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Historical Epoch · 586 BCE – 70 CE
Second Temple Period
תקופת בית שני
Return to Zion under Cyrus, Hellenistic rule, Hasmonean revolt, Roman province, and Temple destruction in 70 CE.
Showing figures 1–16 of 16 in this epoch
#1Tier I
Jesus of Nazareth
Historical –First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
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#8Tier I
Paul the Apostle
Historical –Christian apostle and missionary (c. 5 – c. 64/65)
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#13Tier I
Hillel the Elder
Historical –Jewish sage (c. 110 BCE – 10 CE)
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#41Tier II
Philo of Alexandria
Historical –Jewish philosopher (c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE)
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#42Tier II
Josephus
Historical –Roman–Jewish historian and military leader (c. 37 – c. 100)
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#52Tier II
Esther
Historical –Biblical Jewish queen of Persia and Medes
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#53Tier II
Mordecai
Historical –Biblical figure
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#54Tier II
Judas Maccabeus
Historical –Jewish priest who led the Maccabean Revolt
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#58Tier II
Nehemiah
Historical –Central figure of the biblical Book of Nehemiah
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#184Tier III
Simon Thassi
Historical –High Priest of Israel, founder of the Hasmonean dynasty
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#194Tier III
Gamaliel the Elder
Historical –First century leading authority on Jewish law in the Sanhedrin
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#195Tier III
Yohanan ben Zakkai
Historical –1st-century rabbi and Jewish leader
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#200Tier III
Jonathan Apphus
Historical –Leader of the Hasmonean dynasty from 160 to 143 BCE
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#204Tier III
John the Baptist
Historical –Prophet (6 BC – AD 30)
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#797Tier V
Mattathias
Historical –2nd century BCE Jewish priest of the Hasmonean Dynasty
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#830Tier V
Shammai
Historical –Jewish scholar (50 BCE-30 CE)
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