Israelites
Israelites were Semitic people of the ancient Middle East.[1][2]
Overview
[change | change source]The Israelites lived in part of what was Canaan during the time of the Bible.[1][2] This area came to be called the Land of Israel.[1][2] It usually refers to a member of one of the Tribes of Israel.[1][2] The term Children of Israel is also used, especially when talking about the period of the Five Books of Moses.[1][2]
History
[change | change source]Israelites lived in the United Kingdom of Israel, where the modern State of Israel is situated.[1][2] The kingdom later split into the Kingdom of Israel and Kingdom of Judah, whose descendants have been called Jews ever since.[1][2]
Conquests by foreign empires
[change | change source]The Kingdom of Israel was conquered by the Assyrians in 721 BCE.[1][2] Judah was conquered by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.[1][2] Many Jews were taken hostage from Judah. When the Achaemenid Empire defeated the Babylonians they let the Jews return to rebuild the Second Temple in Jerusalem about 70 years later.[1][2]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
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- Maisler, B. (1952). "Ancient Israelite Historiography". Israel Exploration Journal. 2 (2). Israel Exploration Society: 82–88. JSTOR 27924468. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- Porter, J. R. (1981). "Ancient Israel". Divination and Oracles (1 ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9781003242758. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- Crenshaw, James L. (1985). "Education in Ancient Israel". Journal of Biblical Literature. 104 (4). The Society of Biblical Literature: 601–615. doi:10.2307/3260674. JSTOR 3260674. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- Davies, Philip R.; Fritz, Volkmar (1996). The Origins of the Ancient Israelite States. Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- Clements, Ronald E. (1991). The World of Ancient Israel: Sociological, Anthropological and Political Perspectives. ISBN 9780521423922. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09
- "Israelite History in the Context of the Ancient Near East". Boston University. 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- Brown, William (July 13, 2017). "Ancient Israelite & Judean Religion". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- David, Ariel (April 28, 2024). "Archaeologists Find Cemetery Possibly Linked to the Ancient Israelites". Haaretz. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- Tercatin, Rossella (October 27, 2024). "Was literacy important in the biblical Kingdom of Judah? Expert offers answers". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- "Israelite | Definition, Tribes, & Bible". Britannica. December 20, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
