Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors: An Activity Guide

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In modern Jerusalem an ancient tower catches the sun It's part of a structure called the Citadel first erected by King Herod about 2 000 years ago and rebuilt several times since Even the oldest parts of the Citadel were built long after the events in this book Courtesy of Scott Noegel A Note on Pronouncing Names You'll find tips on pronouncing tricky names the first time they appear Tips look like this Nebuchadnezzar neb oo khad NEZ zer Confused by the letters kh in the pro nunciation They stand for a sound that's not part of ordinary English but one you may use anyway Have you ever said yecch or blecch or the name of the German com poser Bach YEKH BLEKH BAKH That's the sound What Is This Book About This book is about how the Israelites Phoenicians and Philistines lived their daily lives in the land they shared Reading it you'll learn to do many things such as serve a meal ancient Israelite style