The Patriarchs
Jewish history began 4,000 years ago
Exodus and Settlement
Moses by Michelangelo, San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome
The Monarchy
King David touching the lira of an illustrated manuscript, Italy, century 15th. Museum Israel, Jerusalem
The Prophets
Prophet, by Jakob Steinhardt Courtesy: R.Ben-Haim
Divided Monarchy
Seal bearing the inscription to Shema, servant of Jeroboam, from Megiddo (Israel Antiquities Authority)
The First Exile (586-538 BCE)
On the rivers of Babylon by E.M. Lilien