03155oam 22008294a 450 991015511340332120250218202744.0978157506428415750642869781646022762164602276910.1515/9781575064284(CKB)3710000000973088(MiAaPQ)EBC4772156(DLC) 2016002075(OCoLC)934939083(MdBmJHUP)musev2_79398(DE-B1597)584600(OCoLC)1266228590(DE-B1597)9781575064284(EXLCZ)99371000000097308820160114d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe Land Before the Kingdom of IsraelA History of the Southern Levant and the People who Populated It /Brendon C. BenzPenn State University Press2016Winona Lake, Indiana :Eisenbrauns,2016.©2016.1 online resource (512 pages)History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ;79781575064277 1575064278 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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.History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ;Volume 7.Ethnologyfast(OCoLC)fst00916106Canaanitesfast(OCoLC)fst00845054Bronze agefast(OCoLC)fst00839439Antiquitiesfast(OCoLC)fst00810745Bronze ageMiddle EastCananéensHistoireCanaanitesHistoryEthnologiePalestineEthnologyPalestineBronze agePalestineMiddle EastPalestinefastMiddle EastfastPalestineAntiquitésPalestineAntiquitiesHistory.Ressources Internet.Ethnology.Canaanites.Bronze age.Antiquities.Bronze ageCananéensHistoire.CanaanitesHistory.EthnologieEthnologyBronze age933Benz Brendon C.1070711MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910155113403321The Land Before the Kingdom of Israel2564813UNINA