• DOI:10.1177/030908928901404403
Corpus ID: 170271924

The Emergence of the Monarchy in Israel the Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects

@article{Finkelstein1989TheEO,
  title={The Emergence of the Monarchy in Israel the Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects},
  author={I. Finkelstein},
  journal={Journal for the Study of the Old Testament},
  year={1989},
  volume={14},
  pages={43 - 74}
}

I. Finkelstein

Published 1989

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Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

The emergence of the Israelite monarchy at the end of the eleventh century BCE was one of the most crucial events in the history of Palestine. The political unification of the hill country under Saul, followed by David’s conquests and the creation of one powerful state throughout most of the country, virtually changed the historical development of the entire region. For the first time a local independent political entity was established in Palestine-a national ethnic state with a distinctive… CONTINUE READING

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