39 - Where Are the Twelve Tribes of Israel Today?
Send us Fan Mail Throughout the world, there are many groups claiming to be descendants of the twelve tribes of Israel. They range from the Samaritans, the modern Jews, to the Mormons, Beta Israel, a...
7 Apr 202446min
38 - The Role of Religion in Uniting The Twelve Tribes of Israel
Send us Fan Mail The twelve tribes did not have much in common at first. However, as the Philistines emerged as a common enemy, they learned to cooperate and developed common political and religious i...
18 Mars 202431min
37 - The Twelve Tribes Of Israel
Send us Fan Mail The twelve tribes of Israel come from the 12 sons of Joseph, at least according to Genesis. But the number of tribes and their names change over time and in different parts of the bib...
26 Feb 202440min
36 - Were The Israelites Really Ruled By Judges?
Send us Fan Mail The books of Judges and Samuel in the Tanakh present an anti-monarchical ideology. But the stories of early Israelite leaders like Gideon, Jepetah, and Abimelech have elements of king...
28 Jan 202452min
35 - The Invasion of The "Sea People" And The Birth Of The Philistines
Send us Fan Mail An invasion of mysterious raiders changed the region forever. It destroyed the Hittite empire and nearly brought Egypt to its knees. When the dust settled, a new people, the Philistin...
31 Dec 202344min
34- Slavery And Racism
Send us Fan Mail The final days of the Egyptian empire in Canaan saw an increase in inter-cultural influence. A lot of that involved exploitation and slavery. But what was slavery like in those days, ...
20 Dec 202342min
33 - Where Did The Israelites Come From?
Send us Fan Mail The Merneptah Stele has the first recorded mention of Israel, in 1207 BCE. But the God of the Israelites was already mentioned earlier. What does that mean? Who were the Israelites an...
5 Dec 202348min
32 – The Rise Of Jerusalem and Shechem
Send us Fan Mail The highlands of the Judean hills were a lawless land, which even the Egyptians preferred to avoid. Instead, the kings of Shechem and Jerusalem battled for domination, using the local...
26 Okt 202336min
