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Date that David rules.
He united the tribes. Began the dynastic (blood line) rule. Turned Jerusalem to the spiritual and political capital. |
1,000 BC
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Date that United Monarchy splits
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928 BC
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Date that the Northern Kingdom was destroyed by the Assyrian Empire
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722 BC
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Date when the Babylonian Empire conquers Jerusalem
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587 BC
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Date that the Edict of Cyrus was put into place.
This meant that Jerusalem could rebuild |
539 BC
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Date that the second temple was built
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515 BC
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Date that Solomn builds the first temple
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960 BC
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Dates that the Babylonians exiled Isreal from the promise land.
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587-539 BC
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Dates when the Persian Empire ruled
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539-333 BC
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Dates when the Greek Empire rules
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333-63 BC
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The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel
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Symaria
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Religious and political capital of the Southern Kingdom of Judah
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Jerusalem
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The land between the Tigris and the Euphrates
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Mesopotamia (the land in-between)
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The promise land.
Boarders: On the East - Jordan On the West - Mediteranian On the South - Wadi El-Arish On the North - Galilee |
Canaan
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Rehoboam's Southern Tribe.
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Egypt
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Given in Exodus 16: 1-17
Three times a year when you give harvest to the Lord. 1) Passover --> giving of barley 2) Shavuot --> Giving of wheat (festival of weeks) 3) Sukkoth --> Giving of summer fruit (especially grapes/wine...called festival of booths) |
Festival Provisions
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Given in Exodus 24.
When the farmer leaves behind some of his harves for the needy people of the village who have no land of their own |
Harvest provision
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Exodus 23.
Every seven years one releases: 1) Any debts that someone owes them 2) Release slaves |
Sybatical Release
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When on high.
Creation story. |
Enuma Elish
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When the belief that father earth gave rain and went inside mother earth (such as having sex) causing the earth to swell and give fruit.
Was the norm in Exodus before the 10 Commandments. They would copy these gods and have sex in the temple. |
Fertility worship
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Father to son economical cornerstone of Israel.
When the firstborn son inherites his father's land when the father dies. |
Patrileal inheritance
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The blending of two beliefs/religions. This is the temptation that is put before the Israelites in the transition between the wilderness and Caanan.
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Syncretism
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When someone believes in just one God
Vs. When someone devotes or worships one diety, while believing there are many |
Monotheism
Vs. Henotheism |
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Men having multiple women (not adultry)
Vs. Women having muliple men (considered adultry) |
Polygyny
Vs. Polyandry |
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Casuistic laws given in Exodus 21-23. They name an offence then give the consequences and punishments
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Covenant Code
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Laws of Deuteronomy. Chapters 12-26. Ancient Israel's Legal Code.
Concerned with the person's motivation for carrying out the code. If the person understands the law and why they are carrying it out there is more of a chance of obedience. The promise land is where they are lived out. |
Deuterinomic Code
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A collection of books that was written sometime between 300 BC- 100 AD.
The books of the Roman Catholic Cannon |
Apocrypha
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In the Jewish Cannon.
Contains the major bodies of law. The story of Israel before the promise land. |
Torah
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The part of the Jewish Cannon that was read only, whereas the Torah and Neviim were recited out loud.
Consists of the different prophets that told of the coming of the Messiah. |
Writtings
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An acronym for the three different parts of the Jewish Cannon (Torah, Neviim, and Writtings)
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TaNaKh
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Means YHWH, Lord which is the proper name for God. Instead of vocalizing YHWH, we say Adonai.
The name God gave himself to Moses in the burning bush. |
Tetragrammaton
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If a woman's husband dies, she marries her husband's brother.
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Leverit Marriage
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To imitate God
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Imitatio Dei
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How the Israelites "Imitatio Dei"
Cleanses the temple of the people's sin so that God's presence may remain with them |
Sacrifice
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The breasted one
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El Shaddi
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Part of a Vassal Treaty:
States the name. |
Preamble
In Deut: "Moses spoke" |
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Part of a Vassal Treaty:
Describes recent history. |
Historical Prologue
In Deut: The history review of Israel |
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Part of a Vassal Treaty:
Terms of the treaty |
Stipulations
In Deut: Deuterinomic Code |
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Part of a Vassal Treaty:
When the people write everything down |
Writting of the Treaty
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Part of a Vassal Treaty:
When the gods are made witnesses to the treaty |
Witnesses
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Part of a Vassal Treaty:
Stating what will happen if the person doesn't keep their side of the treaty |
Blessings/curses
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Part of a Vassal Treaty:
The cutting of animals in half, and each party of the treaty walk through it, then cook the animal and celebrate the treaty |
Ratification Ceremony
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God/gods.
Typically used int eh plural, but could be used either way |
Elohim
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Sex
Death/disease Food |
Makes a person impure (set apart from God)
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Son of David.
Second King of Israel (after David) |
Solomn
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First King of Israel.
United the tribes of Israel. Turned Jerusalem into the spiritual and political capital |
David
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The spokesman that led the Israelites out of slavery from Egypt
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Moses
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Moses' brother.
Moses' second hand man. Led the rebellion of the golden calf. |
Aaron
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The Babylonian Empire's second king
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Nebuchadnezzar
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After the death of Moses, led the Israelites into the Promise Land
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Joshua
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1st king of the Northern Kingdom
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Jeroboam
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1st king of the Southern Kingdom
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Rehboam
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On eof the first Persian rulers. Let the Israelites back into the Promise Land to rebuild
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Cyrus
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Father-in-law of Moses
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Jethro
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Was having child bearing problems with his wife, so he went into a concubine
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Abraham
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Son of Abraham, Mother was Hagar (Abram's concubine)
Abraham's first born son |
Ishmael
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Son of Abraham.
Was offered up for sacrifice. |
Isaac
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Isaac's wife
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Rebekah
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Was given to Jacob as a wife instead of Rachel (whom he worked for 7 years for)
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Leah
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Wife of Abraham
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Sarah
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Son of Jacob.
Mother was Rachel. Most favored son of Jacob. |
Joseph
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