Kings of israel

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Kings of israel

• Why have a king?
• King Saul
• chosen by Samuel
• warrior-farmer
• displeased God by disobeying commands

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Kings of Israel

• King David
• shepherd
• chosen by God, anointed in secret
• taxed Israelites to expand Jerusalem, build
  temple
• remembered as Israels greatest king

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kings of israel

• King Solomon
• Davids son
• built temple in Jerusalem
• disliked by many

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Israel and judah

• Kingdom of Israel
• capital Samaria
• ten of twelve tribes
• Kingdom of Judah
• capital Jerusalem
• Jews

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Fall of israel

• Israel conquered by Assyrians
• 722 BCE
• lost tribes of Israel
• Samaritans

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fall of judah

• Judah conquered by Egypt
• 620 BCE
• Conquered by Chaldeans
• 605 BCE
• Jews and Egyptians rebel

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babylonian captivity

• Chaldean invasion of Judah
• 597 BCE
• Jews punished, sent to Babylon
• Failed revolt
• Jerusalem crushed, temple destroyed

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return to judah

• Chaldeans defeated by Persians
• 538 BCE Jews permitted to return
• Rebuilding of Jerusalem
• New leaders priests, scribes
• Torah written

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greeks...

• Alexander the Great
• defeated Persians in 331 BCE
• allowed Jews to stay in Judah
• Hebrew Bible translated to Greek
• Antiochus
• 168 BCE

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...and romans

• Roman conquest of Judah
• 63 BCE
• renamed Judaea
• King Herod
• known for cruelty, changes to temple
• Jewish king replaced by Roman official

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Revolts agains the romans

• Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes
• First revolt
• 66 CE, lead by the Zealots
• Romans retook Jerusalem in 70 CE
• Second revolt
• 132 CE

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judaism in the diaspora

• Yohanan ben Zakkai
• Talmud

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Jewish lifestyle

• Family
• Diet
• Clothing