Josiah also was able to push the boundaries of Judah itself back to their old positions. He took control of the Assyrian provinces of Samaria and Meggido, thereby briefly reuniting Israel under the House of David. The cities of Judah, devasted by the Assyrians, saw a recovery....
Palestine itself cameunder the control of the Ptolemies of Egypt for aboutacentury after Alexander’sdeath, and, when power shifted in the region, the land entered the hegemonyofthe Seleucidmonarchs of Syria from the beginning of the second centuryB.C.E.The Maccabeanrebellion ushered inaJewish...
This is especially true after the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, as prophesied by Jesus, which destroyed their temple and destroyed all records of their priestly genealogies. After Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross there is no more “Mosaic Law” and no more animal sacrifices, no ...