TTC Video – The World of Biblical Israel

English | mp4 | MPEG4 570×320 | AAC 2 ch 88 kbps | 12 hrs 15 min | 6.08 GB

eLearning | Course No. 6325

 

We all have associations with the word “Israel”—a modern-day nation in the Middle East that makes up part of the biblical Holy Land. But how did ancient Israel emerge? Who were the Israelites and where did they come from? What was it like to live in biblical Israel? Before unpacking these questions, it might help to consider how the very meaning of the word “Israel” evolved throughout the Hebrew Bible: 
– “Israel” first referred to a person, Jacob, the founding ancestor of the Israelites.
Jacob had twelve sons whose descendants became the “twelve tribes of Israel.”
– Later, “Israel” became the name of the monarchy headed by King David and his son Solomon.
– When the monarchy divided, the northern kingdom was called “Israel” and the southern kingdom, “Judah.”
– Finally, “Israel” came to refer to the Judeans who survived as a nation in exile during the Babylonian captivity.

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