King David

David King of Judah, The United Jewish Kingdom, Jerusalem, David's Last Wars, David's Trials, Absalom's Revolt, David's Humility, National Calamities, David's Successor, "David King of Israel Lives"

By Jacob Isaacs

Published by Kehot Publication Society

David King of Judah

David Crowned In Hebron, Civil War, Abner Swears Allegiance to David, Abner's Death

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The United Jewish Kingdom

David's Coronation in Hebron, Capture of Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Spiritual Center

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David's Last Wars

David's Victories, David's Court, The Ammonites Provoke War

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David and Bathsheba

David and Bathsheba, The Poor Man's Lamb, Birth of Solomon, Capture of Rabbah

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Absalom's Revolt

Murder among Brothers, Murder among Brothers, David in Flight

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David's Humility

Insult to Injury, Absalom in Jerusalem, The Battle in the Forest of Ephraim, David Mourns the Death of Absalom, David Restored to His Throne

National Calamities

A New Uprising, Famine, A State Census

David's Successor

The Problem of Succession, Solomon Anointed, David's Last Bequests

"David King of Israel Lives"

The Book of Psalms, The Passing of David

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Our People: A History of the Jews »

By Jacob Isaacs

Our People, originally published in 1946, was the first Jewish history book for the English speaking reader. Read today, it still provides a comprehensive outline of Jewish history, and also a view of the telling of history as it evolved over the last century.

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Kehot Publication Society, the publishing arm of the Lubavitch movement, has brought Torah education to nearly every Jewish community in the world, and is the world's largest publisher of Jewish literature.

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