From the publisher:
Elementary history of the Jews, from the time of Creation to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., presented in a brief but comprehensive manner through stories of the most important figures and events. Most of the stories are drawn from the Bible, with supplementary material from Josephus and other authorities. Numerous black and white illustrations complement the text.
Table of Contents:
1. The Creation
2. The Forbidden Fruit
3. The First Murder
4. The Deluge
5. Noah's Descendants
6. The Tower of Babel
7. The Birth of Ishmael
8. The Birth of Isaac
9. Abraham's Sacrifice
10. The Mess of Pottage
11. Jacob's Ladder
12. Jacob's Return Home
13. Joseph's Dreams
14. Pharaoh's Dreams
15. Jacob in Egypt
16. The Story of Job
17. The Ten Plagues
18. The Crossing of the Red Sea
19. The Golden Calf
20. The Twelve Spies
21. The Brazen Serpent
22. The Death of Moses
23. The Walls of Jericho
24. The Conquest of the Promised Land
25. The Death of Sisera
26. Ruth and Naomi
27. Gideon's Fleece
28. Defeat of the Midianites
29. Jephthah's Daughter
30. Samson's Riddle
31. The False Delilah
32. The Ark Captured
33. The Return of the Ark
34. Saul, King of Israel
35. The Anointing of David
36. David and Goliath
37. David's Flight
38. David's Generosity
39. David Made King
40. The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
41. The Repentance of David
42. Absalom in Disgrace
43. The Death of Absalom
44. The Judgment of Solomon
45. The Building of the Temple
46. The Death of Solomon
47. The Two Kingdoms
48. The Seven Kings of Israel
49. The Great Drought
50. The Priests of Baal
51. Naboth's Vineyard
52. Seven Miracles
53. The Chariot of Fire
54. Naaman the Leper
55. The Siege of Samaria
56. Joash King of Judah
57. The Story of Jonah
58. The Captivity of Israel
59. The Story of Tobit
60. The Assyrian Host
61. The Prophecies of Jeremiah
62. The Captivity of Judah
63. Nebuchadnezzar's Dreams
64. The Feast of Belshazzar
65. The Return from Captivity
66. The Story of Esther
67. The Jews Saved from Death
68. Alexander and the High Priest
69. The Beginning of the End
70. The Destruction of Jerusalem
