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20 Cards in this Set
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Solomon
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Son of king David through Bathsheba; ruled over a vast empire; wisest man who ever lived (next to Christ); intermarriage for political purposes led to disobedience, introduction of idolatry, and judgment.
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Jeroboam
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Rebelled against Rehoboah; became the first king of divided Israel (the northern kingdom).
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Rehoboam
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Son of Solomon; first king of Judah (the southern kingdom); the kingdom split under his leadership.
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Elijah
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The prophet of God from Tishbe; defeated the prophets of Baal on Carmel.
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Ahab
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Wicked king of Israel and foe of Elijah; married to Jezebel.
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Jezebel
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Evil wife of king Ahab; worshiper of Baal, eventually killed and eaten by dogs as prophesied.
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Elisha
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Successor to Elijah; prophet and miracle worker.
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Naaman
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Captain of enemy army; contracted leprosy; healed by bathing in the Jordan River seven times at Elisha's instructions.
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Josiah
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16th king of Judah; became king at 8 years old; returned to obeying the law; Judah’s last righteous king.
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Cyrus
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Persian King who allowed the Jews to return and rebuild the temple c. 538 BC.
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Ezra
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Priest, scribe, great reformer and expert in the Law. Under his spiritual leadership, the children of Israel reform and put away their foreign wives.
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Joshua
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The high priest, who returned with and aided Zerubbabel in rebuilding the altar and the Temple.
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Artaxerxes
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Persian King who was the son of Xerxes I and Vashti; stepson of Esther. He allowed the Jews to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem under the leadership of Nehemiah
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Nehemiah
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Artaxerxes' cupbearer, governor of Judea, supervisor of construction. He governed in Judea from 445-433 BC, and from 424-410 BC.
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Sanballat
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Influential Samaritan; sought to end construction on the walls, and to assassinate Nehemiah.
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Ezra
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Priest, great reformer, expert in the Law. He called the leadership of the nation to put away their foreign wives.
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Esther
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Jewish maiden of great beauty who became the queen of Persia. Her courage paved the way for the preservation of the Jews within the Persian Empire.
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Mordecai
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Esther's older cousin and palace official. He was used by God to deliver the Jews.
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Haman
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An Amalekite, captain of the princes, who plotted destruction of the Jews.
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Ahasuerus
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The Persian king Xerxes I, reigning 486 465 B.C.
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