HOLY LAND
(See also additional Bible Stories in the Story Hour Series)

Story of the Kings of Judah and Israel,written for Children (1868)

Tales and Customs of the Ancient Hebrews , for young readers 
by Eva Herbst (1903)

The Story of the Chosen People
by Helen Guerber (1886)

The Game of Doeg, a story of the Hebrew people 
by Eleanor Harris (1914) 
A fictionalized story in the days of King Saul

Our Young Folks Josephus, simplified by William Walsh (1884)

Hebrew Heroes (1886)
A tale of Judas Maccabeus

Adventures of Two Youths in Egypt and the Holy Land 
by Thomas Knox 
Boy Travellers Series

The Holy Land 
by John Kelman
Beautiful watercolor illustrations

The World’s Story, Volume 2 
by Eva March Tappan (1914) 
The history of the world in art, song, and story

The Story of the Jews, ancient, mediaeval and modern times 
by James Hosmer (1890)

The Story of the Jews under Roman Rule 
by W. Douglas Morrison (1890)

For the Temple—a tale of the fall of Jerusalem (70 A.D.)

Ancient History Told to Children 
by Susan Lane (1870)

Stories of the East from Herodotus 
by Alfred Church (1906)

When I Was a Boy in Persia 
by Youel B. Mirza (1920) 
A story of modern day Persia

The Great Cities of the Ancient World 
by Helen Ainslee Smith (1880)
Advanced reading but a great reference for cities mentioned in Bible. Lots of great illustrations.

The World’s Story, Volume 2 
by Eva March Tappan 
The history of the world in art, song and story

A Student’s Study Guide in Ancient History 
by Gertrude Southworth (1919)
This guide contains blank maps that can be printed out for map work.

The Hittites: The Story of a Forgotten Empire 
by Archibald Sayce (1890)

The Story of Chaldea 
by Z. A. Ragozin (1886)

The Story of Assyria 
by Z. A. Ragozin (1905)

The Story of Media, Babylon and Persia 
by Z. A. Ragozin (1888)

The Story of Persia 
by S. G. W. Benjamin (1888)

The Story of Phoenicia 
by G. Rawlinson (1898)

The Story of the Persian Wars from Herodotus 
by Alfred Church

Darius the Great 
by Jacob Abbott

Cyrus the Great 
by Jacob Abbott

A King of Tyre, a Tale of the Times of Ezra and Nehemiah 
by James Ludlow

The Story of Queen Esther 
by Mary Seymour

Joshua 
by George Ebers
(historical fiction)

Xerxes
by Jacob Abbott