According to the Old Testament, the Midianites are the descendants of Midian, and they oppressed the Israelites for a number of years. In the Book of...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer your ...
The Old Testament is filled with stories from Jewish tradition about the Israelites, the people who the Old Testament claims are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Even though it is included in the Christian Bible, the Old Testament was composed by ancient Jewish authors....
This suggests that the members of some groups were identified as the common descendants of a single person, though the term is also used at times to refer to members of other groups such as the "children of Belial", which is how the Bible sometimes refers to wicked people....
After the Jews returned from their exile in Babylonia toward the end of the 6th century BCE and set about rebuilding Jerusalem as subjects of the Persian Empire, they were led by priests rather than by the descendants of David, as an independent monarchy was no longer possible, Then, in ...