting similarities and contrasts. The main difference being Hezbollah a left wing Shia group and the latter being far right Sunni;…

Zacchaeus was a deceptive man whose interest drove him to Jesus Christ and salvation. Humorously, his name signifies "unadulterated" or "honest" in Hebrew. As a central duty gatherer for the region of Jericho, Zacchaeus was a worker of the Roman Empire. Under the Roman framework, men offer on those positions, swearing to raise a particular measure of cash. Anything they raised over that sum was their benefit. Luke says Zacchaeus was a wealthy man, so he more likely than not coerced an…

Christianity emerged from Jewish religious tradition and culture. Roman and Jewish (Judaism) culture impact and shape early Christianity by the Greco-Roman culture. In the Roman era, Romans adapted to gods from the Greek. Overall Roman gods were better behaved and more dignified than those of the Greeks. Romans also believed in other cultures (local gods) surrounding their territory. The Senate decided to introduce statues to honor their gods, in addition, build a temple, The Pantheon.…

Should one be forgiven for their horrendous actions? Should someone be forgiven if they really meant it? How could one be sure they are sincere? What if the atrocities were so unhuman, and disgusting? These are the questions I was left with when reading The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal. Mark Goulden a passionate British journalist that would not forgive Karl if it was up to him. I find myself agreeing with him due to the fact that anyone on their death bed is going to feel guilt, remorse, and…

the beginning of the holiday of Passover. Passover is one of the more widely observed Jewish holidays, where participants commemorate the ancient Israelites liberation by God from slavery in Egypt and their subsequent exodus and freedom. Outside of Israel, Jews have Seders on both of the first two nights of Passover, and I had the opportunity to join the Rich family on the second night of their Passover Seder and observe how they uniquely celebrate the festival. The Rich’s are a group of…

Hussein’s main objective seemed to be to get another ten percent of the world’s oil supply that was flowing beneath the teeny country, but it was more than that. After taking the oil, he hoped to reunite his own country with the money he made from additional oil sales. Iraq also owed a large sum of money to Kuwait for expenses in the Iran/Iraq war. Taking over Kuwait would cancel this debt. Hussein also clamed that he had fought the Iranians for the benefit of all Arab nations, and that Kuwait…

When couples marry, the individual fulfills the first mitzvah in the Torah, which is “be fruitful and multiply” it is believed that God created people so they could marry and continue passing down the Jewish beliefs and traditions. When the groom marries the bride, his obligation is to not deprive her of food, clothing and marital rights. The significance of the chatan (groom) in reading the Torah, the saturday before their marriages is to show that the Torah is central to their lives. In both…