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Judaism |
 | | Around 1300 bc, he led them, it is said, back into Palestine, where they would be of enormous influence on their settled brethren. |
 | | In 587 bc, in the midst of a war between Egypt and Babylonia, the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Palestine, destroyed most of Jerusalem, including the Temple. |
 | | Besides a translation into Greek called the Septuagint in about 200 bc, the prophets were added to the collection of scriptures during this period, as well as Proverbs, Psalms, the Song of Solomon, Job, and Ecclesiastes. |
| webspace.ship.edu /cgboer/judaism.html (1913 words) |
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