> the average person believes that this ancient, irrelevant

>>1946583
No

>>1946583
I would say the average person doesn't know it existed at all.

>>1946609
the bible though

>>1946635

Not him, but most people today don't read the bible, and those that do don't use it for historical value.

>>1946583
isn't the whole narrative of the OT "we are small and standing near empires, and only the intervention of the Creator of the Universe is keeping us from getting fucked" and every time they stop listening to the Big Guy, half the middle east comes, massacres them, and drags most of the rest in chains?
The only place where they imply they are the dominant regional power is when Solomon does his thing, but Solomon's main thing is being politically crafty and really smart, and bad things still happen near the end of his rule, because women.

>>1946649
yeah, but irl it probably wasnt even like that

the "united kingdom of israel" at the time was in all likelihood just jerusalem, which isnt even really mentioned in texts at the time

>>1946583
I wonder (((who))) is responsible for this

>>1946583
>implying being a city state is bad
Just look at Venice

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>>1946583

History is a series of memes.

>>1947204
what did he mean by this?

>>1947485
Ever watch John Green?

>>1947837
unfortunately yes