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23 Cards in this Set
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Biographical information about Haggai |
a prophet who encouraged temple rebuilding name means to make a pilgrimage |
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Biographical information of Zechariah |
Prophet and priest |
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Biographical information of Malachi |
name means my messenger some suggest malachi is a title, not a name |
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Biographical information for Isaiah |
name means YHWH is salvation |
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biographical information for Jonah |
name means dove |
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biographical information for Joel |
name means YHWY is God |
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The Bible Timeline |
Prehistory Patriarchs Slavery To Canaan Judges United Monarchy Divided Monarchy Exile Post Exile Jesus Church |
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539 |
Babylonian king Nabonidus fell to Cyrus the Great of Persia |
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538 |
Cyrus issued an edict for the Jews to return to Judah and rebuild the temple |
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522-500 |
Darius assumed the Persian throne and endorsed Zerubbabel's temple building project |
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500-440 |
Israel dredged on until Persia sponsored reforms in Judah |
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440-333 |
Israel remained a semi-autonomous commonwealth of Persia ruled by high priests |
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333-323 |
Greece absorbs Persian territory |
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323-302 |
Palestine's prime real estate was hotly contested because of its trade routes, so it changed hands multiple times |
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302-198 |
Greek empire is consolidated |
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175-164 |
Jews suffer under oppressive Hellenization |
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164-163 |
In December 164, Judas Maccabeus successfully conquered Jerusalem, purified the temple, and restored daily sacrifice (Hanukah) |
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What happened when Rome replaced Greece as the world power? |
Rome took over Greek territory Hasmonean/Maccabean squabbling leads to Roman intervention |
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1000-961 |
David's reign--Israel's king is firmly established, Jerusalem becomes capital |
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922/1 |
The monarchy divides into the northern and southern kingdoms |
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721 |
Samaria (northern kingdom) falls to Assyria, Judah remains as a vassal |
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701 |
Sennacherib invades Jerusalem but does not take it |
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609 |
Egypt (Pharoah Neco) goes north toward Phoenicia to help Assyrian renegades thwart Babylon--Josiah goes up to help (Babylon?) and is killed by Neco with the result the Judah becomes an Egyptian vassal |
