Exile
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Chronology of Judah’s Return
536 B.C. Cyrus the Great permitted the return from captivity. 49,897 Jews returned from Babylon to Jerusalem. Built the altar and offered sacrifices in the 7th month. 535 B.C. Work on the temple began but was soon stopped for about 15 to 16 years. 520 B.C. Work on the temple was renewed by Haggai and… Continue reading
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Chronology of the Prophets After the Fall of Samaria in 722 B.C.
Prophets Nahum Zephaniah Jeremiah Habakkuk Daniel Approx. B.C. Dates Nahum: 650 Zephaniah: 640 Jeremiah: 627-580 Habakkuk: 609 Daniel: 606-530 Kings of Judah Nahum: Manasseh Zephaniah: Josiah Habakkuk: Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah, Exile Governor: Gedaliah Daniel: Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah Foreign Kings Nahum: Assyria – Ashurbanipal Daniel: Babylon – Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar, Neriglissar, Labashi-Marduk, Evil-Merodach, Nabonidus; Medo-Persia… Continue reading
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Kings of Assyria
The Assyrian kings played a significant role in biblical history, particularly in relation to the northern kingdom of Israel. Notable among them was Tiglath-Pileser III, who initiated the Assyrian conquest and exile of the northern tribes. Sennacherib’s siege of Jerusalem during King Hezekiah’s reign is a well-documented event, highlighted by the miraculous intervention recorded in… Continue reading
