Important Civilizations of the Bible (White 15)
 | Hebrew people native to the Sumerian civilization dating back to 3200 BCE, centered in the valley of the Tigres and Euphrates, later named Mesopotamia by the Greeks. Abraham came from Ur of the Chaldeans of lower Mesopotamia.
| Jacob’s sons settled in Egypt at a time when the Egyptians were dominated by the Hyksos (1750 BCE); Hebrews enslaved by later Egyptian dynasty (1570 BCE)
| With decline of Egyptian power, Assyrians become dominant, defeating divided Israel 721 BCE.
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