Intertestamental period

The intertestamental period is a span of time between the closing of the Old Testament by its last book Malachi (5th Century BC) and the opening of the New Testament book of Matthew (1st Century AD). What is around 400 years between the Testaments is sometimes referred to as, "the silent years."

Alexander the Great

 * Main Article: Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (Born::July 20 356 BC – Died::June 10 323 BC), better known as Alexander the Great, was an Ancient Greek King of Macedon. Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II of Macedon after a successful assassination attempt in 336 BC and ruled for 13 years dying at the young age of 32. He unified the warring and divided city states of Greece and conquered Persia, Egypt and a number of other kingdoms, all the way to the borders of India, creating one of the largest empires in ancient history. He was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and the infamous Epirote princess Olympias, in Pella, Macedon.

Ancient Greece

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The name Javan is closest to the name Ionia, one of the many nations in the general category of "Greek." The first-named of Javan's sons is Elishah, another form of Hellas or Hellenus, whom the Greeks have always held to be one of their founding fathers. Tarshish traces to southern Spain, Kittim to Cyprus, and Rodanim to Rhodes.

Herod

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Herod (Hebrew: הורדוס, Hordos; Greek: Ἡρῴδης, Hērōdēs) (74-r. 37-d. died::4 BC), also known as Herod the Great or Herod I, was the "King of the Jews" during the time of the Birth of Jesus Christ. He is best remembered for ordering the Slaughter of the Innocents during his reign, and dying shortly thereafter of a gastrointestinal disease, the nature of which has never been determined.