Dive through the history of the lands of the Old Testament. Learn about how they were founded, how one empire paved the way for the next one, what forms of government they had, how their society was constructed, and what caused these empires to fall.

Apart from the genetic relation which the thought of these peoples bears to the Christianity of the past and present, a study of their achievements in general has become a matter of general human interest.

The events described in the Old Testament are tightly intertwined with the Babylonian Empire. This book is a great resource for anyone wanting to do a study on the laws and customs of this ancient empire, as well as contracts they signed and letters they wrote.

Every Christian historian would probably want to learn more about the history of Egypt, as the Bible places a lot of events in this region. History of Egypt from "prehistoric times" (meaning from the times we don't have a lot of historical documents from), through the times of Jewish presence in Egypt, to the conquest of Egypt by Persia.

A fascinating narrative of the rise and fall of states and empires throughout history, from the creation of the world "which is generally received as convenient rather than probable, in the year 4004 before Christ", through Jewish history, through Oriental states, through the rise of Greece, to the fall of the Roman Empire.