Ezra 1-5

Who was the King of Persia who helped the Israelites return to their nation at Jerusalem?

• Cyrus

• Xerxes

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Artaxerxes

True or False: King Cyrus did NOT help the Israelites to get out from the captivity of Babylon led by King Nebuchadnezzar.

• True

• False

Who was the prophet of God who spoke about the return of the Israelites to Jerusalem with the help of King Cyrus the King of Persia?

• Zechariah

• Josiah

• Jeremiah

• Haggai

When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, the people assembled together as one in Jerusalem, who led the rebuilt of alter of the Lord and Temple of the Lord?

• Joshua son of Jozadak

• Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel

• Both A and B

• None of the above

True or False: When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel, they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of the families and offer help.

• True

• False

Who was the King of Persia who received a letter from his companions which was written in Syrian Language?

• Cyrus

• Xerxes

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Artaxerxes

The work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill until the second year of the reign of ________ king of Persia.

• Darius

• Cyrus

• Cyprus

• Darwin

Who were the prophets who prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them and supported Zerubbabel and Joshua in rebuilding the house of the Lord?

• Haggai and Jeremiah

• Haggai and Zechariah

• Isiah and Jeremiah

• Zechariah and Jeremiah