The book tells about Canaan—a region where the most ancient civilizations touched and influenced one another. This territory lay at the crossroads of key trade routes linking Mesopotamia and Asia Minor with Egypt. Relying on extensive documentary evidence, the results of archaeological excavations, and the study of ancient texts, Asimov recreates a detailed and impartial picture of the rise and fall of great powers, the sequence of wars, and the formation of two world religions—Judaism and Christianity.
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