What land did the history of the Israelites begin?

Question

When did they become Israelites?

Answer 1

Hi Hope. The History of the Jews in the Land of Israel begins with the ancient Israelites (also known as Hebrews), who settled in the land of Israel. The Israelites traced their common lineage to the biblical patriarch Abraham through Isaac and Jacob. Jewish tradition holds that the Israelites were the descendants of Jacob's twelve sons (one of which was named Judah), who settled in Egypt. Their direct descendants respectively divided into twelve tribes, who were enslaved under the rule of an Egyptian pharaoh. In the Jewish faith, the emigration of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan (the Exodus), led by the prophet Moses, marks the formation of the Israelites as a people.

Jewish tradition holds that after forty years of wandering in the desert, the Israelites arrived to Canaan and conquered it under the command of Joshua, dividing the land among the twelve tribes. For a period of time, the united twelve tribes were led by a series of rulers known as Judges. After this period, an Israelite monarchy was established under Saul, and continued under King David and Solomon. King David conquered Jerusalem (first a Canaanite, then a Jebusite town) and made it his capital. After Solomon's reign the nation split into two kingdoms, Israel, consisting of ten of the tribes (in the north), and Judah, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (in the south). Israel was conquered by the Assyrian ruler Shalmaneser V in the 8th century BCE. There is no commonly accepted historical record of those ten tribes, which are sometimes referred to as the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel

The kingdom of Judah was conquered by a Babylonian army in the early 6th century BCE. The Judahite elite was exiled to Babylon, but later at least a part of them returned to their homeland, led by prophets Ezra and Nehemiah, after the subsequent conquest of Babylonia by the Persians. Jews were allowed to return with the Temple vessels that the Babylonians had taken. Construction of the Second Temple was completed under the spiritual leadership of the Prophets Haggai and Zechariah.

At this point there was the formation of Jewish political-religious factions, the most important of which would later be called Sadduccees and Pharisees.

Throughout the centuries, in spite of oppression, banishment, and slaughter, there was an uninterrupted continuity of Jewish life in the country. The Jewish community in the land of Israel has always played a unique role in Jewish history.

This refers to the history in the Land of Israel in the boundaries defined by Canaan or as the region later also known by the Roman name of Palestina

Sorry it was a bit long. Best wishes and a happy new year. Peter

Answer 2

Archeological evidence indicates the "Israelites" were native to the modern region known as Israel. This contradicts the Biblical implication that they were fugitives from Egypt.

Answer 3

Babylon

Answer 4

That will depend on when you believe they became Israelites.

Answer 5

Abraham was called out of Babylon. Ur of the Chaldees.

Answer 6

Abraham was called 'Ivri' because he came from 'over the Jordan River' (the Hebrew/Ivrit word for 'over or across' is a-va-ar).

Answer 7

Canaan.

Answer 8

It began with the blood bath in the lands of Ca'anan.

Answer 9

Canaan.