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The book is counted as one of the Lost books of the Old Testament. This text is sometimes called The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel or The Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel (Hebrew: ספר דברי הימים למלכי ישראל, romanized: sêp̄er diḇrê hayyāmîm lə-malḵê Yiśrā’êl).
In the Books of Samuel, Bethlehem is mentioned as the home of Jesse, [32] father of King David of Israel, and the site of David's anointment by the prophet Samuel. [33] It was from the well of Bethlehem that three of his warriors brought him water when he was hiding in the cave of Adullam .
The Books of the Kingdoms, Books of Kingdoms, or Books of Reigns (Koinē Greek: Βíβλοι Βασιλειῶν) are the names that four books of the Hebrew Bible are given in the Septuagint. 1 and 2 Kingdoms are equivalent to 1 and 2 Samuel, and 3 and 4 Kingdoms are equivalent to 1 and 2 Kings in most modern English versions. [1]
Based on his conclusions, Thiele showed that the 14 years between Ahab and Jehu were really 12 years. This enabled him to date their reigns precisely, for Ahab is mentioned in the Kurk Stele which records the Assyrian advance into Syria/Israel at the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC, and Jehu is mentioned on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III paying tribute in 841 BC.
Throughout the course of human history, the Land of Israel has seen many conflicts and come under the sway or control of various polities and, as a result, it has historically hosted a wide variety of ethnic groups. In the following centuries, the Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian and Macedonian empires conquered the region.
History books about Israel (1 C, 12 P) I. Books about Israeli intelligence agencies (1 C, 5 P) Israeli–Palestinian conflict books (1 C, 62 P) K. Books about the ...
The Book of Ruth (Hebrew: מְגִלַּת רוּת, Megillath Ruth, "the Scroll of Ruth", one of the Five Megillot) is included in the third division, or the Writings , of the Hebrew Bible. In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the historical books and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel .
WikiProject Israel Resource Centre This is a project to organize resource material related to the geography and historical geography of the Land of Israel, aka Palestine (region), from a historical perspective, culled from a number of travelers, researchers, archaeologists, and historical geographers, and their works, with their names arranged here in alphabetical order