Ezra/Nehemiah Quiz Flashcards
Hebrew for “booths, tabernacles”; a seven day Jewish fall festival beginning on the fifteenth day of the month Tishri commemorating the sukkot where Israel lived in the wilderness after the Exodus; also known as the Festival of Ingathering
Sukkot
Greek for “rule of God”; a constitution in which God is regarded as ruler or sovereign
theocracy
led a return of exiles after Cyrus, king of Persia, gave permission; temple rebuilding began, but due to economic hardship and local opposition it was not completed at that time; may have been the son of Jehoiachin
Sheshbazzar
led a second group of Jews back to Palestine during the reign of Darius I; this group succeeded in completing the temple in Jerusalem in 515, called the second temple
Zerubbabel
a Jewish priest and scribe who led a group of Jews back to Palestine during the reign of Artaxerxes I and imposed the Torah of Moses as civil law
Ezra
a Jewish cupbearer to Artaxerxes; organized the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem and returned religious and civil authority to the Levites; governor of the province of Yehud (Judea); closed city on the Sabbah so that no trading could take place
Nehemiah
Persian monarch who founded the Medo-Persian empire in the sixth century BCE and allowed the Judean refugees to return to their homeland after the Babylonian exile
Cyrus the Great
the Persian king at the time of Zerubbabel’s return; the second temple was completed during his reign
Darius
a territory or country located in Transjordan, to the east of the land of Israel; a frequent enemy of the Israelites
Moab
monarch of the Neo-Babylonian Empire who invaded Judah and destroyed Jerusalem in 587
Nebuchadrezzar
king of Persia; allowed rebuilding of temple under Ezra and of walls of Jerusalem under his cupbearer Nehemiah
Artaxerxes
a booth or hut roofed with branches, built against or near a house or synagogue and used during the Jewish festival of Sukkoth as a temporary dining or living area
sukkah
marriage outside a specific tribe or similar social unit
exogamy
a city in Philistia, which is west of Judah, on the coast of the Mediterranean
Ashdod
a country to the northeast of Judah
Ammon
