RISE OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL.NY one wishing to speak upon the history ofparticularly favored, from the very nature of the subject itself. To all of us Abraham and Moses, Saul and David, and the others of whatever name, are like dear old acquaintances. These, in fact, are among the first impressions which the susceptible minds of children receive, and the unique magic of religious poetry that clings to these legends always deeply and incffaceably impresses itself upon their youthful hearts; and even he who has long since forgotten to look upon the Bible with the eyes of faith, nevertheless will not be able to wipe out altogether those tender youthful memories.Accordingly, I may anticipate a general interest in and, at least in its broad outlines, assume a certain general knowledge of the subject to be treated. Still, on the other hand, this knowledge is not so complete that I may not hope to be able to show those old and well-known forms in a new light, and through the accumulatioTable of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS; PACE; Rise of the People of Israel (Translated by A H Gun-; logsen) 1; Moses, the Founder of Monotheistic Religion (Translated; by Lydia G Robinson) 38; The Education of Children in Ancient Israel (Translated; by W H Carruth) 68; Music in the Old Testament (Translated by Lydia G; Robinson) 101; The Psalms in Universal Literature (Translated by W H; Carruth) 133; Index 163About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read t