Israelites
Israelites were Semitic people of the ancient Middle East.[1][2]
Overview
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
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
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]
Israelites Media
Map of the twelve tribes of Israel before the move of Dan to the north, based on the Book of Joshua
Mid-20th century mosaic of the 12 Tribes of Israel, from the Etz Yosef synagogue wall in Givat Mordechai, Jerusalem
Map of the Holy Land, Pietro Vesconte, 1321, showing the allotments of the tribes of Israel. Described by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld as "the first non-Ptolemaic map of a definite country"
Model of the tabernacle, as seen in Israel, Timna Park
Canaanites and Shasu Leader captives from Ramses III's tile collection.
The Mount Ebal structure, seen by many archeologists as an early Israelite cultic site
Part of the gift-bearing Israelite delegation of King Jehu, Black Obelisk, 841–840 BCE.
"To Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, king of Judah" – royal seal found at the Ophel excavations in Jerusalem
A Samaritan elder participates in Passover prayer services held on Mount Gerizim
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Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9
- Maisler, B. (1952). "Ancient Israelite Historiography". Israel Exploration Journal. Israel Exploration Society. 2 (2): 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. The Society of Biblical Literature. 104 (4): 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9
- "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. https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2024-04-28/ty-article-magazine/archaeologists-find-cemetery-possibly-linked-to-the-ancient-israelites/0000018f-2344-dacd-a7ef-37c510fb0000. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- Tercatin, Rossella (October 27, 2024). "Was literacy important in the biblical Kingdom of Judah? Expert offers answers". The Jerusalem Post. https://jpost.com/archaeology/article-826336. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- "Israelite | Definition, Tribes, & Bible". Britannica. December 20, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
