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Old Testament Final Flashcards

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Acrostic Poem

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poem of cause and effect

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Ahiqar

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An Assyrian sage known in the ancient Near East for his outstanding wisdom.

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Apocalyptic

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to uncover or reveal

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Babylonian Captivity

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The period in Jewish history during which the Jews of the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon.

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Babylonian Chronicle

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details outstanding events of each year beginning with the reign of Nebenassar.

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Babylonian Empire

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An ancient Semitic nation state and cultural region based in central-southern Mesopotamia.

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Babylonian Exile

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Was the period in Jewish history during which the Jews of the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon.

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Baruch

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Son of Neriah, Jeremiah’s Scribe

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Belshazzar

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Last king of Babylon, son of Nebuchadnezzar.

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Cyrus

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King of Persia; founder of the Achaemenid dynasty; father of Cambyses; known as Cyrus the Great. He defeated the Median empire in 550 bc and went on to conquer Asia Minor, Babylonia, Syria, Palestine, and most of the Iranian plateau.

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Darius

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Was the third king of the Achaemenid Empire. Also called Darius the Great, he ruled the empire at its peak,

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Davidic Dynasty

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Refers to the tracing of lineage to the King David referred to in the Hebrew Bible.

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Divination

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The practice of seeking knowledge of the future.

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Eli

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Jewish high priest of Shiloh

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Elihu

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A character in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Job. Elihu is one of Job’s friends, descended from Nahor.

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Esther

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A woman chosen on account of her beauty by the Persian king Ahasuerus to be his queen. She used her influence with him to save the Israelites in captivity from persecution.

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Extispicy

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The practice of using anomalies in animal entrails to predict or divine future events.

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Ezekiel 8-11

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Reveals how the presence of God, leaves His Temple, Solomon’s Temple, because of the sins taking place.

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Ezekiel’s Theophany

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God’s revelation of himself to Ezekiel in a vision.

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Gomer

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Was the eldest son of Japheth and father of Ashkenaz.

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Haggai

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Was a Hebrew prophet during the building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible.

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Hezekiah

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king of Judah

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Instruction of Ptahhotep

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A collection of ancient Egyptian wisdom sayings.

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Isaiah 53

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Tells the story of the Servant of the Lord, whose mission in life was to help men and women discover a deep and satisfying
relationship with their Creator.

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Job

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prosperous man whose patience and piety were tried by undeserved misfortunes, and who, in spite of his bitter lamentations, remained confident in the goodness and justice of God.

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Jonah

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a Hebrew minor prophet. He was called by God to preach in Nineveh, but disobeyed and attempted to escape by sea; in a storm he was thrown overboard as a bringer of bad luck and swallowed by a great fish, only to be saved and finally succeed in his mission.

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Manasseh

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the worst King to sit on the throne of David

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Nebuchadnezzer

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Was king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Jews into exile. He is credited with the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and for the destruction of the First Temple.

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Neo-Assyrian Empire

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Was an empire in Mesopotamian history which began in 934 BC and ended in 609 BC.[1] During this period, Assyria assumed a position as the most powerful nation on earth.

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Nineveh

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an ancient city located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, opposite the modern city of Mosul. It was the oldest city of the ancient Assyrian empire and its capital until it was destroyed by a coalition of Babylonians and Medes in 612 bc.

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Persian Empire

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Spanned from Egypt in the west to Turkey in the north, and through Mesopotamia to the Indus River in the east.

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Pharaoh Neco

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Was a king of the of Egypt.

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Second Temple

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An important Jewish Holy Temple.

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Septuagint (LXX)

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Greek version of the Hebrew bible

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Solomon

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son of David; king of Israel

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Songs of Ascent

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Is a title given to fifteen of the Psalms, 120–134.

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“Son of Man”

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used by the Lord to refer to Ezekiel

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Suffering Servant Songs

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are songs in the Book of Isaiah.

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Theodicy

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The vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the existence of evil.

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Urim and Thummin

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A phrase from the Hebrew Scriptures.

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Zedekiah

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The last king of Judea, who rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar and was carried off to Babylon into captivity.

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Zerubbabel

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Was a governor of the Persian Province of Judah and the grandson of Jehoiachin, penultimate king of Judah.

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701 BC

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King of Assyria besieged Jerusalem

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722 BC

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the northern kingdom was destroyed by the Assyrian empire.

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586 BC

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destruction of Judah, Jerusalem and the temple.

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