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In this year of Koresh's rule he allowed the Jews to rebuild the Beis-Hamikdash
What happened in the 1st year?
Koresh was the king of this kingdom
What is Persia
This is the name of the person who let the Jews rebuild the Beis-Hamikdash
Who is Koresh
This is the group that canonized the books of Tanach
Who were the Anshei Knesses HaGedolah
Before the destruction of the first Beis Hamikdash Yirmiyahu prophesied the exile would last this many years, which was now fulfilled.
What is 70 years
The Jews went up to this place
What is Yerushalayim
These non-Jewish servants joined the Jews to help build the Beis-Hamikdash
Who are the Givonim
This is what the king told the Jews who did not make aliyah to contribute
what is gold, silver, valuables, and animals
The reason we have to listen to Neviim is based on a pasuk in this Parsha
What is Parshas Shoftim
After coming to the land, the Jews gathered together in Yerushalayim on this day
What happened on Rosh Hashana (1st day of the 7th month)
The "Enemies of Israel" are from this region in Israel
What is Shomron
This figure was the political leader of the Jewish community who led them up from Bavel
Who is Zerubavel
This is what the Jews built before anything else
What is the mizbe'ach
The first exile from Israel was partially caused by this sin
What is not keeping Shemittah
There are this many sifrei Neviim (counting Trei Asar as one)
What is 8
The "Enemies of Israel" were originally from this country
Assyria
These people claimed they wanted to help build the Beis-Hamikdash with the Jews
Who are the "Enemies of Israel" (Shomronim)
This is what the enemies of the Jews sent to the king
what is a libelous letter
The Jews were originally exiled by this nation and emperor
Rome, Nebuchadnezzar
This many Jews went up to Israel after hearing Koresh's decree
what is around 42,000
One of the reasons we may not be able to build the mizbe'ach nowadays is because of this issue
What is we don't know where the mizbe'ach should be built
According to the text, the antagonists of the Jews sent a libelous letter to this king of Persia
Who is Artachshasta (or Achashveirosh)
This is what the king returned to the Jews
What are the keilim from the first Beis-Hamikdash
What is Neviim were given oral prophecy, Kesuvim were given to be written down