Having a twig or thorn thrust into one's face is an obviously unpleasant sensation. It is therefore considered in specifically Jewish history as being when Christianity arose as a messianic sect from within Second Temple Judaism. Of major importance was the rebuilding of the Second Temple begun by Herod the Great , king 37 bce—4 ce of Judaea.
Construction began in 20 bce and lasted for 46 years. The area of the Temple Mount was doubled and surrounded by a retaining wall with gates. The Temple was raised, enlarged, and faced with white stone.
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This time, neither Jerusalem nor the Temple was spared. Zedekiah attempted to flee but was captured. Again, booty and prisoners were carried off to Babylon 2 Kings ; Jeremiah The physical losses suffered by the Jews at this time were indeed great. Psychologically, however, the losses were greater. The Davidic dynasty, which God promised would be eternal, now sat in exile in Babylon. Its destruction thus suggested that God had abandoned the chosen people, thereby making them all the more vulnerable see, for example, 2 Kings It is in this setting that we encounter Gedaliah.
The earliest attestation of Gedaliah appears to come from an extra-biblical source. A seal impression found at Lachish southwest of Jerusalem , dating to roughly B. The name, a variant of the name Gedaliah, has been taken by some as a reference to the subject of the Fast of Gedaliah. Thus Gedaliah, in his early career, appears to have held a high position in the Judahite royal court. Breaking News. Iran News.
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