Names Flashcards
1
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King Cyrus
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Persian king who defeated the Babylonians and allowed the Israelites to return to their land and rebuild their temple
2
Q
Antiochus Epiphanes IV
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Established worship of himself in the temple
3
Q
Mattathias
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Waged war against the Syrians with his five sons. This caused Antiochus Epiphanes IV to surrender and rescind the ban on traditional Jewish worship.
4
Q
Judas Maccabaeus
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Cleansed the temple and reconsecrated it.
5
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Pompey
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Roman ruler who entered the Holy of Holies.
