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Which kingdom first captured Israel when they were being idolatrous?
Assyria
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What city was Jonah sent to warn
Ninevah
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What queen saved the Jews in Persia
Esther
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What was the Assyrian capital
Ninevah.
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What empire came after Babylonia?
Persian
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Which kingdom fought with Assyria for power?
Babylonia
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Which prophet wept over Jerusalem
Jeremiah
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Who was known as the weeping prophet
Jeremiah
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Who did God call to go tell the Assyrians about him?
Jonah - Israel was not yet conquered by them - Jeroboam II was ruling northern kingdom
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Were the Persians cruel or kind at first?
Kind King Cyrus established government based on tolerance of other customs and beliefs and also allowed for some self rule
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Who interpreted dreams in Babylon?
Daniel
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What empire destroyed Jerusalem
Babylon
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What prophet married Gomer
Hosea
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Which Kingdom came after the Assyrians?
New Babylon established by Chaldeans - capital was Babylon
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How big was the Persian Empire under King Cyrus?
Hindu Kush mountains to Mediterranean Sea
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What three men were thrown into the fiery furnace
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
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Who rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem
Nehemiah
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Who rebuilt the temple after exile
Zerubbabel
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What king of Babylon built an ancient wonder of the world that beautified Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar II build Hanging Gardens
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Which Persian King ruled after Cyrus?
Darius who conquered even more land and put down revolts
satraps, governors who collected taxes
royal road for communication and control
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Who was thrown into the lions’ den
Daniel
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Who was Esther’s cousin
Mordecai
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What prophet foretold the Messiah’s birthplace
Micah
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What person became a high ranking Babylonian but remained steadfast to God in Babylon and was punished for it?
Daniel - lion's den, fiercy furnace. He testified about God to Chaldeans
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Which Persian king came after Darius? What do we know about him? Who conquered him?
Xerxes - expanded kingdom even more, married Esther. Conquered by Alexander the Great