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Exile

Exile. This is the time that the Jews spent in Babylon. . Sabbath . The weekly day of worship and rest. . Synagogues . Jewish houses of worship. . The Persians defeat the Chaldeans . The Persian king Cyrus permitted the Jews to return to Judah. The Jews rebuilt Jerusalem and the temple.

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Exile

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  1. Exile This is the time that the Jews spent in Babylon.

  2. Sabbath • The weekly day of worship and rest.

  3. Synagogues • Jewish houses of worship.

  4. The Persians defeat the Chaldeans • The Persian king Cyrus permitted the Jews to return to Judah. • The Jews rebuilt Jerusalem and the temple.

  5. Ezra the Scribe • Under this scribe the Jews wrote the 5 books of the Torah. • These books of the torah and other writings made up the Hebrew Bible.

  6. What is in the Hebrew Bible?? • It includes 5 books of the Torah and 34 other books. • Genesis is the 1st book of the Torah. • It tells how God punish the world for its bad behavior, and why the world has languages. • NOAH’S ARCH----------The People of Babel

  7. The Jews look to the Future • God’s plan for a peaceful future. • The book of Daniel addresses this. • Daniel refused to worship Babylonian gods. • The Chaldeans threw him into a lions den. • God Protected Daniel. • The story showed the Jews how God would rescue them.

  8. Daniel in the Lion’s Den

  9. Alexander the Great • Took over the Persians and was now in control of Judah. • He let the Jews stay, but he believed in all things GREEK. Language and Greek Ways.

  10. The Diaspora • Is a Greek word that means Scattered. • The Jews were scattered all throughout Alexander’s empire.

  11. The Jews learn Greek but stay true to their religion • Many Jews learned the Greek language and Greek way, but stayed loyal to Judaism. • They converted the Hebrew Bible to Greek so they could spread their ideas throughout the Mediterranean world.

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