History Of Israel

Israel’s ancient history goes back to Abraham, the father of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Descendants, who were enslaved by Egyptians, settled in Canaan. King David and King Solomon built the first holy temple in ancient Jerusalem. The region split into Israel and Judah around 931 B.C., with the Assyrians and Babylonians destroying Israel in 722 BC, and that was the start of the fall of Israel. In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and exiled the Israelites to Halah, the Harbor, the river of Gozan, and the cities of the Medes. The Israelites had sinned against God, who had brought them up from Egypt and feared other gods. They built high places in their towns, set up pillars and Asherim, and made offerings on them. They also served idols, which the Lord had warned them not to do. Even though the Lord warned them, the Israelites remained stubborn and disobeyed. They abandoned the commandments of God, made metal images of two calves, worshiped the host of heaven, and served Baal. They burned their sons and daughters as offerings, used divination and omens, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of God. God rejected all descendants of Israel and casted them out of his sight. 

During World War I, the Balfour Declaration supported a Jewish homeland in Palestine, leading to the British invading it. The League of Nations approved the declaration in 1922, but the Arab Palestinians were opposed to it. Israel gained independence in 1947 after the British ruled. Tension between Jews and Arab Muslims have existed since ancient times, with Jerusalem being a sacred city for both religions. The Zionist Movement aimed to settle in a Jewish homeland in Palestine, attracting Jewish immigrants. The United Nations approved a plan to divide Palestine in 1947, leading to Israel being very independent in 1948.