Israel was a kingdom in northern Jerusalem and also the self-chosen name of a people who worshipped the god Yahweh. Bernd U. Schipper tells the story of this kingdom and people from the end of the second millennium B.C. to the Roman era, based on archaeological and other non-Biblical sources. His study thus encompasses cities, events, temples and cults in Israel which do not feature in the Bible. A must-read for anyone who wants to learn about the history behind Biblical stories, based on the latest historical research.