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  • An Enthralling Guide from Ancient Kingdoms to Modern Times

  • Exploring the Past
  • By: Billy Wellman
  • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
  • Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins

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An Enthralling Guide from Ancient Kingdoms to Modern Times

By: Billy Wellman
Narrated by: Jay Herbert
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Publisher's Summary

Two manuscripts in one audiobook:

  • History of the Jews: An Enthralling Guide from Ancient Times to the Present
  • Ancient Israel: An Enthralling Guide to Jewish Kingdoms and the Israelites

In the first part of this audiobook, you will know:

  • What spectacular events are celebrated at Pesach (Passover)?
  • How did the Jews escape the Babylonian exile?
  • Who sacrificed a pig to the god Saturn in Jerusalem’s Second Temple?
  • How did Muslim rule mostly improve life for Jews in Spain and North Africa?
  • What underlying philosophies led to the Nazis’ attempt to annihilate the Jewish race?
  • How did Israel defeat eight Arab nations in the Six-Day War?
  • What led to a lasting peace between Israel and Egypt?

In the second part of this audiobook, you will discover:

  • How the ancient Israelites ended up in Canaan and began to build a civilization
  • The establishment of the United Kingdom of Israel
  • The split of the United Kingdom of Israel and the Babylonian invasion of the Kingdom of Judea
  • The Achaemenid liberation of the Jews and the formation of Yehud Medinata
  • The period and process of Hellenization commenced by the Greeks and the resulting Maccabean Revolt, which gave birth to the Hasmonean dynasty
  • The end of the Hasmoneans and the formation of the Herodian dynasty
  • And so much more!
©2023 Billy Wellman (P)2023 Billy Wellman
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: History

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