Bible Book Summaries: Old Testament Bobbi Fletcher Module 5 February18‚ 2012 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Numbers The Genre’s of this book are made up of Law and History due to the sins of disobedience and "god" worshiping. Along Israel’s journey they were led away to wandered for 40 years in the wilderness before coming into the promised land. In the first 25 chapters of Numbers we see the experiences of the first generation of the Israelites in the wilderness along with the
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of both the Assyrians and the Babylonians had their origins in the religion of the earlier Sumerians. The differences that developed reflected efforts by the Assyrians and Babylonians to reshape religious ideas to their own heritage and needs. In Assyria‚ the king served as the chief priest‚ and people believed that he was the god Ashur’s representative on earth. Conquests were made in Ashur’s name‚ and their success demonstrated the god’s approval. All Assyrian cities had temples to various gods
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Michael Paul Jackson L26073846 BIBL 104 (ONLINE) September 18‚ 2013 Exodus The book of exodus is a genre which is a narrative. Exodus was written by Moses during 1440 – 1450 BC. This is the second Book of the Bible which covers from Moses to the Ten Commandments and it covers a lot of regulations and rules. Key people in this book are: Jethro‚ Bezalel‚ Joshua‚ Miriam‚ Pharaoh’s Daughter‚ and Aaron. A lot of historical account to the reader because of the birth of Moses. Moses also
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The Persian Empire was a series of successive Iranian or Iraniate empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau‚ the original Persian homeland‚ and beyond in Western Asia‚ South Asia‚ Central Asia and the Caucasus.[1] The first Persian Empire formed under the Median Empire (728 BC-559 BC) after defeating and ending the Assyrian Empire with the help of Babylonians. Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 BC) was the largest empire of the ancient world[2] and the most widespread entity of it was under Darius
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dominated by a pair of mutually hostile powers: Assyria and Babylon. As a result‚ Mesopotamia’s history is significantly more conflict-based than that of Egypt‚ because Mesopotamia was only united when conquered by a major empire (Egyptian under Thutmose III or Chaldean/Neo-Babylonian under Nabopolassar) However‚ On the subject of war and armies‚ the Egyptian army was more effective for longer than its Mesopotamian counterparts‚ but it was Assyria‚ an innovative Mesopotamian power‚ that had the greatest
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of land on the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Jews considered Palestine their Promised Land‚ but because of its desirable location it had been ruled by a succession of foreign powers for most of its history. Egypt and Assyria fought over it for centuries‚ then Babylon conquered Assyria and Palestine with it. Next came the Persians led by Cyrus‚ who allowed the Jews to return to Palestine from exile‚ then the Greeks under Alexander the Great around 400 BC. Rome took Jerusalem in 63 BC‚ and Palestine
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Anticipating Alexander and his forces Darius and his army await him in an advantageous plain in Assyria but due to Alexander falling sick‚ campaigning in Cilicia‚ and celebrating in Soloi‚ Darius became impatient and moves his forces to pursuit Alexander and his army which cost them advantageous terrain to confront Alexander’s forces. Darius manages
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place is different‚ in different ways. They are unique to themselves in different ways. While describing ancient societies‚ they have their own identities. They claim who they are differently; they deal with foreign people differently as well. Egypt‚ Assyria‚ Persia‚ Greece‚ Macedonia‚ Rome‚ and Carthage all identified themselves differently. The Egyptian people were unique when studying a defined portion of them. They made themselves different than their neighbors as a result they could be superior
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Syria‚ Assyria‚ Phoenicia‚ and Egypt. Throughout this time period there was a significant increase in the number of Greek colonies within Asia minor. Ionians in particular began to colonize this area which lead to the development of an increased appreciation for ionic and oriental style. A taste for luxury and delicacy arose along with special attention to detail‚ elaboration‚ and texture. Additionally‚ This art period drew inspiration from eastern countries like Anatolia‚ Syria‚ Assyria‚ Phoenicia
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James Cobb Mr. Snider September 22‚ 2014 Isaiah ROT 352 The God of Israel in the Book of Isaiah What do we learn about God from the Book of Isaiah? We learn that He is Holy‚ He is Sovereign‚ His Judgment‚ and His mercy abounds through the redemption of the repentant remnant. All of these will overlap to a degree‚ but they have distinct characteristics. Throughout the Book of Isaiah‚ Isaiah refers to God as the “Holy on of Israel” thirty-one times in the KJV. The word holy means to be set apart
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