The Dawn of Israel

In this companion volume to his bestselling Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?, Lester L. Grabbe provides the background history of the main ancient Near Eastern peoples and empires. These include Babylonia, Assyria, Urartu, Hittites, Amorites, and Egyptians. This volume is a fascinating portrayal of ancient Israel, and this definitive work by one of the world's leading biblical historians will be of interest to all students and scholars of biblical history.