The Return to Zion: The History of the Jews' Return to Israel from Exile

The story of the ancient Israelites in Egypt is one of the most famous stories in the world, and one of the most contentious from a historical standpoint. Today, most people know about the relationship between the ancient Israelites and the Egyptians from the Old Testament book of Exodus, and the numerous feature films that often depict the dealings between the two peoples in contentious ways.

Eventually, the separate Hebrew tribes united together as a type of confederation, allies who made ...