Story: Where did the Jews come from, and why did they start wandering since antiquity?
The rise of the state of Israel is indeed a product of the aftermath of World War II, but to understand what lies behind it, one must go back to the long and complex history of the Jewish nation. The Jewish people have a long history, dating back more than 4,000 years. Unlike the long history of the Chinese nation on the land of China, the history of the Jewish people is full of migration and wandering.
In the long course of history, the Jewish people have been subjected to various ** and discrimination. Those nations that once bullied them have declined one by one in the long years, and even disappeared forever in the dust of history.
To understand the roots of the Jewish nation, we must first ask the question: Where did the Jewish nation originate? Why have they been displaced since ancient times?
The history of the Jewish people is indeed a story full of legends, and the Hebrew Bible, while providing some clues, has its religious overtones that make the historical veracity highly controversial.
According to modern archaeological research, the Jews first appeared in the Arabian Peninsula and may have been a small tribe or family. These people were known as Semites, along with other small tribes living in the area. Around 2000 BC, they migrated northward, in search of a suitable land for settlement.
During their migration, the Semitic groups that had once settled in your began to realize that it was not a place of permanent habitation as the population grew. Under the leadership of their patriarch Abraham, they embarked on a new journey northwest, along the Euphrates River valley, and eventually reached Palestine.
The native inhabitants of the land refer to these migratory Semitic groups as "Haplu", which means "people who cross the river". Over time, the term evolved to be "Hebrews," and their language was also known as Hebrew.
After settling in Palestine, the Jewish people faced conflict with other local ethnic groups. Although they established a powerful state, they were eventually conquered by the Roman Empire. After the fall of Jerusalem, the Jews were driven out by the Romans and began a long process of exile.
After settling in Palestine, the Jews had a period of relative calm. This lull was soon shattered. The region where Celelen is located was hit by a severe famine, a disaster that forced them to embark on the migration route again. They left their homeland and traveled west through the Sinai Peninsula to the Nile, Egypt, and finally reached Goshen on the Nile in Egypt.
In Egypt, the Jews lived happily and well-being, but in the 13th century BCE, a tyrant ruled Egypt and oppressed the Jews into slavery and forced them into hard labor. The hardships of this period are later remembered by the story of Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt.
Moses was chosen by God to lead the Jews in a long struggle against Pharaoh. Eventually, Pharaoh agreed to let the Jews leave Egypt. It was not easy to leave Egypt, they wandered for a long time in the wilderness of the Sinai Peninsula.
In the face of a crisis in the wilderness, Moses ascended Mount Sinai, established Judaism, and conveyed the Ten Commandments that God had given to mankind, the Ten Commandments of Moses.
Eventually, the Jews returned to Palestine and settled there again. Over time, Jewish society underwent a number of transformations, one of the important ones being the emergence of tribal chiefs called "judges". These judges were not only military leaders, but also religious leaders. They combine secular power, but do not pass it on to their descendants, thus forming a form akin to democracy. This system guaranteed the decentralization of power and the participation of the population, bringing a unique political structure to the development of Jewish society.
As society evolved, the democratic system of Jewish society gradually evolved into a monarchy. By the time of King David, the Jews had established a powerful state that encompassed the entire East Bank of Palestine.
After David's death, he was succeeded by his son Solomon, who was later known to the Arabs as Suleiman the Magnificent. With Rehoboam's succession, the Jewish kingdom was challenged. At that time, the Babylonian Empire rose to prominence in the Middle East, conquering the kingdom of the Jews and taking them into slavery.
Later, the Persian Empire conquered the Babylonian Empire, allowing the Jews to return to their homeland. There, the Jews rebuilt the Jerusalem Temple. With the rise of the Roman Empire, the Jews once again became subjects of the Roman Empire.
At the end of the Roman Empire, there was a great deal of social corruption. The Jews revolted and tried to seek freedom. Their efforts were unsuccessful, Jerusalem was stormed by the Roman army, and the temple was destroyed. This event almost completely destroyed the Jewish faith, and from then on, the Jews could not return to Jerusalem and had to wander around the world.
After the end of World War II, as the Jewish influence grew, the United Nations secured a piece of land for them in the Middle East. In the end, Israel is a country that stands on its own in the world. Although the Jews did not seem to be a rival to the countries of the Middle East in the face of many wars in the Middle East, they eventually defused the crisis with courage and strength.
The tenacity of the Jews is worth learning from all. Although they were not allowed to return to their homeland, they still maintained the unity and fighting spirit of the nation. This kind of quality is very commendable, and it is also worthy of reference by the Chinese nation.
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