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Born to Shem 2 years after the Flood, when he was 100 years old
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Το εδάφιο Γένεση 10:21 αναφέρεται στον «Σημ, τον προπάτορα όλων των γιων του Έβερ [«τον πρόγονο όλων των Εβραίων», AT, Mo· “τον γενάρχη όλων των Εβραίων”, ΜΠΚ], τον αδελφό του Ιάφεθ του μεγαλύτερου». Προφανώς εδώ μνημονεύεται ο Έβερ σε άμεσο συσχετισμό με τον Σημ λόγω της σπουδαιότητας που αποδίδει η Αγία Γραφή στους απογόνους του Έβερ, ιδιαίτερα από τον Αβραάμ και έπειτα.
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Ο Φάλεκ έζησε 239 χρόνια και ίδρυσε μία από τις 70 μετακατακλυσμιαίες οικογένειες
.Στον Φάλεκ δόθηκε αυτό το όνομα διότι «στις ημέρες του διαιρέθηκε η γη». (Γε 10:25· 1Χρ 1:19) Τα συγκεκριμένα αποσπάσματα δεν λένε: όταν γεννήθηκε ο Φάλεκ, εκατό χρόνια μετά τον Κατακλυσμό, αλλά απλώς «στις ημέρες του». Αν τον ονόμασαν έτσι κατά τη γέννησή του, αυτό πιθανόν να ήταν προφητικό του διασκορπισμού που προέκυψε από τη σύγχυση των γλωσσών στον Πύργο της Βαβέλ.—Γε 11:1-9· -
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Abraham crosses Euphrates on his way to Canaan
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Isaac - the true heir.
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Weaning of Isaac. Ishmael sent away.
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Born when Jacob was probably 91 years old
Τότε ο Ιακώβ ήταν προφανώς 91 χρονών.—Παράβαλε Γε 41:46, 47, 53, 54· 45:11· 47:9. -
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If Moses completed the book of Job about the time of Israel’s entry into the Promised Land in 1473 B.C.E. (probably not long after Job’s death), this would place the time of Job’s trial about 1613 B.C.E., for Job lived 140 years after his trial was over.—Job 42:16, 17.
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Second ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire; son of Nabopolassar and father of Awil-Marduk (Evil-merodach), who succeeded him to the throne.
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Cyrus succeeded his father Cambyses I to the throne of Anshan, which was then under the suzerainty of the Median king Astyages. Diodorus places the start of Cyrus’ reign in the first year of the 55th Olympiad, or 560/559 B.C.E. Herodotus relates that Cyrus revolted against the Median rulership and, because of the defection of Astyages’ troops, was able to capture the capital of the Medes, Ecbatana.
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Last supreme monarch of the Babylonian Empire; father of Belshazzar. On the basis of cuneiform texts he is believed to have ruled some 17 years (556-539 B.C.E.).
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Aryan world domination begins. By this victory Cyrus brought to an end the domination of Mesopotamia and the Middle East by Semitic rulers and produced the first dominant world power of Aryan origin.
History confirms that King Cyrus of Persia and his army conquered the city of Babylon in 539 B.C.E.
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Ezra 1:1-6
King Cyrus orders a decree to rebuilt the temple. After a long trip, starting early spring 537BCE, 42,360 Israelites, besides slaves and professional singers, leaded by high priest Joshua and appointed by Cyrus governor Zerubbabel, arrived in Judah, carrying temple treasures with them, in time to celebrate the Festival of Booths in Tishri (September - October) 537B.C.E.
First thing they built the altar of Jehovah
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in 536 BCE the Jews laid the foundation for the new Temple in Jerusalem. Sadly the work stopped for many years because of opposition from enemies and apathy on the part of the Jews
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The Ahasuerus of Ezra 4:6, in the beginning of whose reign an accusation was written against the Jews by their enemies, may have been Cambyses, the successor of Cyrus the conqueror of Babylon and liberator of the Jews.
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Between the reigns of Cyrus the Great and of Darius the Great possibly three kings ruled: Cambyses II, his brother Bardiya (or possibly a Magian known as Gaumata who pretended to be Bardiya and ruled for seven months),and Nidintu-Bel (defeated and killed by Darius after just two months). Cambyses is evidently “Ahasuerus” mentioned at Ezra 4:6.Therefore, beginning with Ezra 4:7, the ruler referred to as “Artaxerxes” is either Bardiya or Gaumata, whose rule lasted but seven months(522 B.C.E.)
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Begun two months after Haggai. (Hag 1:1; Zec 1:1) called a “young man.”—Zec 2:4.
Zechariah and Haggai were used by Jehovah to stimulate Zerubbabel, High Priest Jeshua, and the returned exiles to finish rebuilding Jehovah’s temple even though a Persian government ban was still in effect. (Ezr 5:1, 2; 6:14, 15) Zechariah’s prophecy contains messages that he delivered to that end over a period of two years and a month. (Zec 1:1, 7; 7:1, 8) Any other prophetic activity he performed is not recorded. -
Haggai became the first postexilic prophet (maybe also a priest) and was joined about two months later by Zechariah.
Jehovah sent the prophets to rekindle people's zeal to resume Temple construction. Haggai delivers his message in a period of four months.High Priest Joshua, governor Zerubbabel and the people respond favorably and go to work on the Temple 23 days after Haggai begins prophesying.
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Temple rebuilding got under way under Governor Zerubbabel’s direction and, after serious interference and the infiltration of some apathy among the returned Jews, was finally completed by March of 515 B.C.E.
https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=jwlshare&wtlocale=E&prefer=lang&docid=1200002436 -
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The name Mordecai (Marduka) as it appears in Persian cuneiform writing,
In 1992, Professor Edwin M. Yamauchi published ten names from the Persepolis texts that are also found in the book of Esther. -
Hadassah (meaning “Myrtle”)
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A coregency of Xerxes with Darius can be seen especially from Persian bas-reliefs that have come to light. In Persepolis several bas-reliefs have been found that represent Xerxes standing behind his father’s throne, dressed in clothing identical to his father’s and with his head on the same level. This is unusual, since ordinarily the king’s head would be higher than all others.
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jw #His actions also fit the description of the fourth Persian king, who would “rouse up everything against the kingdom of Greece.” (Da 11:2) Endeavoring to retaliate for the Persian defeat at Marathon, Xerxes launched massive forces against the Greek mainland in 480 B.C.E. Following a costly victory at Thermopylae and the destruction of Athens, his forces met defeat at Salamis and later at Plataea, causing Xerxes to return to Persia. -
Artaxerxes Longimanus extended permission to Ezra the priest and also to Nehemiah to make trips to Jerusalem. (Ezr 7:1-7; Ne 2:1, 7, 8) Ancient historians credit him with a generally benign and generous personality. This generous contribution may explain why Artaxerxes is included along with Cyrus and Darius at Ezra 6:14 as one of those whose orders contributed to the ‘building and finishing’ of the temple, although the actual construction had been completed 47 years previously in 515BCE
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7th year of Artaxerxes traveled:1 Nissan - 1 Av (5th month = July/ August)
Ezra may have been more than 30 years old when he went to Jerusalem with more than 7000 people ( 38 Levites and 220 Nethinim included) bringing things “to beautify the house of Jehovah” (Ezr 7:27),
Persian king Artaxerxes Longimanus granted to Ezra “all his request” with respect to going to Jerusalem and advancing pure worship there.
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jw #Persian emperors Darius, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes Longimanus later built the royal city of Persepolis, equipping it with a large network of underground tunnels, evidently to supply fresh water .Xerxes’ reign was marked by certain administrative reforms and the completion of much of the construction work his father had initiated at Persepolis. (Compare Es 10:1, 2.) -
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During the 20th year of his reign (455 B.C.E.), Artaxerxes Longimanus granted permission to Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls and gates of the city. (Ne 2:1-8) Because this is referred to at Daniel 9:25 as relating to the time of the promised coming of the Messiah, the date of Artaxerxes’ 20th year is very important.
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8th day
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Jesus is 40 days old.
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When the astrologers enter the house, they find Mary with a young child—Jesus.
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Andrew and John
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JESUS TURNS WATER INTO WINE AT THE WEDDING IN CANA
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Upon hearing about John’s being arrested, Jesus leaves Judea with his disciples and ‘withdraws into Galilee.
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.Ιωάννης 4:35, 36.
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