| A | B |
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| Absolom | Son of David who rebelled against him and tried to take the kingdom |
| Ahab | King who worshipped Baal, married the archetypical evil woman, and joined forces with Jehosaphat to defeat Syria |
| Assyrian | This nation captured the kingdom of Israel and laid siege to Jerusalem while righteous king Hezekiah reined |
| Baal | The Sun-god whose priests died trying to wake him up. |
| Babylon | King Nebachadnezzar was king of this Empire which symbolizes the wickedness of the world |
| Bathsheba | King Solomon's mother and wife of Uriah |
| Cyrus | King who united the Mede and Persian Empire and gave permission to the Jews to return to Jerusalem (from Babylon) |
| Darius | King who renewed the decree of Cyrus to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem |
| David | Wanted to build a temple to the Lord but was denied because he had been too much a man of war |
| Elijah | Prophet who challenged 450 priests of Baal to a duel and went up to heaven in a whirlwind. |
| Elisha | Prophet who performed miracles including healing a man with leprosy and making iron float. Helped king of Israel conduct a war. |
| Ezra | A famous scribe in Babylon who led a group of Jews back to Jerusalem. Encouraged repairs of the Zerubbabel s temple. Encouraged the Jews to put away their foreign wives and avoid idol worship. Taught the Jews the law |
| Gehazi | Ass't to Elisha went to Naaman and ask for money, lied, and got Naaman's leprosy. |
| Haggai | Prophet in Jerusalem after return from exile in Babylon who got just a two chapter book |
| Hezekiah | Righteous king of Judah, who supressed idoltry, reconstituted temple service, and got to live 15 years longer because of his righteous living. |
| Israel | Northern kingdom rebelled against Rehoboam, was carried away captive, and are now lost |
| Jerusalem | Capital city of David, home of main Jewish temples |
| Jezebal | The dog food queen! oh, and, evil, Baal-worshipping wife of Ahab |
| Judah | Southern kingdom most associated with the Jews, loyal to Solomon's son |
| Naaman | Captain in the Syrian army who had leprosy and came to Elisha to be healed |
| Nathan | Prophet who confronted David after the death of Uriah with the story of the rich man taking the poor man's sheep. |
| Nebuchadnezzar | King of Babylon when they conquered Judah in 587 BC |
| Persian | Empire led by King Cyrus and King Darius which joined forces with the Medes to conquer and destroy the Babylonian empire. Leaders gave permission to rebuild the empire |
| Rehoboam | Son of Solomon who assumed the throne and increased the taxes and listened to young advisors |
| Samaritans | Descendents of the poorest of the Kingdom of Israel who got left behind by loyal Assyrians, worshipped idols and married outside the covenant. Not allowed to help rebuild the temple, so they harrased the builders. |
| Saul | First king of Israel who got impatient with Samuel and offered sacrifices to the Lord, but was uninjured by David |
| Solomon | Asked God for an understanding heart and became wealthy, built the first temple, but then had over 100 wives |
| Temple | Prophesied by Haggar, built by Solomon, destroyed by Babylonians, rebuilt by Zerubbabel |
| Zedekiah | Wicked king of Judah, who rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar, captured and blinded by Babylonians, king when Lehi left |
| Zerubbabel | Rebuilt temple after Babylonian captivity along with Haggai and Joshua |
