MEMBER BLOG TAG: judah
| Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:38PM | | | | Ezra and Nehemiah | Tags: national security, religious exclusivity, ethnic purity, Judah
| | | | The ancient Hebrew nation of kings David and Solomon became divided into Israel, the northern kingdom, and Judah the southern kingdom. Israel was conquered by Assyria, thousands of Israelites were deported to other lands and were replaced by settlers from Syria and Babylon. Those are the ten lost tribes of Israel.
Judah submitted to Assyrian rule but strengthened national defense and repaired the wall of Jerusalem. Then Assyria was conquered by Nebuchadneezer’s Chaldean army. The prophet, and patriot, Jeremiah implored Judah to make peace with Babylon and was declared a traitor by false prophets who preached that Jerusalem could never be taken because of its wall and temple. Jeremiah was thrown into a cistern to die but was rescued by a slave. After a three month... | | | | | |
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