{"id":4365,"date":"2019-09-04T21:09:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T21:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=4365"},"modified":"2025-03-23T22:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T22:15:57","slug":"the-story-of-the-chosen-people-by-helene-a-guerber","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-story-of-the-chosen-people-by-helene-a-guerber\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of the Chosen People"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Story of the Chosen People<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Helene A. Guerber<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" title=\"guerber_chosen_cover\" data-id=\"3236\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/guerber_chosen_cover.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/previews\/guerber_chosen_preview.pdf\" style=\"outline: none; display: inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\">Look inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Description:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span><span><span style=\"color: var(--tcb-color-0); font-size: 16px;\">Elementary history of the Jews, from the time of Creation to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., presented in a brief but comprehensive manner through stories of the most important figures and events. Most of the stories are drawn from the Bible, with supplementary material from Josephus and other authorities. Numerous black and white illustrations complement the text.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additional information:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ages:&nbsp; <\/strong><em>9-12<\/em><span><strong>Length:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><span> <\/span><em><span>278 pages<\/span><\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em><span><strong>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span><em><strong><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span><span><span><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>&nbsp;Black and white<\/span><\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Year published:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span>2009<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span><span><span><strong>ISBN:<\/strong>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><em><\/em><em>978-1-59915-331-5<\/em><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><strong><span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>History, Ancient History<\/span><\/em>                    <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Purchase book at Amazon<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add print book to cart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add ebook to cart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1. The Creation<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2. The Forbidden Fruit<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>3. The First Murder<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>4. The Deluge<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>5. Noah&#8217;s Descendants<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>6. The Tower of Babel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>7. The Birth of Ishmael<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>8. The Birth of Isaac<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>9. Abraham&#8217;s Sacrifice<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>10. The Mess of Pottage<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>11. Jacob&#8217;s Ladder<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>12. Jacob&#8217;s Return Home<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>13. Joseph&#8217;s Dreams<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>14. Pharaoh&#8217;s Dreams<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>15. Jacob in Egypt<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>16. The Story of Job<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>17. The Ten Plagues<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>18. The Crossing of the Red Sea<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>19. The Golden Calf<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>20. The Twelve Spies<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>21. The Brazen Serpent<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>22. The Death of Moses<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>23. The Walls of Jericho<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>24. The Conquest of the Promised Land<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>25. The Death of Sisera<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>26. Ruth and Naomi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>27. Gideon&#8217;s Fleece<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>28. Defeat of the Midianites<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>29. Jephthah&#8217;s Daughter<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>30. Samson&#8217;s Riddle<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>31. The False Delilah<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>32. The Ark Captured<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>33. The Return of the Ark<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>34. Saul, King of Israel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>35. The Anointing of David<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>36. David and Goliath<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>37. David&#8217;s Flight<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>38. David&#8217;s Generosity<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>39. David Made King<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>40. The Ark Brought to Jerusalem<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>41. The Repentance of David<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>42. Absalom in Disgrace<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>43. The Death of Absalom<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>44. The Judgment of Solomon<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>45. The Building of the Temple<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>46. The Death of Solomon<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>47. The Two Kingdoms<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>48. The Seven Kings of Israel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>49. The Great Drought<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>50. The Priests of Baal<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>51. Naboth&#8217;s Vineyard<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>52. Seven Miracles<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>53. The Chariot of Fire<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>54. Naaman the Leper<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>55. The Siege of Samaria<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>56. Joash King of Judah<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>57. The Story of Jonah<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>58. The Captivity of Israel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>59. The Story of Tobit<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>60. The Assyrian Host<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>61. The Prophecies of Jeremiah<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>62. The Captivity of Judah<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>63. Nebuchadnezzar&#8217;s Dreams<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>64. The Feast of Belshazzar<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>65. The Return from Captivity<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>66. The Story of Esther<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>67. The Jews Saved from Death<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>68. Alexander and the High Priest<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>69. The Beginning of the End<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>70. The Destruction of Jerusalem<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>An Inside View&#8230;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15117\" width=\"924\" height=\"691\" title=\"guerber_chosen\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/guerber_chosen.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Related Titles&#8230;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/hurlbuts-story-of-the-bible-by-jesse-lyman-hurlbut\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" title=\"hurlbut_bible_cover\" data-id=\"211\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hurlbut_bible_cover.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/hurlbuts-story-of-the-bible-by-jesse-lyman-hurlbut\"><strong>Hurlbut&#8217;s Story of the Bible<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/on-the-shores-of-the-great-sea-by-m-b-synge\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" title=\"synge_greatsea_cover\" data-id=\"3240\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/synge_greatsea_cover.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/on-the-shores-of-the-great-sea-by-m-b-synge\"><strong>On the Shores of the Great Sea<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by M. 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