Studied by 125 peopleAbraham
father of Isaac, created the first covenant with God
Moses
Led the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt; received the 10 commandments
David
2nd king of Israel
Solomon
Son of David; built the Temple in Jerusalem
The Maccabees
rebel group of Israelites who overthrew the Greeks
Ramses II
Pharaoh of Egypt whom Moses interacted with
Cyrus the Great
Persia: conquered Babylon, allowed exiled Israelites to return
Alexander the Great
Greece: conquered Israel
Antiochus IV
Greece: forced Isrealites to worship Greek Gods
Assyria conquers the northern part of Isreal
722 BC
Babylon conquers the southern part of Israel and destroys temple
587 BC
Temple rebuilt under Cyrus the Great of Persia
537 BC
Alexander the Great conquers the Persian Empire and enforces Greek culture
323 BC
Second Temple destroyed by Rome
70 AD
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