The people of Israel are the spiritual forebears of all Christians but to many they are remote in time and thought. By describing the development of the Hebrews from when they were tribes of desert a shepherds wandering from Mesopotamia to Egypt, to the establishment of Jerusalem as the holy city and its temple as the Centre of Israel's worship, this book provides a basis for sympathy and understanding of the Old Testament. Albert G6lin also discusses the missionary ideal of Israel and the nature of "biblical man".