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Maccabean Rebellion
the Hasmon family of priests led a revolt against Antiochus IV. They won some indepenedence for Israel in thier struggle. They created a new kingdom, also called Israel, under the rule of The Hasmonean family. -
175
Antiochus IV
Antiochus IV was a Helenistic ruler of Syria. He decided to reate one unified religion in his kingdem. He abolished the Torah, and sacrifieced pigs to Zues in the Temple of Solomon -
430
Ezra
Ezra, a priest and scribe, took it upon himself to rewrite some of the stories of the people. He also established teh precedent for reading hours of Torah at a time. It is motly due to him that the First 5 books are accepted as scripture by Jews. -
510
Cyrus and the Return
Approximately 510 BCE, Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, conquered Babylon. He allowed the Jews, who were still scattered, to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple. -
Feb 17, 722
Assyrian invasion
In 722 BCE, the Assyrian Empire invaded Israel. They dispersed the population into Assyria. Becasue of this dispersion, the Jews who were dispersed lost thier ethnic identity and became known as the "Ten Lost Tribes of israel" -
Feb 14, 1010
King David
King David was the second king of Israel. He is best known for capturing the city of Jerusalem and bringing the Ark of the Covenant there. -
King Solomon
King Solomon, the son of King David, is best known as a builder. One of the crowning achivements of his reign was the construction of a massive temple to house the Ark. -
Babylonian Invasion
King Nebudchanezzer, of Babylon, captures Jerusalem and scatters the remaining Jews. This became known as the Diaspore. the Temple of Solomon was destroyed in the invasion. -
The Greeks
The introduction of Greek influences into Jewish Society around 180 BCE led to more Hellenistic beliefs among the scribes and prienst of Israel. They became sceptical of beliefs instead of unquestioning.
