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| Son of Jesse, tribe of Judah. Became king of Israel, consolidated the twelve tribes, secured Jerusalem as his capital, and conquered surrounding nations. |
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| Led the ten northern tribes of Israel to rebel against Solomon's son, Rehoboam |
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| Established himself in Jerusalem as king. |
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| Conquered the kingdom of Israel in 721 BC. Deported the upper classes of Israel, leaving only the peasants. |
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| People of mixed Assyrian and Israel blood, Seen as the lower lower class by the Jews. They were considered unclean and apostate. They considered Moses to be the great and final prophet. |
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| Rose in power and swept through the Holy Land in 587 BC. Babylonians crashed the kingdom of Judah, destroying the capital city, Jerusalem, and deporting the Jews to Babylon. |
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| Subdued the Babylonians, allowing Jews to return back to Israel in 527 BC. To this day Persia is considered an ally of Israel. |
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| Led the Jews to reconstruct Jerusalem following the Babylonian captivity. Built the temple and city walls of Jerusalem. |
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| Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi |
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| Wrote about the reconstruction period of Jerusalem, following the babylonian captivity. |
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| Men had to be literal descendants of him in order to be High Priests. |
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| Controlled Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. Developed a system of "Hellenism" to make the conquered people more Greek. When he died, his four generals divided the empire among themselves. |
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| Alexander the Great's general who received Syria and Palestine to rule following his death. |
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| King of Syria and Palestine that sought to outlaw Judaism and transform Jerusalem into the Greek polls, or city, named Antiochia. |
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| A Jew who retaliated against Antiochus by killing a Greek officer sent to institute pagan worship in the village. This began a revolution that reached its pinnacle in 165 BC. |
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| A Jew who retaliated against Antiochus by killing a Greek officer sent to institute pagan worship in the village. This began a revolution that reached its pinnacle in 165 BC. |
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| Maccabee means Hammer. Son of Mattathias Hasmon, he reconquered Jerusalem for Israel. He rededicated the temple for Judaism, and Hanukkah celebrates this event. |
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| Ruled Jerusalem following the reconquering of Judah the Maccabee. They gradually became corrupt and eventually betrayed the common people.The Hasmoneans reunited with enemies and ruled against the pharisees. |
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| One infamous Hasmonean ruler who betrayed the Pharisees, the leaders of the common people, which ultimately lead to the crucifixion of 800 of them. |
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| Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus |
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| Sons of Alexander Jannaeus who got into a family feud. This feud got the attention of Rome and Persia, because each brother sought support from both nations. Rome supported Hyrcanus and Persia supported Aristobulus. |
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| An Idumean leader, supporter of Hyrcanus in the feud for control over Jerusalem, and was the father of Herod the Great. Ruled along side Hyrcanus following the Roman Conquest of Israel. |
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| The son of Antipater, assumed control over the Roman Jewish state after Antipater died. |
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| The roman general that conquered Israel and installed Hyrcanus as the high priest with Antipater as his principal counsellor. |
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| Son of Herod the Great, received the areas to the North and East of Galilee. The New Testament seldom mentions him. |
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| The Herod mentioned in connection with Jesus' ministry, obtained the areas of Galiee and Perea. He is remembered in infamy for beheading John the Baptist. |
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| Son of Herod the Great, was given power over Judea as his inhertiance. Romans promptly deposed him in 6 AD, because of his erratic ruling style. |
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| After deposing Archalaus, direct roman procurators ruled Judea and replaced the office of king. Pontius Pilate was one of these procurators. |
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| An Elias, the forerunner to Christ. Son of Zacharias and Elizabeth. Baptized Christ, killed by Herod Antipas. |
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| The hebrew for God, Heavenly Father. |
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| A name meaning the self-existent one. This was Christ in the New Testament. |
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| The "father" of Jesus, his lineage is given in both Matthew and Luke. |
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| John the Baptist's father, priest of the temple, geneologically should have been the high priest. Burned the incense in the morning and evening prayer, a Levite. The angel gabriel appeared to him in the temple. |
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| Barren, old, wife of Zacharias who miraculous conceived and gave birth to John. |
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| first-century Jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded first century Jewish history, such as the First Jewish–Roman War which resulted in the Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Recorded some details of Christ and gave important information of the world he lived in. |
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| A man who knew of the Christ's birth previously through the Holy Ghost. Simeon had a revelation that he would see Christ before he died. He saw Christ, blessed him, and told Mary the "the spear shall pierce through him to the wounding of thine own souls." |
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| A faithful woman who went to the temple, prayed, and fasted, and was a witness of Christ. |
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| A faithful woman who went to the temple, prayed, and fasted, and was a witness of Christ. |
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| Incestuous wife of Herod Antipas. |
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| Daughter of Herodias, according to records of Josephus. Danced for Herodias. |
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| He was probably a member of the Sanhedrin. Some evidence suggests that he had become a disciple and was a member of the group of many Jewish leaders that believed in Jesus' name. Asked Christ how one attains salvation. |
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| James, Joses, Juda, and Simon. |
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| Jewish religious leaders that preceded Christ that made important contributions to the Law and Doctrine. Hillel supported humane rulings, while Shammai was much more strict. |
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| Christ's first recorded healing. |
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| Touched the hem of Christ's garment and was healed. Christ lost "strength" when this happened. Even at this time Christ suffered to heal us. The only woman Christ calls daughter in the whole New Testament. |
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| A centurion was man who lead 100 men. The roman centurion Christ helped was a "God-Fearer," meaning he was converted but had not yet become a full member. He built a synagogue. |
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| palsy restricts the movement of the limbs. This was when Christ proved he could both forgive sins and heal people by the Power of God. |
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| Jairus' Daughter, widow of Nain's son, Lazarus, |
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| People he raised from the dead, demonstrating the supremacy he had over death. |
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| Trusts that the Lord can heal his son from a distance, fulfilling prophesy in Isaiah. |
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