Hebrew Bible 2: Basic Information Flashcards
(20 cards)
What was the capital of the Northern Kingdom?
Samaria
What was the capital of the Southern Kingdom?
Jerusalem
What is the alternate name for the Northern Kingdom?
Israel
What is the alternate name for the Southern Kingdom?
Judah
Which nation sent the Northern Kingdom into exile?
Assyria
Which nation sent the Southern Kingdom into exile?
Babylon
What happened in 722 BCE?
Israel fell to Assyria; the Northern Kingdom went into exile.
What happened in 597 BCE?
Babylon began the siege of Jerusalem.
What happened in 586 BCE?
Judah fell to Babylon; the Southern Kingdom went into exile.
What were the dates of the Babylonian Exile?
586 BCE – 538 BCE
When did the pre-exilic period end?
586 BCE (fall of Jerusalem)
When did the post-exilic period begin?
538 BCE (after Cyrus’ edict that the Israelites could return from exile)
When was the Edict of Cyrus passed?
538 BCE
What happened in 538 BCE?
Edict of Cyrus passed, ending exile and permitting Jews to return to homeland
What happened in 539 BCE?
The Persians captured Babylon.
What were the dates of the conquest of the Near East by Alexander the Great?
336-23 BCE
Where is the Edict of Cyrus found in the Bible?
2 Chronicles 36 and Ezra 1
Where are Jeremiah’s “seventy years of exile” found in the Bible?
Jeremiah 29
What is the acronym for the books of the Writings?
Prince Philip’s Job: Singing Ruth Laments Every Easter Day Exceedingly Charmingly
What are the books of the Writings?
Psalms Proverbs Job Song of Songs Ruth Lamentations Ecclesiastes Esther Daniel Ezra/Nehemiah 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles
