CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

Early civilisation in Babylonia-The Flood-Accadians-" Ur

of the Chaldees" Semites Abraham - Canaanites

Egypt, her fertility, antiquity of her civilisation-x11th

dynasty-Abraham and the Hittites.
Pages 1-40

CHAPTER II

Shepherd kings in Egypt-Joseph-XVIIIth dynasty, friendly

to Semites-XIxth dynasty, Pharaohs of Bondage-Seti I.

-Rameses II. the Great-His wars with the Hittites, his

buildings-Decline of Egypt under Menephtah, Pharaoh

of Exodus-Influence of Egypt upon the Israelites 41-108

CHAPTER III

Egypt under xxth dynasty-Her decline-Assyria-Empire of

David and Solomon-Phoenicians: their character, history,

manufactures, trade-Solomon's magnificence and decline

-The gods of Syria: Ashtoreth, Chemosh, Molech-

Oppression of people-Jealousy between Judah and Israel-

Jeroboam-Shishak-Judah and Israel compared 109-154

CHAPTER IV

Assyrian revival - Character - Effect on Hebrew prophets-

Tiglath-Pileser III. (Pul)-Egypt and Assyria-Samaria

taken by Sargon-Hittite empire destroyed-Hezekiah-

Sennacherib, his power and defeat-Esar-haddon-Assur-

bani-pal (Sardanapalus) - Assyrian decline Scythian

inroad-Fall of Nineveh

Pages 155-227

CHAPTER V

Jeremiah-Nebuchadnezzar-Babylonian captivity - Destruc-

tion of Jerusalem-Daniel-Nebuchadnezzar's conquests-

His magnificence and power-Babylon-Fall of Nebuchad-

nezzar's dynasty-Nabonidus and Belshazzar

228-268

CHAPTER VI

Year of Cyrus's accession a "great date" Prophecies of the

Second Isaiah on his advent-His character and religion-

Siege of Babylon-Belshazzar's feast-Taking of Babylon

-Return of Jews-The End

269-293

INDEX

295-299

HEAD OF PAI-NET'EM ІІ.

ASSUR-NAZIR-PAL IN MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRY

*CAPTIVES OF SARGON

*SARGON IN HIS WAR-CHARIOT

*ASSYRIAN PALACE RESTORED

*MAN-LION, NERGAL

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NOTE ON REFERENCES

Berosus and Manetho are quoted from Cory's Ancient Fragments, 1832.

Herodotus (H.), in Rawlinson's edition, 1880.

Diodorus (D.), in Booth's translation, 1814.

Rec. refers to Records of the Past.

Rec. N. S.

d'Israel.

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New Series. Edited by A. H. Sayce.

"Renan," unless otherwise stated, refers to the Histoire

"Stanley," to the Jewish Church.

"Josephus," to the Antiquities of the Jews (Whiston).