The Israelites began their history when they were exiled from Egypt, this started in the book of Exodus. In this book it shows that the Hebrews were in slavery in Egypt, and how they got delivered and became a nation. In the book of Genesis, shows the starting of an Israelite from Abraham, to his grandson Jacob, called Israel. Which his twelve sons, were the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel. In this book it shows about the people, the families, not with the nation, but like biographies. So from the book of Exodus, started a national history and developed throughout the books of the bible.
About 1446 BC, the people were enslaved for four hundred years. God helped Moses to led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the land of Canaan, which
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Saul becomes the first king of Israel, he reigns for 40 years, but the people begin to turn away their faith with God. In 1010 BC, the second king of Israel was David he was born in Bethlehem. David was much different than king Saul, David obey and pleased God, he followed his commands, and repented from mistakes. David conquered and ruled over enemy territory, he expanded the land of Israel. The son of David, Solomon, becomes the third king of Israel in 970 BC. In honor for God he builds the Temple in Jerusalem. But Solomon turns away from God and worship false …show more content…
Once King Nebuchadnezzar died, his empire was conquered by Cyrus the Great, in 539 BC. Cyrus rules over Judah, and he allows the Jews to return to Judah with freedom of culture and religion. The Jews began to rebuild the Temple in 536 BC. The second Temple was built, and for seventy years of worship, it was smaller than before. Centuries later, King Herod reconstructed it, and made it much bigger. In 331 BC, Alexander attacks and conquers the Phoenician city of Tyre. His army collected rubble and tossed into the sea making a bridge, which helped him to conquer the land. A Greek ruler named, Ptolemy asked the Jews to make the first five books of the Old Testament translated into