The Jews of Egypt: From Ramses II to Emperor Hadrian
This is the story of the adventures and misadventures of the Jewish people in the land of Egypt - shrouded in the mists of biblical history under the Pharaohs; the strange intermezzo of the Jewish mercenary detachment on the island of Elephantine on the upper Nile; the apogee of Jewish culture under the Ptolemies; and the Jewish community's rapid decline and catastrophic disappearance under Roman rule.
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The Jews of Egypt: From Ramses II to Emperor Hadrian
This is the story of the adventures and misadventures of the Jewish people in the land of Egypt - shrouded in the mists of biblical history under the Pharaohs; the strange intermezzo of the Jewish mercenary detachment on the island of Elephantine on the upper Nile; the apogee of Jewish culture under the Ptolemies; and the Jewish community's rapid decline and catastrophic disappearance under Roman rule.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780827605220 |
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Publisher: | The Jewish Publication Society |
Publication date: | 09/29/1995 |
Edition description: | 1st English ed |
Pages: | 304 |
Sales rank: | 646,984 |
Product dimensions: | 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 9.00(d) |
Lexile: | 1270L (what's this?) |
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