Cyrus
Ezra 1 - In the first year of king Cyrus over Babylon, beginning in March 538 B.C., after he captured Babylon in October 539 B.C. Cyrus, founder of the Persian empire, reigned over the Persians from 559BC to 530BC.
After the exile, the Israelites returned and started to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, but which other prophet along with Zechariah was sent to encourage the completion of the partly built temple?
| Amos | Obadiah | Joel | Haggai |
Which of these prophets helped encourage the completion of the temple rebuild after a delay?
| Haggai | Habakkuk | Joel | Hosea |
Which respected Pharisee advised the Jews to let the apostles alone because if their message was truly from God, no man could fight against them?
| Gamaliel | Gabriel | Caiaphas | Annas |
How many of the city's inhabitants could not "discern their left hand from their right hand"?
| 120,000 | 40,000 | 300,000 | 1,000 |
Which Caesar decreed that all the world should take part in the census?
| Claudius | Augustus | Nero | Julius |
Who decreed that a census of the entire Roman world should be taken at the time of Jesus' birth?
| Claudius | Tiberias | Nero | Augustus |
On which day of the year could the High Priest enter the Holiest Place, the inner most part of the temple where the covenant box was kept?
| Passover | Feast of Tabernacles | Easter Sunday | Day of Atonement |
For how many days could the Jews not eat leaven during the Feast of Unleavened Bread?
| Ten | One | Seven | Three |
Whose donkey could see angel in the road, but he could not?
| Saul | Balaam | Moses | Ahab |
What bird could poor people use for sacrifices if they could not afford lambs?
| Ravens | Sparrows | Pigeons | Cuckoo |