A survey of Israel's history
Wood, Leon James.
A survey of Israel's history [by] Leon Wood. - Grand Rapids, Zondervan Pub. House [1970] - 444 pages maps (some color) 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-416).
Source material -- Importance of Israel -- Israel's strategic location -- Geography of Palestine -- History divisions -- Patriarchal background : Historical accuracy -- Significance of Abraham's call -- Date of Abraham -- Abraham's country -- Departure -- Abraham : The New land -- Shechem, Bethel, Egypt, Bethel -- Rescue of Lot (Gen. 14) -- Destruction of Socom (Gen. 18:1-19;38) -- Covenant -- Waiting the promised child (Gen. 16:1-18:15) -- Abimelech and Philistenes (Gen. 20-21) -- Near sacrifice of Isaac (Gen. 22) -- Death and burial of Sarah (Gen. 23) -- A Bride for Isaac (Gen. 24:1-25:11) -- Abraham, man of faith -- Isaac (Gen. 25:9-26:35) -- Jacob (Gen. 28:1-36:43) -- Joseph (Gen. 37-50). Sojourn and Exodus chronology : Duration of Egyptian sojourn -- Date of the exodus -- Life in Egypt : Four periods of Egyptian rule -- Egyptian life -- Jacob's descendants in Egypt -- Oppression institute (Ex. 1:8-22) -- Moses (Ex 2:1-10) -- Moses' choice (Ex2:11-25; Acts 7:23-29; Heb. 11:24-27) -- Moses returns to Egypt (Ex. 3:1-4:31) -- The Contest with Pharaoh (Ex. 5;1-12-12:36) -- Departure from Egypt. Israel in the Wilderness : Israel's route to travel -- To Mt. Sinai (Ex. 15:22-18:27) -- Giving the Law (Ex 19:1-24:18; 32:1-34:35) -- The Law -- The Tabernacle (Ex. 25-31: 35-40) -- The Number of people -- Sinai to Kadesh-barnea -- Thirty-seven years and six months of fruitless wandering (Num. 15-19; 33:19-36) -- Kadesh-barnea to the Jordan (Num. 20- 21; 33;37-48; Deut. 2:1-3:14) -- At the Jordan (Num. 22-27; 31-32; Deut. 31,34) -- Deuteromuy. The Conquest : The Land of Canaan -- Entrance to the land (Josh. 2:1-5:12) -- Conquest of Central Palestine (Josh. 5:13-9:27) -- Conquest of the South and the North (Josh. 10-12) -- The Land divided (Josh. 13-22) -- Institutions -- The Judges : Background matters -- Failure to occupy the land fully (Judg. 1:1-3:7) -- The Period of Mesopotamian oppression (Judge. 3:8-11 ; 17-21) -- The Period of Moabite oppression (Judg. 3:12- 31) -- The Period of Canaanite Oppression (Judg. 4-5) -- The Period of Midianite oppression (Judg. 6:1-10:5; Ruth 1-4) -- The Period of Ammonite oppression (Judg. 10:6-12:15) -- The Period of Philistine oppression (Judg. 13-16) -- Samuel. King Saul : Anointing of Saul -- The Rule of Saul -- The Rejection of Saul (I Sam. 13-15) -- Saul and David (I Sam. 16-20) -- Saul's last years (1 Sam. 22:6-19;28:1-25;31:1-13) -- David as fugitive (I Sam. 21-27; 29-30; II Sam. 1). Continued : David at Hebron (II Sam. 1:1-5:5) -- David establishes the Kingdom of Israel (II Sam. 5:6-8:18; 10:1-19) -- David's government -- Significant deeds -- Last years of David (II Sam. 13-20: I Kings 1:1-2:11; I Chron. 22; 28-29) -- Israel's greatest king -- Solomon : Established as king (I Kings 2:12-46; 3:4-28; II Chron. 1:1-17) -- Solomon's kingdom -- Foreign relations -- Building activity (I Kings 5:1- 9:9; II Chron. 2-7) -- Literary age -- Spiritual decline and punishment (I Kings 11; II Chron. 9:29-31) -- Solomon the king. The Northern Kingdom : the Revolt (I Kings 12:1-4; II Chron. 10) -- The Early years (931-885) (I Kings 12:25-16:20) -- Dynasty of Omri (885- 841) (I Kings 16:23-22:53; II Kings 1-8) -- Dynasty of Jehu (841-753) II Kings 9:11-10-:36; 13; 14:16-29) -- Decline of Israel (752-722) (II Kings 15:13-17:41) -- An Assyrian province. The Kingdom of Judah : A Period of confict with Israel (931-870) (I Kings 14:21-15:24; II Chron. 10-16) -- A Period of alliance with Israel (873-835) (I Kings 22:41-40; II Kings 8:16-29; 11:1-16; II Chron. 17: 1- 23:15) -- Four God-approved kings (835-731) (II Kings 12-15) ; II Chron. 23:16-17:9) -- Years of Assyrian dominance (743-640) (II Kings 16:21; II chron. 28-33) -- Babylon becomes dominant (640-586) (II Kings 22-25; II Chron. 34-36). Exile and Return : Developments in Judah (II Kings 25:22-26; Jer. 40-44) -- The Babylonian period (605-539) -- Captive Judah -- The Persian period -- The First return to Judah (Ezra 1-6) -- The Second return (Ezra 7-10) -- The Third return (Neh. 1-13) -- The Story of Esther (Esth. 1-10) -- The Elephantine colony -- The Close of the Old Testament history.
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Bible.--Old Testament--History of Biblical events.
Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
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A survey of Israel's history [by] Leon Wood. - Grand Rapids, Zondervan Pub. House [1970] - 444 pages maps (some color) 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-416).
Source material -- Importance of Israel -- Israel's strategic location -- Geography of Palestine -- History divisions -- Patriarchal background : Historical accuracy -- Significance of Abraham's call -- Date of Abraham -- Abraham's country -- Departure -- Abraham : The New land -- Shechem, Bethel, Egypt, Bethel -- Rescue of Lot (Gen. 14) -- Destruction of Socom (Gen. 18:1-19;38) -- Covenant -- Waiting the promised child (Gen. 16:1-18:15) -- Abimelech and Philistenes (Gen. 20-21) -- Near sacrifice of Isaac (Gen. 22) -- Death and burial of Sarah (Gen. 23) -- A Bride for Isaac (Gen. 24:1-25:11) -- Abraham, man of faith -- Isaac (Gen. 25:9-26:35) -- Jacob (Gen. 28:1-36:43) -- Joseph (Gen. 37-50). Sojourn and Exodus chronology : Duration of Egyptian sojourn -- Date of the exodus -- Life in Egypt : Four periods of Egyptian rule -- Egyptian life -- Jacob's descendants in Egypt -- Oppression institute (Ex. 1:8-22) -- Moses (Ex 2:1-10) -- Moses' choice (Ex2:11-25; Acts 7:23-29; Heb. 11:24-27) -- Moses returns to Egypt (Ex. 3:1-4:31) -- The Contest with Pharaoh (Ex. 5;1-12-12:36) -- Departure from Egypt. Israel in the Wilderness : Israel's route to travel -- To Mt. Sinai (Ex. 15:22-18:27) -- Giving the Law (Ex 19:1-24:18; 32:1-34:35) -- The Law -- The Tabernacle (Ex. 25-31: 35-40) -- The Number of people -- Sinai to Kadesh-barnea -- Thirty-seven years and six months of fruitless wandering (Num. 15-19; 33:19-36) -- Kadesh-barnea to the Jordan (Num. 20- 21; 33;37-48; Deut. 2:1-3:14) -- At the Jordan (Num. 22-27; 31-32; Deut. 31,34) -- Deuteromuy. The Conquest : The Land of Canaan -- Entrance to the land (Josh. 2:1-5:12) -- Conquest of Central Palestine (Josh. 5:13-9:27) -- Conquest of the South and the North (Josh. 10-12) -- The Land divided (Josh. 13-22) -- Institutions -- The Judges : Background matters -- Failure to occupy the land fully (Judg. 1:1-3:7) -- The Period of Mesopotamian oppression (Judge. 3:8-11 ; 17-21) -- The Period of Moabite oppression (Judg. 3:12- 31) -- The Period of Canaanite Oppression (Judg. 4-5) -- The Period of Midianite oppression (Judg. 6:1-10:5; Ruth 1-4) -- The Period of Ammonite oppression (Judg. 10:6-12:15) -- The Period of Philistine oppression (Judg. 13-16) -- Samuel. King Saul : Anointing of Saul -- The Rule of Saul -- The Rejection of Saul (I Sam. 13-15) -- Saul and David (I Sam. 16-20) -- Saul's last years (1 Sam. 22:6-19;28:1-25;31:1-13) -- David as fugitive (I Sam. 21-27; 29-30; II Sam. 1). Continued : David at Hebron (II Sam. 1:1-5:5) -- David establishes the Kingdom of Israel (II Sam. 5:6-8:18; 10:1-19) -- David's government -- Significant deeds -- Last years of David (II Sam. 13-20: I Kings 1:1-2:11; I Chron. 22; 28-29) -- Israel's greatest king -- Solomon : Established as king (I Kings 2:12-46; 3:4-28; II Chron. 1:1-17) -- Solomon's kingdom -- Foreign relations -- Building activity (I Kings 5:1- 9:9; II Chron. 2-7) -- Literary age -- Spiritual decline and punishment (I Kings 11; II Chron. 9:29-31) -- Solomon the king. The Northern Kingdom : the Revolt (I Kings 12:1-4; II Chron. 10) -- The Early years (931-885) (I Kings 12:25-16:20) -- Dynasty of Omri (885- 841) (I Kings 16:23-22:53; II Kings 1-8) -- Dynasty of Jehu (841-753) II Kings 9:11-10-:36; 13; 14:16-29) -- Decline of Israel (752-722) (II Kings 15:13-17:41) -- An Assyrian province. The Kingdom of Judah : A Period of confict with Israel (931-870) (I Kings 14:21-15:24; II Chron. 10-16) -- A Period of alliance with Israel (873-835) (I Kings 22:41-40; II Kings 8:16-29; 11:1-16; II Chron. 17: 1- 23:15) -- Four God-approved kings (835-731) (II Kings 12-15) ; II Chron. 23:16-17:9) -- Years of Assyrian dominance (743-640) (II Kings 16:21; II chron. 28-33) -- Babylon becomes dominant (640-586) (II Kings 22-25; II Chron. 34-36). Exile and Return : Developments in Judah (II Kings 25:22-26; Jer. 40-44) -- The Babylonian period (605-539) -- Captive Judah -- The Persian period -- The First return to Judah (Ezra 1-6) -- The Second return (Ezra 7-10) -- The Third return (Neh. 1-13) -- The Story of Esther (Esth. 1-10) -- The Elephantine colony -- The Close of the Old Testament history.
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Bible.--Old Testament--History of Biblical events.
Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
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