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Appendix 5: A History of The Jewish People
four centuries. In 40 BC, the Romans put Herod as king of
Judea. Herod ran into conflict with the Temple and the
Sanhedrin (a governing body composed of priests, wealthy
landowners and brigands). Herod had captured a band of
thieves and executed its leader. This was the immediate
provocation. Then in 40 BCE, Parthians (from Persia or
Iran) invaded Judea. Herod, with Rome's help, retook
Judea the next year and took Jerusalem in 37 BCE. Herod
executed most of his enemies and confiscated their wealth.
Under Herod, Palestine economy grew by leaps and
bounds. Herod built numerous forts and palaces. His
astute business dealings (what else – loans to
neighbouring kingdoms) made Palestine phenomenally rich.
In 20 BCE, Herod undertook rebuild the Temple of
Solomon. Palestine was set on the road to becoming a
true Roman province in Greek style.
� Modern-day Bedouins are descendants of an ancient group of nomadic people
who also supplemented their lifestyle with brigandry. However, they were
nowhere near notorious as the Jews. Like early Jews, Bedouins practised sexual
hospitality. Adoption of Islam greatly improved their morals.
� Phoenicians were the first ones to invent the alphabet in the West. It had no
vowels and was used mainly to record lists and figures. Jews adopted the
Phoenician script for Hebrew.
� See Los Lunas Decalogue Stone, New Mexico, USA
� The Talmudic philosophy of treating non-Jews as animals can be seen even in
the New Testament.
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