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Page 945
... Israel's covenant with God . But by c . 1020 Saul had been made king . Op- position to the idea of kingship was still strong , however , and Saul clearly lacked the support needed to defend Israel against the Philistines . Moreover , a ...
... Israel's covenant with God . But by c . 1020 Saul had been made king . Op- position to the idea of kingship was still strong , however , and Saul clearly lacked the support needed to defend Israel against the Philistines . Moreover , a ...
Page 963
... Israeli intervention stopped Syria from imposing a peace . Israel invaded the area with 20,000 troops on March 14-15 , 1978 , to destroy Palestinian military bases and to force Lebanon to curb future raids by the PLO into Israel . A ...
... Israeli intervention stopped Syria from imposing a peace . Israel invaded the area with 20,000 troops on March 14-15 , 1978 , to destroy Palestinian military bases and to force Lebanon to curb future raids by the PLO into Israel . A ...
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... Israel . The people Israel , according to the rabbis , were chosen by God to be the guardian of his Torah , and , just as God chose Israel , Israel chose God . Thus , the concept of Israel as a nation bound together by an irrevocable ...
... Israel . The people Israel , according to the rabbis , were chosen by God to be the guardian of his Torah , and , just as God chose Israel , Israel chose God . Thus , the concept of Israel as a nation bound together by an irrevocable ...
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