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©2010
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303 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm + 1 map (79 x 61 cm, folded to 27 x 21 cm)
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Rev. ed. of: Zondervan NIV atlas of the Bible
Geographical section. Introduction to the Middle East as a whole -- The geography of Israel and Jordan -- The geography of Egypt -- The geography of Syria and Lebanon -- The geography of Mesopotamia -- Historical section. The pre-patriarchal period -- The patriarchs and the Egyptian sojourn -- Exodus and conquest -- Settlement in the land of Canaan -- Transition to the monarchy : Samuel and Paul -- The united monarchy : David and Solomon -- The divided kingdom -- Judah alone -- Exile and return -- The arrival of the Greeks -- The Maccabean Revolt and the Hasmonean dynasty -- Early Roman rule in Palestine -- The life of Christ -- The expansion of the Church in Palestine -- The journeys of Paul -- The seven churches of Revelation -- Jerusalem -- The disciplines of historical geography