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出版社:BB
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ISBN:0761403027
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作者:KENNY MANN
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頁數:80
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出版日期:1999-01-01
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印刷日期:1999-01-01
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包裝:精裝
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開本:16開
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版次:1
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印次:1
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Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that I will show thee."* According to Jewish tradition, this is the message that Abraham, the first Hebrew in recorded history, received from God. Together with his father, Terah; his wife, Sarah;and his nephew Lot, he had left his native city of Ur in ancient Babylonia and traveled north to the city of Haran in Mesopotamia. By the very act of crossing the Euphrates River, the family group became identified in the Bible as Ivrim, or Hebrews, "the people who crossed over." ...
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History Chapter One IN THE BEGINNING The Promised Land Map Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: The Patriarchs Joseph: Interpreter of Dreams Moses and Joshua: Into the Promised Land Judges and Kings David and Solomon: Unity and Division Return from Exile Triumph of the Romans Belief System Chapter Two A LIVING FAITH Two Names, One God A Prophet Is Chosen By the Finger of God Torah: The Power of the Word Many Paths Cultural History Chapter Three THE TELLERS AND THE TALES Tanakh: The Hebrew Bible Mishnah: The Six Orders Talmud: The Way of the Scholar Midrash: Reading between the Lines Beliefs and Society Chapter Four THE UNIVERSAL WAY Centers of Learning Foundations for the Future Feasts and Festivals The Legacy of the Hebrews Chapter Five PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE Trade: A Tool for Survival In the Arab World The Seeds Are Sown The Seeds Bear Fruit The Nation of Israel The Intellectual Legacy THE ANCIENT HEBREWS: A TIME LINE GLOSSARY FOR FURTHER READING BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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