Karnak, Egyptian temple at
Kela David
Khalkhali, Ayatollah Sadegh
Khamenei, Hojatolislam Sayyed Ali
Khatami, Mohammad
Khazaee, Ali
Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruholla Mussaui
background of
Iranian revolution and
on Jews vs. Zionism
modesty regulations of
public images of
theocratic rigor of
Kidron Valley
King James Bible
Kingston, Jack
Kirsch, Jonathan
Kiss, Dezso
Koh-E-Rahmat (Mountain of Mercy)
Koldewey, Robert
Koran
Kubrick, Stanley
Kuwait, geology of
Kuwait City
Last Supper
Lawrence, T. E.
Laws of Moses
Layard, Henry
Levy, Emad
Levy, Ezra
Livingston, David
Lotan, Yael
Louvre Museum
Luke, Gospel of
Luther, Martin
Maccabees
McKenzie, Steven
Magic Flute, The (Mozart)
Mahler, Gustav
Mallowan, Max
Manning, Samuel
Marcos, Imelda
Marduk
Marsh Arabs
Mary Magdalene, Saint
Masjod Jami Nebi Yunus (Great Mosque of the Prophet Jonah)
Masoretic text
mathematics
Matthew, Gospel of
Maxim’s
Mazar, Benjamin
Mazar, Eilat
Medes
Meir, Golda
Melody, Firebase
menorahs
Mesopotamia
biblical references to
Greek conquest of
highlands vs. lowlands of
Jewish population of see also Babylonian Exile
Persian conquest of
rivers of
see also Assyria; Babylon; Babylonian Exile; Sumer
Messenger, Lew
messiah
Micah (biblical figure)
Micah, Book of, ix
Michal (biblical figure)
Miriam (biblical figure)
Mishnah
Mitchell, Joni
Moby-Dick (Melville)
Modiin, Israel
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
Mohammed
ascent of
monarchy, biblical critique of
Mongols, Baghdad sacked by
monotheism
moral conduct
Mordecai (biblical figure)
Moses (biblical figure)
religious laws conveyed by
Mosul, Iraq
“Mother of All Battles” Mosque
Mountain of Mercy (Koh-E-Rahmat)
Mount of Olives
Mount Zion
Moussavi-nejad, Fahimeh
Moyers, Bill
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Muhsen, Dhief
mullahs
Munson, Steve
murder, blood money in compensation for
Murder in Mesopotamia (Christie)
Myceneans
Myers, Richard
Myths and Their Meaning(Herzberg)
nabi
see also prophets
Nablus
Nabonidus, King of Babylon
Najaf, Iraq
Nasiriyah, Iraq
Nathan (biblical figure)
Nathan, Isaac
Natsheh, Yusef
Nazism
Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
Jerusalem conquered by
Saddam vs.
Nehemiah (biblical figure)
Nelson, Craig
Nestorianism
Netanyahu, Benjamin
New Testament
New York, N.Y., September 11 attacks in
Nicolas, Ghaleb
Nietzsche, Friedrich
Nile River
Nimrud
Nineveh
Nixon, Richard
Noah (biblical figure)
No Ruz
Odeh, Arlet
Olmert, Ehud
Operation Ezra and Nehemiah
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Oriental Institute of Chicago
Pagels, Elaine
Paine, Thomas
Palestinians
as Christians
Jerusalem sovereignty disputes of
Pallan (Iranian Zoroastrian)
Parker, Montague
Parsees
Parsuas
Pasargardae
Passover
Pax Persica
Pearl, Daniel
Pei, I. M.
Pentateuch
see also Hebrew Bible
Persepolis
Persia:
Babylon conquered by
creation of
cultural tolerance in
empire of
Esther story set in
Islam adopted in
modern Iranian attitudes on
peace maintained by
personal happiness emphasized in
women’s status in
Zoroastrianism in
Persian Gulf, geology of
Persian Gulf War (1991)
Peter, Saint
Philistines
Philo
Pinkerfeld, Jacob
Plato
pluralism
Plutarch
political systems, development of
Polo, Marco
postal system
prayers
prophecy, Christian
prophets
see also specific prophets
Protestantism
see also Christianity
Proverbs, Book of
Psalms, Book of
Purim
Pythagoras
Qom
Rabin, Yitzhak
Razmjou, Shahrokh
Reich, Roni
religion:
current resurgence of interest in
historical development of
locations linked to
moderation of
nationality vs.
retreat traditions of
social justice allied with
state separation from
theocracy as detriment to
unity vs. conflict inspired by
violence linked with
see also God; specific religions
repentance
Republican Palace
Revelation, Book of
Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
Rise of Babylon,The (Dyer)
Robinson, Edward
Rogation of the Ninevites
Roman Empire
Roosevelt, Franklin
Rossi, Salomone
Rothschild, Edmond de
Rottenberg, Linda
on author’s travels
background of
on Book of Esther
Iranian travels of
marriage of
religious practice of
Rumsfeld, Donald
Russell, John Malcolm
Russian Orthodox Compound of St. Mary Magdalene
Sabbath (Shabbat), celebration of
Sabri, Ikrima
Sacks, Jonathan
Safavid dynasty
Samuel (biblical figure)
Samuel, Second Book of
Sassanian dynasty
Sasser, Robert
Satan
Saturday Night Fever
Saul (biblical figure)
SAVAK
Savannah, Ga.
Scholzer, August Ludwig
Schulenberg, F. W.
Sea Peoples
Second Temple, see Temple, Second
secularism
Selassie, Haile
Seleucids
self-government
Semites
Sennacherib, King of Assyria
Sephardic Jewish community
Septuagint
Servant Songs
seven wonders of ancient world
Shabbat (Sabbath), celebration of
Shakespeare, William
Sharon, Ariel
Shechem
Shechina
Shema
Shiism
history of
in Iranian revolution
Persian conversion to
political capital of
Shiloh, Yigal
Shintoism
Shiraz, Iran
Shiraz Thirteen
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Silk Road
Simckes, Yael
Simon, Bob
Six-Day War (1967)
slavery
social justice
Solomon (biblical figure)
Temple built by
Stanley, Henry Morton
Star of David
Strabo
Strauss, Richard
Sufism
suicide bombings
Sukkot
Suleiman I (the Magnificent), Ottoman Sultan
Sumer
Babylon vs.
biblical reference to
capital of
culture of
Sunni Muslims
Susa
Susa plain
synagogues
Syrian-African Rift
Taliban
Talmud
Tehran
history of
Jewish life in
political murals in
population levels of
Tell Muqayyar (Ur)
Tel Sera
Temple, First
design of
destruction of
excavation work on
Holy of Holies in
location of
size of
symbolism of
Temple, Second:
construction of
destruction of
Herod’s remodel of
Herod’s wall around
Maccabees’ rededication of
political significance of
rituals of
Temple Mount (Haram al-Sharif)
archaeological excavation prevented beneath
conflicting religious claims on
Western Wall of
Ten Commandments
Thomas, Saint
Thousand and One Nights, The
Thucydides
Thus Spake Zarathustra (Nietzsche)
Tigris River
tiqs
Tobacco Protests (1891)
Tomb of the Maccabees
Tomb of the Mother of Solomon
Torah:
burial of damaged copies of
storage containers of
see also Hebrew Bible
Tower of Babel
tsinor
Umayyad dynasty
United Nations
universality
Ur (Tell Muqayyar)
Ur-Nammu, King of Sumer
Vafadari, Kasra
Vashti (biblical figure)
veils, women’s use of
vengeance
Vincent, Hughes
Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet)
Wakf
Walden, Monica
Warren, Charles
Warren’s Shaft
Washington, George
water:
in creation stories
supplies of
Weigel, George
Welly, Sakina
Western (Wailing) Wall
whales
women:
Muslim regulations on
status of
Woolley, C. Leonard
Woolley, Katherine
World War I, Zoroastrianism and
World War II
Wright, Frank Lloyd
written word, Sumerian initiation of
Xenia (Russian Orthodox nun)
Xerxes I (the Great), King of Persia
Yair, Yoram “Yaya,”
Yazd, Iran
Yesha’ya, Harun
Yom Kippur
Yunus, see Jonah
Zagros Mountains
Zakovitch, Yair
Zechariah (biblical figure)
Zechariah, Book of
Zeus
ziggurats
Zion, Mount
Zion, Noam
Zionism
Zoroaster
Zoroastrianism
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
BRUCE FEILER is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including Walking the Bible and Abraham. He is also the writer/presenter of the television miniseries Walking the Bible, a frequent contributor to NPR, and a contributing editor at Gourmet and Parade. A native of Savannah, Georgia, he lives in New York City with his wife and twin daughters.
For discussion group guides and author events, visit www.brucefeiler.com.
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Books by Bruce Feiler
Under the Big Top A Season with the Circus
The Secrets of Happy Families "Improve Your Mornings, Tell Your Family History, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More"
Generation Freedom The Middle East Uprisings and the Remaking of the Modern World
The Council of Dads "A Story of Family, Friendship, and Learning How to Live"
America's Prophet How the Story of Moses Shaped America
Where God Was Born A Daring Adventure Through the Bible's Greatest Stories
Abraham A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths
Walking the Bible A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
Dreaming Out Loud "Garth Brooks, Wynonna Judd, Wade Hayes, and the Changing Face of Nashville"
Looking for Class Days and Nights at Oxford and Cambridge
Learning to Bow Inside the Heart of Japan
Walking the Bible A Photographic Journey
C R E D I T S
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Jacket design by Beth Middleworth
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Copyright
WHERE GOD WAS BORN.. Copyright © 2005 by Rushworth M. Kidder. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
EPub © Edition SEPTEMBER 2009 ISBN: 9780061756023
FIRST EDITION
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Feiler, Bruce S.
Where God was born: a journey by land to the roots of religion / Bruce Feiler.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-10: 0-06-057487-9 (alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-057487-1
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