Project Gutenberg 2013-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 369 Graetz, Heinrich 1817 1891 Graetz, H. (Heinrich) Graetz, Heinrich Hirsch Graetz, Hirsch Grätz, Hirsch Gratz, Hirsch History of the Jews, Vol. 1 (of 6) Produced by David Edwards, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of the Jews, Vol. 1 (of 6)" by Heinrich Graetz is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume covers the history of the Jewish people from their earliest origins through to the death of Simon the Maccabee, providing a comprehensive narrative of the cultural, social, and religious development of the Jewish nation. The text serves to enlighten readers about the struggles, triumphs, and historical significance of the Jewish experience over thousands of years. The opening of the work introduces the early period of Jewish history, focusing on the Israelites' entry into Canaan, a land inhabited by various tribes including the Anakim and Canaanites. It describes the formation of the Israelite nation amid formidable challenges and the pivotal role of their patriarchs, particularly the prominence of Moses as a leader and prophet. Graetz highlights the significant events, such as the Exodus from Egypt, the revelation of the Decalogue at Mount Sinai, and the critical military victories that shaped the Jewish people's identity and their understanding of divine promise and moral law. The narrative sets the stage for the broader historical explorations and transformations that are to follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43056/43056-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Jews -- History DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Religious Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Religious 1315282 2025-06-17T11:41:38.462399 text/html 1295390 2013-06-28T22:00:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 587916 2025-06-17T11:41:58.378365 application/epub+zip 607004 2025-06-17T11:41:42.890382 application/epub+zip 553001 2025-06-17T11:41:40.770387 application/epub+zip 956213 2025-06-17T11:42:08.981254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 838374 2025-06-17T11:41:55.181342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 784674 2022-09-19T16:14:11.775823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1128456 2025-06-17T11:41:36.346925 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1128458 2013-06-28T22:00:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16639 2025-06-17T11:42:09.147245 application/rdf+xml 18098 2025-06-17T11:41:40.994384 image/jpeg 2641 2025-06-17T11:41:40.883374 image/jpeg 547383 2025-06-17T11:41:38.566396 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia