Palestine Or The Holy Land Author:Michael Russell Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Historical Outline from the Accession of Saul to the Destruc tion of Jerusalem, Weakness of Republican Government—Jealousy of the several Trib... more »es —Resolution to have a King—Rules for regal Government—Character of Saul—Of David—Troubles of his Reign—Accession of Solomon- Erection of the Temple—Commerce—Murmurs of the People—Reho- boam—Division of the Tribes—Kings of Israel—Kingdom of Judah T—Siege of Jerusalem—Captivity—Kings of Judah—Return from Babylon—Second Temple—Canon of Scripture—Struggles between Egypt and Syria—Conquest of Palestine by Antiochus—Persecution of Jews—Resistance by the Family of Maccabaeus—Victories of Judas —He courts the Alliance of Hie Romans—Succeeded by Jonathan— Origin of the Asmonean Princes—John Hyrcanus—Aristohulus— Alexander Jannaeus—Appeal to Pompey—Jerusalem taken by Romans —Herod created King by the Romans—He repairs the Temple—Ar- chelaus succeeds him, and Antipas is nominated to Galilee—Quirinius Prefect of Syria—Pontius Pilat3—Elevation of Herod Agrippa—Disgrace of Herod Philip—Judea again a Province—Troubles—Accession of Young Agrippa—Felix—Festus—Floris—Command given to Ves- pasiau—War—Siege of Jerusalem by Titus. The weakness and jealousy which seem inseparable from a government comprehending a number of independent states, had been deeply felt during the administration of Eli, and even under that of Samuel in his latter days. Established in different parts of the country, the several tribes were actuated by local interests and selfish views ; those in the north, who were exempted from the hostile inroads of the Philistines and Ammonites, refusing to aid their brethren, the children of Simeon and Judah, whose erritory was constantly exposed to -the ravages of those warlike neighbours. In the time of the more recent judg...« less