The Military History of Ancient Israel

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Exactly how did the Israelites cross the desert How did Moses cross the Red Sea How did Joshua take Jericho, and how did the sun appear to stand still at the Ayjllon Valley No one has ever analyzed the Bible as a military history Gabriel provides the first attempt at a continuous historical narrative of the military history of ancient Israel. He begins with a military analysis of Exodus, an unprecedented and hugely significant contribution to Exodus Studies. This book includes collaborative findings from archaelogy, demography, ethnography, and other relevant disciplines. As a seasoned infantry officer and military historian, Gabriel brings a soldier's eye to the infantry combat described in the Bible. Seeking to make military sense of the Biblical narrative as preserved in Hebrew, he renders comprehensible some of the mysterious explanations for famous events.

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[A] good chronological narrative of the military history of ancient Israel....Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.-Choice
[P]rovides an excellent opportunity for addressing some thorny issues in the field of the military history of the Bible.-The Journal of Military History
Drawing on findings from archeology, demography, ethnography and other relevant disciplines, Gabriel analyses the Bible as if it were a militory history of ancient Israel; he makes a particularly significant contribution to Exodus studies. Gabriel an experienced infantry officer and military historian, offers astute military insight into the Biblical narrative and makes comprehensive some of the mysterious explanations for well known events.-Jewish Book World
"A good chronological narrative of the military history of ancient Israel....Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice
"Provides an excellent opportunity for addressing some thorny issues in the field of the military history of the Bible."-The Journal of Military History
"Drawing on findings from archeology, demography, ethnography and other relevant disciplines, Gabriel analyses the Bible as if it were a militory history of ancient Israel; he makes a particularly significant contribution to Exodus studies. Gabriel an experienced infantry officer and military historian, offers astute military insight into the Biblical narrative and makes comprehensive some of the mysterious explanations for well known events."-Jewish Book World
"[A] good chronological narrative of the military history of ancient Israel....Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice
"[P]rovides an excellent opportunity for addressing some thorny issues in the field of the military history of the Bible."-The Journal of Military History

Author Bio

RICHARD A. GABRIEL is Professor of Ethics and Humanities, Daniel Webster College. He is the author of 34 books, many of them in the area of ancient military history. He was Director of Advanced Courses at the U.S. Army War College and a professor at St. Anselm College.