The Story of the Ancient World [SCM]
by Helene A. Guerber Author, Christine Miller Author
Revised and expanded edition of "The Story of the Chosen People" by H. A. Guerber. Retells as an engaging narrative the history of mankind’s beginning, the rise of the nations, and the story of the great ancient civilizations of the Sumerians, the Hebrews, the Egyptians, the Phoenicians, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and the Persians. Old Testament history is taken as authoritative, and the history of the other great ancient civilizations is also told, woven in and out of the Old Testament story at the proper places in the narrative.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 128
- Pages
- 277
- Suggested Grades
- 4th - 12th
- Geographical Setting
- Israel, Egypt, Canaan, Greece, Persia
- Historical Setting
- 4000 BC - 331 BC
- Publisher
- Nothing New Press
- Copyright
- 2006
- Written
- 1896
- URL
- http://www.nothingnewpress.com/guerber/ancient....
Chapters
- 1 The Creation of the World
- 2 Man the Image-Bearer
- 3 The Forbidden Fruit
- 4 The First Murder
- 5 Two Opposite Brothers
- 6 The Great Boat
- 7 The Deluge
- 8 The Place of Descent
- 9 Nimrod's Rebellion
- 10 The Tower of Babel
- 11 A Righteous Man
- 12 The Sumerians
- 13 Ur of the Chaldeans
- 14 Abraham and Sarah
- 15 The First War
- 16 Chedorlaomer's Defeat
- 17 The Birth of Ishmael
- 18 The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
- 19 The Birth of Isaac
- 20 Abraham's Sacrifice
- 21 Isaac and Rebekah
- 22 The Bowl of Pottage
- 23 The Brothers' Rivalry
- 24 Jacob's Ladder
- 25 Jacob's Return Home
- 26 Joseph's Dreams
- 27 The Terrible Plot
- 28 The First Egyptians
- 29 The Shepherd Kings
- 30 The Theban Revolt
- 31 Joseph in Egypt
- 32 Pharoah's Dreams
- 33 Famine in Egypt and Canaan
- 34 Jacob in Egypt
- 35 The Death of Joseph
- 36 His Majesty, Herself
- 37 Thutmosis the Conqueror
- 38 The Pharoah of One God
- 39 A New Dynasty
- 40 The Baby in the Basket
- 41 The Burning Bush
- 42 Nine Plagues
- 43 Death of the Firstborn
- 44 In the Wilderness
- 45 The Unexpected Battle
- 46 The Golden Calf
- 47 The Glory of the Lord
- 48 Nine Complaints
- 49 Twelve Spies
- 50 Forty Years of Wandering
- 51 The Bronze Serpent
- 52 The Death of Moses
- 53 The Canaanites
- 54 The Walls of Jericho
- 55 The Conquest of the Promised Land
- 56 The Death of Joshua
- 57 Apostasy and Oppression
- 58 Gideon's Fleece
- 59 Defeat of the Midianites
- 60 The Parable of the King Tree
- 61 Jephthath's Daughter
- 62 Ruth and Naomi
- 63 Samson's Riddle
- 64 False Delilah
- 65 A Faithful Mother and Son
- 66 The Ark Captured
- 67 Saul, King of Israel
- 68 The Rout of the Philistines
- 69 The Anointing of David
- 70 David and Goliath
- 71 Saul's Jealousy
- 72 David's Flight
- 73 David's Generosity
- 74 The Death of Saul
- 75 David Crowned King
- 76 The Ark Brought Back to Jerusalem
- 77 David's Repentance
- 78 Absalom in Disgrace
- 79 Absalom's Rebellion
- 80 The End of David's Reign
- 81 The Seafaring Phoenicians
- 82 The Rise of Tyre
- 83 The Judgment of Solomon
- 84 Building the Temple
- 85 Solomon's Apostasy
- 86 The Divided Kingdom
- 87 The Prophet and the King
- 88 Two Kings of Judah
- 89 A Righteous King
- 90 Seven Kings of Israel
- 91 A Great Drought
- 92 The Priests of Baal
- 93 Naboth's Vineyard
- 94 The Fate of Two Evil Kings
- 95 The Victory of Praise
- 96 The Chariot of Fire
- 97 Elisha the Prophet
- 98 Elisha and the Syrians
- 99 The Siege of Samaria
- 100 Two Wicked Queens
- 101 Joash, King of Judah
- 102 The Death of Elisha
- 103 The Assyrians
- 104 A Cruel Conqueror
- 105 The Prophets' Warning
- 106 Jonah and the Whale
- 107 The Wicked City's Repentance
- 108 Usurpers Take the Throne
- 109 The Captivity of Israel
- 110 Alliance with Babylon and Egypt
- 111 The Assyrian Host
- 112 Manasseh, King of Judah
- 113 Righteous Josiah
- 114 The Fall of Ninevah
- 115 The Prophet Jeremiah
- 116 The Babylonian Captivity
- 117 Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
- 118 The Fiery Furnace
- 119 The Coming of the Persians
- 120 Cyrus' Wars
- 121 The Feast of Belshazzar
- 122 Daniel and the Lions
- 123 The Return from Captivity
- 124 Darius the Great
- 125 Esther, Queen of Persia
- 126 The Jews Saved from Death
- 127 Revival in Jerusalem
- 128 The Persian Empire Ends
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