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The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.
Ezra, Nehemiah and Zerubbabel, prophets and leaders of the Babylonian captivity and Return to Zion; Elijah and Elisha, important prophets who rebuked the kings of Israel; Elkanah and Hannah, parents of the judge and prophet Samuel; Esther and Mordechai, Persian queen, and her cousin, saviors of the Jews on Purim
A son of Herod the Great. Mentioned in Antiquities [133] and Wars of the Jews. [134] Mark, Matthew, Luke and Josephus [135] record that he killed John the Baptist. Mk. 6:17, Mt. 14:9–10, Lk. 9:9: Herod Archelaus: Ethnarch of Judea, Samaria and Edom: A son of Herod the Great. He is known from the writings of Flavius Josephus [133] and from ...
Savonarola Italian Dominican (1452–1498) famous for the Bonfire of the Vanities in Florence, finally executed for heresy; John of Capistrano (1386–1456), Italian Franciscan, working in Central Europe, where he led resistance to a Turkish invasion; Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419) Spanish Dominican; Bernardino of Siena (1380–1444), emotive Italian
Priestly lists for this period appear in the Bible, Josephus and the Seder Olam Zutta, but with differences. While Josephus and Seder 'Olam Zuta each mention 18 high priests, [4] the genealogy given in 1 Chronicles 6:3–15 gives 12 names, culminating in the last high priest Seriah, father of Jehozadak. However, it is unclear whether all those ...
Gregory the Great (540–604) Isidore of Seville (c. 560–636) 7th century. Maximus the Confessor (c. 580–662) ... Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries. Wiley.
The patriarchs of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs, and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age. They play significant roles in Hebrew scripture during ...
The following is a list of people who were in the position of the leaders of the Jewish nation, heads of state and/or government in the Land of Israel. Because of the position of the Land of Israel in Judaism, the leaders of the inhabitants of the land had a priority status also over Diaspora Jewry, although there were periods when this status weakened due to the weakening of the Jewish ...