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A Brief Biblical History

From Our People: A History of the Jews

By Jacob Isaacs

Published by Kehot Publication Society

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Creation And Early History

From Adam to Noah

Creation of the World

The First Human Beings

Adam's Children

Adam's Descendants

Noah's Ark and the Flood

Noah’s Children

The Tower Of Babel

The Forefathers

The Eras of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph

Abraham

Abram and Lot

The Covenant

The Destruction of Sodom

Isaac & Ishmael

The Great Test: The Binding of Isaac

Isaac’s Marriage

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Suffering in Egypt and the Exodus

Life Under Pharaoah, 10 Plagues, Parting of the Sea

Jacob and His Family Go To Egypt

Israel's Enslavement

The Birth of Moses

Moses' Early Adventures

The Divine Ambassador

Moses Returns to Egypt

The Ten Plagues of Egypt

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Wandering in the Desert

Revelation at Sinai, Battles, Complaints and More

Food in the Desert

Amalek's Attack

Jethro's Visit and Advice

The Revelation on Mount Sinai

The Golden Calf

The People of the Book

Joshua

Conquest and Settlement of Canaan

Joshua's Admonition

The Times of the Judges

Israel without a Leader

Jephtah

Ibzan, Elon and Abdon

Saul, First King of Israel

War with the Philistines

Saul's Jealousy, Jonathan's Loyalty

The United Jewish Kingdom

The Holy Temple (Beth Hamikdosh)

Every Man under His Vine

Solomon's Spiritual Influence

Division of the Kingdom

The Kingdom of Israel

The House of Jeroboam

The House of Baasha

Zimri

The House of Omri

Ahab

Elijah

Divine Revelation on Mount Carmel

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The Kingdom of Judah

Rehabeam

Abijah

Asa

Jehoshaphat

Joram

Ahaziah and Athaliah

Joash

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By Jacob Isaacs

Our People, originally published in 1946, was the first Jewish history book for the English speaking reader. Read today, it still provides a comprehensive outline of Jewish history, and also a view of the telling of history as it evolved over the last century.

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Kehot Publication Society, the publishing arm of the Lubavitch movement, has brought Torah education to nearly every Jewish community in the world, and is the world's largest publisher of Jewish literature.

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