Lesson 4-6 Flashcards
1010 BC
Approximate start of David’s reign
Ostracon
Shard of pottery with writing on it
Judah
Southern kingdom with Jerusalem as its capital
Hezekiah
King of Judah who trusted God
Sennacherib
Assyrian king assassinated by his own sons
Hezekiah’s Tunnel
Jerusalem’s source of water while under attack
Conspicuous Silence
Sennacherib’s failure to mention conquering Jerusalem
Bullae
Clay seals made from personal signet rings
Vassal
A person or country in a subordinate position to another
Babylon
Ancient city State located just south of modern Bagdad, Iraq
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylonian king who conquered Judah
Cyrus
Persian king who conquered Babylon
587 BC
Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem
Exodus 20:1-3
And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.”“You shall have no other gods before me.”
House of David
The 400-year line of kings begun by David