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 | | The temple was rebuilt (516 bc; Ezra 1-6), God’s people were providentially protected from a universal genocidal plot (473 bc; Esther), the people were retaught God’s Word, the feasts were reinstituted, and the city walls repaired (458-432 bc; Ezra 7-8, Nehemiah 1-9). |
 | | When civil war again broke out (32 bc) and Octavius defeated Antony, Herod executed the already mutilated Hyrcanus II (the last remaining Hasmonean), swore his loyalty to Octavius, and thus solidified his power. |
 | | Renowned for her beauty, charm, and cunning, Cleopatra was of the Ptolemaic line that ruled Egypt since the time of Alexander the Great (she came to the throne of Egypt in 51 bc). |
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