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| Sargon ruled what nation? |
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| Darius ruled what nation? |
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| Philip II ruled what nation? |
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| Which Assyrian king laid siege to Jerusalem in the time of Hezekiah? |
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| Who was Judah's first king? |
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| Who was Judah's last king? |
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| Which Judean kings led reform movements? |
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| Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Hezekiah, Manassah, and Josiah ((remember, "A Jealous Jaguar Has Made Jerky")) |
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| Which Judean king foolishly boasted about Judah's wealth to the Babylonians? |
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| Which king cut up the scroll written by Jeremiah? |
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| Which Judean king is mostly blamed for the fall of Judah? |
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| Which Babylonian king destroyed Jerusalem? |
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| Who was the Median King who conquered Babylon? |
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| Which Egyptian king attacked Judah during the time of Rehoboam? |
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| Shishak. ((remember: SHISHAK ATTACK!)) |
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| Which Egyptian king fought against Josiah? Where did their armies fight? |
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| Necho. They fought at Megido ((Megido --> Armageddon)) |
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| What is the "primeval history "? |
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| the period of history before Abraham |
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| What is the "other" name for the "River of Egypt"? |
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| Wadi d'el Arish OR Wadi al Arish |
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| What is the name of the area framed by Carmel, Jezreel, and Mt. Tabor? |
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| During what period of Egyptian history did Abraham live? |
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| during the Middle Kingdom/the Middle Period |
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| What was the date for the exodus? |
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| What ancient civilization has left us the oldest recorded covenant documents? |
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| What was a consecratory offering? |
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| How often was a Jubilee year? |
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| every 49/50 years. ((every 7, 7-years)) |
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| What was the special significance of a burnt offering? |
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| It was completely dedicated to God- COMPLETELY burnt! |
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| What animal was the symbol of Lower Egypt? |
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| About how long was the period of the judges? |
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| 300-330 years ((some say exactly 327 years)) |
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| Did the judges of Israel succeed in uniting the country/nation? |
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| NO. ((kind of an epic fail)) |
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| What was the specific issue that split Solomon's kingdom? |
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| Where did Rehoboam go to be recognized as king? |
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| How many religious reform movements were there in Israel?? |
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| NONE- Israel never reformed. |
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| Where did Jeroboam put his golden calves? |
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| Who was Baal? (what country primarily worshipped him?) |
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| a weather god (From Phoenicia) |
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| Where was Ahab mortally wounded? |
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| What is the Siloam tunnel? Who built it? (which king?) |
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| Hezekiah built the tunnel, and it was an underground water tunnel built to help the city withstand sieges |
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| Which major prophet encouraged king Hezekiah? |
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| What was the date for the decree of Cyrus? |
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| How many (approx.) returned in the first group from Babylon? |
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| Who led the first group from Babylonian captivity? |
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| Zerubbabel ((remember: Z.E.N.) |
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| Who led the second group from Babylonian captivity? |
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| Ezra ((remember: Z.E.N.)) |
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| Who led the third group from Babylonian captivity? |
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| Nehemiah ((remember: Z.E.N.)) |
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| Who were the Samaritans? Where were they from? |
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| The were half-Jewish half-pagan people. From Samaria. |
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| What was Ezra's occupation? |
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| Which prophets encouraged the rebuilding of the second temple? |
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| Who led the people to rebuild Jerusalem's walls? |
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| What was "Hellenization"? |
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| The Greeks infamously forced conquered nations to adopt their culture: Greek-izing. "Hellas" is the name the Greek refer to themselves as, even today. |
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| the Septuagint is the greek translation of the first 5 books of the Bible, this was done by 70 scribes. |
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| Where did the Maccabean Revolt begin? |
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| What Jewish feast came out of the Maccabean Revolt? |
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| Where did the Maccabean Revolt begin? |
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| What Jewish feast came out of the Maccabean Revolt? |
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| Who won the battle of Carchemesh? |
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| 605 BC the Babylonians defeated the Egyptions |
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| Who fought in the battle of Marathon? Who won? |
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| Darius the 1st lost to the Greeks |
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| When Did Abraham arrive in Canaan? |
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| 2090 BC ((some say 1990, but 2090 is what will be the answer on the final here)) |
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| When did Solomon's kingdom split? |
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| when was the battle of Qarqar? |
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| 853 BC (during Ahab's reign) |
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| When was the battle of Carchemish? |
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| When was the fall of Samaria? |
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| When was the Assyrian attack on Jerusalem in Hezekiah's day? |
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| When was the fall of Ninevah? |
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| What (and when) were the three stages of Babylonian deportation? |
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| 605, 597, & *586 BC ((*the year the Temple was destroyed)) |
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| When did the first group return from captivity? |
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| When did work on the second temple begin? |
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| When was the second temple finished |
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| 2nd group returns from captivity? |
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| When did 3rd group returns from captivity? |
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| When was the battle of Marathon? |
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| When was the death of Alexander the Great |
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