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Author Benz, Brendon C., author.

Title The land before the kingdom of Israel : a history of the Southern Levant and the people who populated it / Brendon C. Benz.

Publication Info. Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ; 7
History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ; 7.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary Based on several core traditions that dominate the biblical narrative, Israel is widely regarded as having been set apart from among the nations, representing a unique sociopolitical entity in the ancient world. United by a common tribal identity and a commitment to worshiping the God who delivered them from Egypt exclusively, the Israelites established an egalitarian community in the southern Levant that stood in contrast to the hierarchical polities of their polytheistic neighbors in the land of Canaan. In spite of these traditions, modern scholarship for the most part has recognized the poin.
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Subject Bronze age -- Palestine.
Bronze age.
Ethnology -- Palestine.
Ethnology.
Canaanites -- History.
Canaanites.
History.
Bronze age -- Middle East.
Middle East.
Palestine -- Antiquities.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Benz, Brendon C. Land before the kingdom of Israel. Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2016 9781575064277 (DLC) 2016001593
ISBN 9781575064284 (electronic book)
1575064286 (electronic book)
9781575064277 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
1575064278 (hardback ; alkaline paper)