Glossary
Glossary
Review the lesson glossary terms below. Glossary terms may be included in quiz questions.
Hadad Rimmon
A name mentioned in Zechariah 12:11 of uncertain designation. It seems to be a compound name for Baal composed by combining the Aramean Hadad, “thunderer,” with the Akkadian Ramman, “thunderer.”
Hadad Rimmon
A name mentioned in Zechariah 12:11 of uncertain designation. It seems to be a compound name for Baal composed by combining the Aramean Hadad, “thunderer,” with the Akkadian Ramman, “thunderer.”
Jeshua
(Hebrew, “Yahweh is deliverance”) – The son of Jozadak who returned as high priest to Jerusalem after the Exile. His name appears as Joshua in Haggai and Zechariah.
Jeshua
(Hebrew, “Yahweh is deliverance”) – The son of Jozadak who returned as high priest to Jerusalem after the Exile. His name appears as Joshua in Haggai and Zechariah.
Mesopotamia
A name given by Greeks and Romans to the region between the Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers, although the exact boundaries are uncertain. To some it means the region between and around the Euphrates and Tigris from the Persian Gulf to Mosul; to others, it implies an area at the northwest end of this.
Mesopotamia
A name given by Greeks and Romans to the region between the Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers, although the exact boundaries are uncertain. To some it means the region between and around the Euphrates and Tigris from the Persian Gulf to Mosul; to others, it implies an area at the northwest end of this.
A name given by Greeks and Romans to the region between the Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers, although the exact boundaries are uncertain. To some it means the region between and around the Euphrates and Tigris from the Persian Gulf to Mosul; to others, it implies an area at the northwest end of this.
Plain of Megiddo
Between Mt. Carmel and Beth-shean there is a valley that runs from northwest to southeast. It is called the plain of Megiddo in 2 Chronicles 35:22 and Zechariah 12:11 and the Valley of Jezreel in Joshua 17:16.
Plain of Megiddo
Between Mt. Carmel and Beth-shean there is a valley that runs from northwest to southeast. It is called the plain of Megiddo in 2 Chronicles 35:22 and Zechariah 12:11 and the Valley of Jezreel in Joshua 17:16.
Samaritans
The name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom the king of Assyria brought from Babylon and other places and settled in the cities of Samaria. They claim descendancy from the northern Israelite tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh following the destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 B.C.
Samaritans
The name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom the king of Assyria brought from Babylon and other places and settled in the cities of Samaria. They claim descendancy from the northern Israelite tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh following the destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 B.C.
Second Temple
The Temple of Zerubbabel is known as the second temple, which was dedicated in the spring of 516 B.C. (Ezr 6:15). It continued until the year 20 B.C., lasting more than 100 years longer than Solomon’s Temple. It was then embellished and expanded by Herod and was finally destroyed by the Romans in A.D. 70.
Second Temple
The Temple of Zerubbabel is known as the second temple, which was dedicated in the spring of 516 B.C. (Ezr 6:15). It continued until the year 20 B.C., lasting more than 100 years longer than Solomon’s Temple. It was then embellished and expanded by Herod and was finally destroyed by the Romans in A.D. 70.
Zerubbabel
Descendant of David and grandson of King Jehoiachin. He was governor of post-exilic Judah during the restoration of the temple.
Zerubbabel
Descendant of David and grandson of King Jehoiachin. He was governor of post-exilic Judah during the restoration of the temple.