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Appendix 5: A History of The Jewish People<br />
Appendix 5: A History of<br />
The Jewish People<br />
Jews today trace their history to the Palestinian settlers<br />
from Antiquity. They base this history from the dramatic<br />
tales narrated in the Hebrew Bible. Historians do not see<br />
the Hebrew Bible as reliable record.<br />
Early Jews in Palestine were an illiterate and primitive<br />
people, living far way from the the edges of civilizations.<br />
As the land was either hilly or desert, these people lived<br />
mostly by herding sheep and donkeys. They did not call<br />
themselves as Jews at the time. Racially, their stock was<br />
beefed up slaves and low-class folk coming from all over<br />
eastern Mediterranean, mostly from Egypt. In times of<br />
extreme drought, they moved closer to the Nile. Contrary<br />
to claims made in the books of the Bible, early Jews were<br />
not monotheistic. They had a mix of beliefs and traditions,<br />
mostly borrowed from their neighbours. Early Jews<br />
polytheistic idol-worshippers, just like the rest of the world<br />
at that time. They were also heavily into questionable<br />
sexual practices, human sacrifices and blood rituals.<br />
(Biblical references to burnt offerings, circumcision and<br />
vengeful gods relate back to those early beliefs.) A<br />
significant segment of the population lived on brigandry.*<br />
The Biblical tales of shepherds becoming military leaders<br />
are just rehashed versions of the exploits of highway<br />
robbers and kidnappers.*<br />
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