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Excerpt from History of the Hebrew Commonwealth No chapter in human history is more thrilling than that which records the long struggle of the Hebrews for independence, for a home, for power, for their religious and social ideals and for the perpetuation of their institutions. It begins with their grinding industrial enslavement by Egypt and ends with the heroic though vain effort to break the iron shackles of Rome. In the face of bitter opposition they developed the first democratic state known to history. Through centuries of foreign oppression and persecution they clung to their democratic ideals until at last the whole world is beginning to appreciate and appropriate them. The aim in this volume is to present the facts that are essential to a clear understanding of the growth and meaning of these ideals and of the matchless literature that records them. The study of each period gathers about the personalities of prophets and patriots like Moses, David, Elijah, Amos, and Nehemiah, who not only represented their age but also largely guided its development. The rich contributions of geography and archaeology have been freely drawn upon to make that ancient history vivid and real. For each chapter detailed suggestions are provided for the guidance of teachers of college, secondary school, and intermediate classes, inasmuch as the volume is intended for those who wish to work as well as for the general reader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfe