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A widely spread traditional Christian interpretation relates the non-continuation of the main Davidic line from Solomon to the godlessness of the line of Jehoiachin which started in the early 500s BC, when Jeremiah cursed the main branch of the Solomonic line, by saying that no descendant of "[Je]Coniah" would ever reign on the throne of Israel ...
David’s earthly line failed before the righteous Branch came, hence Jeremiahs future prophesy. (cf. Luke 1:31–33). The genealogies of Matthew and Luke show that this promise was fulfilled as Christ was able to trace both His legal line through Joseph and His physical line through Mary back to David (Matthew 1:1–16; Luke 3:23–31). [11]
Kings of ancient Judah (5 C, 9 P) S. Solomonic dynasty (2 C, 69 P) Pages in category "Davidic line" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
The allied army of Athens and Thebes had taken up a position near Chaeronea, astride the main road. [36] On the left flank, the allied line lay across the foothills of Mount Thurion, blocking the side-road that led to Lebedea, while on the right, the line rested against the Kephisos River, near a projecting spur of Mount Aktion. [36]
The date used as the end of the ancient era is arbitrary. The transition period from Classical Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages is known as Late Antiquity.Late Antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the transitional centuries from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, in both mainland Europe and the Mediterranean world: generally from the end of the Roman Empire's ...
He sent ambassadors to all the Greek city states, asking for "earth and water", a traditional token of submission. [48] The vast majority of cities did as asked, fearing the wrath of Darius. In Athens, however, the ambassadors were put on trial and then executed; in Sparta, they were simply thrown down a well. [47]
527–565) banned the teaching of philosophy by pagans in 529, [30] an event whose impact on the city is much debated, [29] but is generally taken to mark the end of the ancient history of Athens. Athens was sacked by the Slavs in 582, but remained in imperial hands thereafter, as highlighted by the visit of the emperor Constans II ( r.
Ancient Greek religious clubs focused on the worship of a particular deity and had several names including thiasoi, eranoi and orgeones,.The thiasoi and orgeones clubs were often connected with deities foreign to the area and whose rites were of an orgiastic nature.