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• Hanukkah
  ...udea, which at that time was controlled by the Seleucid king of Syria. The Jewish people paid taxes to Syria and accepted its legal authority, and by and lar ...BC Mattathias had died, and Judah took his place as leader. By 165 BCE the Jewish revolt against the Seleucid monarchy was successful. The Temple was liberat
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• Daniel
  : 1. A Jewish exile in Babylon, the subject of the Book of Daniel and the most well-known ...isors), along with some of the vessels of the temple. Daniel and his three Jewish companions were subsequently evaluated and chosen for their intellect and b
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• Josiah
  ...Manasseh]]. Josiah is credited by some historians with having established Jewish scripture in written form as a part of the Deuteronomic reform that occurre ...[Hilkiah]] the High Priest who found a lost book, Josiah helped reform the Jewish practices of the day. Mormon historian Don Bradley discusses this lost boo
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• Malachi
  ...al'achi "My messenger/angel", was a prophet in the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. ...ian editions, and is the last book of the Neviim (prophets) section in the Jewish editions. No allusion is made to him by Ezra, however, and he does not ment
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• Lesson 36
  ...sexual practices forbidden by [[Jewish law]], had become popular among the Jewish people. Isaiah picks up on a theme used by other prophets and tells the [[ ...oses for that to happen. Furthermore, God is concerned with more than the Jewish people. God has called Judah and Israel His covenant people for the specifi
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• Ezekiel
  ...small groups. While keeping their religious and national identities, many Jewish people did start to settle into their new environment. From building homes This growing comfort in Babylon helps to explain why so many Jewish people decided not to return to their land. Many people would have been bor
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• Samaritans
  The Samaritans refused to accept any of the Jewish religious writings which followed their split with the Israelites. Their r ...tween the Jews and the Samaritans, because of these alliances. In 128 AD, Jewish Maccabean leader, John Hyrcanas, destroyed the Samaritan Temple on Mount Ge
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• Lesson 45
  ...own in the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar for not praying to an idol. His Jewish name is actually '''Hananiah'''.
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• Isaiah
  There is a Jewish tradition recorded in the Talmud (Tr. Megilla, 10b.) which indicates he was ...e suffered martyrdom in the pagan reaction in the time of Manasseh. Both [[Jewish]] and [[Christian]] traditions state that he was killed by being sawed in h
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• Rahab dragon
  In Jewish folklore, Rahab is the name of a sea-demon, a dragon of the waters, the "ru The difference between Rahab and Tannin is unclear in Jewish literature.
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• Shadrach
  ...n the fiery furnace by [[Nebuchadnezzar]] for not praying to an idol. His Jewish name is actually Hananiah.
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• Lesson 35
  ...after he spoke an [[earthquake]] struck the area (1:1). [[Josephus]], the Jewish historian, believed that the earthquake happened at the same time as Uzziah
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• Lesson 41
  ...battle with the Egyptians, and his son was put in his stead. According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah wrote a famous Lamentation over the death of Josiah, wh
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• Tarshish
  In the [[Jewish Bible]], it is also the name of a gemstone associated with the Tribe of [[A
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• Lesson 48
  ...ees</u>. (See Maccabees.) The importance of this work for our knowledge of Jewish history in the 2nd century B.C. can hardly be surpassed. It recounts with g
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• Solomon
  ...s highest splendor. This period has been called the "[[Augustan Age]]" of Jewish annals. In a single year, he collected tribute amounting to 666 [[talents]
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• David's Family
  Jewish law forbade Amnon to marry a half-sister, and taking evil advice, he preten
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• Amos
  ...ears after he spoke an earthquake struck the area (1:1). [[Josephus]], the Jewish historian, believed that the earthquake happened at the same time as Uzziah
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• Joel
  *[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=341&letter=J Jewish Encyclopedia]
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• Kingdom of Judah
  ...as well as reformers who tried to encourage the citizens to return to the Jewish traditions. Many of the prophets, such as [[Amos]], [[Micah]], and [[Isaia
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