MMW 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Sinai Peninsula, Arabian Desert, Sea Peoples
20 Apr 2018
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Land between 2 great empires -- absorbed a lot of stories and motifs from each. Great empires start to contract and give room for littler kingdoms to emerge. Come to prominence during the time of the sea peoples. Prophet that is chosen by god to lead them. Leads them from ur to canaan around the arabian desert. Enslaved in egypt and liberated by moses. The agreement that the israelites will worship one god (yhwh) and no. Happens during the period of wandering in the sinai desert. When the hebrews get to canaan, they meet the philistines. Hebrews are decentralized and divided into tribes. Defeated by delilah who cut his hair. They needed a monarchy to help them unite against their enemies. Being a king is weird because god was supposed to be the one true king. Conquered jerusalem and made it the capital. Expanded the kingdom and brought greater wealth to his people.
