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Synopsis of Jewish History: From the Return of the Jews from the Babylonish Captivity, to the Days of Herod the Great — John Shaqi

Synopsis of Jewish History: From the Return of the Jews from the Babylonish Captivity, to the Days of Herod the GreatHenry, H. A. (Henry Abraham)

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Synopsis of Jewish History: From the Return of the Jews from the Babylonish Captivity, to the Days of Herod the Great

Name: Synopsis of Jewish History: From the Return of the Jews from the Babylonish Captivity, to the Days of Herod the Great
Author: Henry, H. A. (Henry Abraham)

Henry, H. A. (Henry Abraham)

Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D.

The Herodians                                                    125

  CHAPTER VII.

  The Galileans or Gaulonites                                      127

  CHAPTER VIII.

  The Karayeem or Karaites                                         129

  CHAPTER IX.

  Of the Synagogues among the Jews                                 133

  CHAPTER X.

  Of the origin and introduction of Prayer among the Jews          138

  CHAPTER XI.

  Of the Ureem and Thumeem                                         147

  CHAPTER XII.

  Of the Mishna or Oral Law                                        152

  CHAPTER XIII.

  Of the Gemara-Completion, usually styled the Talmud              169

  CHAPTER XIV.

  Appendix                                                         172




CHAPTER I.

      Of the Return of the Jews from the Captivity of Babylon,
      and the Rebuilding of the City of Jerusalem and the Holy
      Temple.


In fulfilment of the prophecies of Jeremiah and the other prophets,
Israel and Judah were carried into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar, king
of Babylon, in the days of Zedekiah, the last king of Judah; and as
predicted by the prophets of the Lord, the bondage continued during
seventy years.

This banishment was inflicted as a just punishment on the people for
their repeated misconduct and impiety towards the Gracious God, and
for their direct opposition to the constant exhortations and unceasing
warnings of the Almighty, through the medium of his inspired and holy
prophets.

The seventy years of captivity being ended, God put it into the mind
of Cyrus, king of Persia, again to restore Israel to their own land
and possessions, thus fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah, which was
pronounced by him above one hundred years previously. Accordingly
Cyrus permitted the Jews to return to Jerusalem and to rebuild the
temple. He also restored to them the golden and silver vessels which
were used for divine service in the former temple built by king
Solomon.

Many of the people of the several tribes availed themselves of this
opportunity to return to the land of their fathers--but so far as
history informs us, it appears that the majority of those who returned
to Jerusalem, consisted chiefly of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin,
together with a number of Priests and Levites. And now it was for the
first time, that they were all united under the title or name of Jews.

The people were led forth under the direction of Zerubbabel, the
grandson of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, who became the governor of the
land by a commission granted at the hands of king Cyrus; and Jeshua,
the grandson of Seraiah, who was slain by Nebuchadnezzar, was
installed high priest.

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Synopsis of Jewish History: From the Return of the Jews from the Babylonish Captivity, to the Days of Herod the Great

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