Perhaps the mightiest of all the ancient empires, the Assyrian Empire, was established in northeast Mesopotamia. The Assyrians were, perhaps, the most bloodthirsty and ruthless of all the ancient armies. They laid waste to the northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century B.C. ...
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
A small number of Africans are Hindu, Baha'i, or have beliefs from the Judaic tradition. Examples of African Jews are the Beta Israel, Lemba peoples and the Abayudaya of Eastern Uganda. There is also a small minority of Africans who are non-religious....
He storms the palace to seize the personal wealth of the Pomesanian king, then migrates one quarter of the population east to settle in the newly-conquered region of the Pogesanians, where Banis is proclaimed their king. While still at war with the Natangian coalition of tribes led by Ki...
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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...
Scene of Israel’s defeat... Hosah Hosah—seeking refuge 1. Village of Asher . . . Josh. 19:29 2. Temple porter . . . 1 Chr. 16:38 Hukkok Hukkok—decreed Border town of Naphtali . . . Josh. 19:32, 34 Idalah Idalah—memorial of God Border town of...
[11] Israel not being located in the Middle East in this world, Moroccan Jews are only mildly and intermittently persecuted. [12] It also moves out of the path of ships which would otherwise run into it by accident. [13] Soviet efforts to strengthen the city’s support system have been...
an effort to end English settlement and authority in the region. An alliance of Narragansett, Wampanoag and other tribes fought the English, who had allied with the Mohegan and Mohawk tribes. Thousands of Native Americans died, and many others were sold into slavery, decimating the tribes. ...
7266 tribes of Israel 7266 tribes of Israel The divisions of Israel on lines of kinship, according to descent from the... 7302 altar 7302 altar A construction, usually of wood, stone or metal, for the offering of sacrifice. The... 7312 Baal ...