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The Military History of Ancient Israel
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Richard A. Gabriel
Foreword by Mordechai Gichon
Book Code: C7798
ISBN: 0-275-97798-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97798-6
360 pages, figures, maps, table
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/30/2003
List Price: $99.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Awards:
  • Academia Academic Essentials Christianity March 2004
Reviews:
  • [A] good chronological narrative of the military history of ancient Israel....Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.
    —Choice     May 2004
  • [P]rovides an excellent opportunity for addressing some thorny issues in the field of the military history of the Bible.
    —The Journal of Military History     January 2005
  • Drawing on findings from archeology, demography, ethnography and other relevant disciplines, Gabriel analyses the Bible as if it were a militory history of ancient Israel; he makes a particularly significant contribution to Exodus studies. Gabriel an experienced infantry officer and military historian, offers astute military insight into the Biblical narrative and makes comprehensive some of the mysterious explanations for well known events.
    —Jewish Book World     Fall 2004
Description: Exactly how did the Israelites cross the desert? How did Moses cross the Red Sea? How did Joshua take Jericho, and how did the sun appear to stand still at the Ayjllon Valley? No one has ever analyzed the Bible as a military history Gabriel provides the first attempt at a continuous historical narrative of the military history of ancient Israel. He begins with a military analysis of Exodus, an unprecedented and hugely significant contribution to Exodus Studies. This book includes collaborative findings from archaelogy, demography, ethnography, and other relevant disciplines. As a seasoned infantry officer and military historian, Gabriel brings a soldier's eye to the infantry combat described in the Bible. Seeking to make military sense of the Biblical narrative as preserved in Hebrew, he renders comprehensible some of the "mysterious" explanations for famous events.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • The Land of Israel
  • Armies of the Bible
  • The Exodus
  • The Campaigns of Joshua
  • Wars of the Judges
  • Saul's Wars
  • David and the Israelite
  • Solomon
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2003053022
LCC Class: BS1197
Dewey Class: 221
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