In the Bible, the Northern ten tribes are referred to as Israel; the Southern Kingdom of two tribes is referred to as Judah. Each kingdom eventually succumbed to strong empires that sprang up around them. This Ancient Israel timeline will cover the following periods: The Twelve Tribes, The ...
Map of the Journeys of Jacob, the Father of the 12 Tribes of IsraelJacob (Heb. Ya'acov) was the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham the first Hebrew. The Lord changed Jacob's name to Israel and he became the father of 12 sons who became the 12 tribes of Israel (Gen. 25-50)....
A map of the Transjordan & those tribes of Israel east of the Jordan River.Coastal cities, such as Dor, and the important city of Megiddo, remained in Canaanite hands until the time of David. The map of Palestine was never completely cleared of Canaanite presence throughout the history ...
1 Chronicles 29:18 - O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee: BeershebaBeersheba in Easton's Bible Dictionary well of the oath, or well of seven, a...
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Elat, port city, southern extremity of Israel. It lies at the south tip of the Negev and at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba (Hebrew, Mifratz Elat), the eastern arm of the Red Sea. Al-ʿAqabah, Jordan, also located on the Gulf of Aqaba, lies 4 miles (7 km
In a short while the local Berber elite had been integrated into Muslim Arab tribes. When the Ummayad capital Damascus fell in the 8th century, the Islamic center of the Mediterranean shifted from Syria to Qayrawan in North Africa. Islamic North Africa had become diverse, and a hub for ...
During World War II the government—in opposition to the demands ofNaziGermany, Bulgaria’s wartime ally—saved virtually all of Bulgaria’s 50,000 Jews from deportation, but after the war about 48,000 of them emigrated toIsrael. A large number of Turks also left the country; 155,000 were...
Epoch Two: The Patriarchs, Israel’s Ancestors God chose from among the nations of the world a man, named Abraham, to whom He revealed Himself... The Twelve Tribes of Israel (Gen. 46:1–27) The Twelve Tribe...
The map of ancient Jerusalem shows the prominence of these two cities in the region, as they often fought for control of the Central Ridge Route and the Central Highlands. THE GEOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM & ISRAEL The city of God was radically shaped by it's geography. Jerusalem sat atop the cen...