Ezra & Nehemiah(a)
During what kings reign do the events of Ezra and Nehemiah take place?
Cyrus
Ezra and Nehemiah were originally written as how many books?
One
During what kings reign do the events of Esther take place?
Xerxes
What is Mordecai’s relationship to Esther?
Mordecai and Esther were cousins
What is Genocide?
the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group
What is Zerubabbel responsible for?
Rebuilding the temple
Were the events of Ezra and Nehemiah pre-exilic or post-exilic?
Post-exilic
What is Esther's Jewish name?
What is a Pur?
A dice, lot
What is assimilation?
What is Nehemiah responsible for?
Rebuilding Jerusalem's walls
What does the name Zerubabbel mean?
Planted in Babylon
What is the name of the capital city of Persia?
Susa
By what other name is the Persian king known by?
Ahasuerus
What does Esther mean?
Star
What lineage helped with the rebuilding of the temple?
The Levites
The story of Ezra and Nehemiah picks up about how many years after the Babylonians invaded Jerusalem?
50 years later
What was the tribal descent of Mordecai?
The Benjaminites
What is the name of the Jewish festival celebrated because of Esther and Mordecai?
Purim
What does Hadassah mean?
Myrtle
Where did they get the wood for the construction of the temple?
Lebanon
What is the feast of Tabernacles/Booths?
A festival commemorating the 40-year journey of the Israelites in the wilderness.
Explain how Mordecai was elevated to second in command?
He saved the kings life
Explain the phrase "and the Jews put on sackcloth and ashes"
To publicly express or show sorrow or regret
What is the Urim and Thummim?
Stones placed in the breastplate of the highpriests used to discern the will of God (innocence or guilt)