Herodes the Great

Herod the Great or Hordos (Hebrews: הוֹרְדוֹס, Hordos, Greek: Ἡρῴδης, Hērōidēs) also known as Herod I, was a Roman puppet king who ruled in Yudaea (about 74 BC - about 5, 4 or 1 BC in Jerusalem). Details of his biography can be clearly derived from the works of the first century AD Jewish historian, Josephus. For many ordinary Christians, Herod is best known through the Gospel of Matthew describes in chapter 2 the story of the events that ended with what is known as the murder of children, which is not mentioned in contemporary sources at the time, which is in the hands we are now.Herod the Great came from a family of wealthy and influential Idumaea. Idumaea people who are descendants of the Edomites in the Hebrew Scriptures, settled in Idumaea, formerly known as Edom, in all Judea. When the Maccabean John Hyrcanus conquered the family of Idumaea in 130-140 BC, he demanded that all citizens Idumaea obey Jewish law or away from that place. Most people Idumaea ago embraced the Jewish religion.

Herod identified himself as Jewish, although according to the law he is not Jewish. Because he was the second son of Antipater the Idumaea, founder of the dynasty of Herod, and his wife Sipros, a princess from Petra in the Nabataean (now part of Jordan). The family was getting along with the characters in the Roman princes, such as Pompey, Cassius, and in 47 BC, his father was appointed Procurator of Judea, who then appoints his son became governor of Galilee at the age of 25 years.

After his father was poisoned in 43 BC, supposedly by a tax collector, Herod ordered the killer put to death. After returning from a battle, he was engaged to princess Mariamne (sometimes spelled Mariamme) are still teenagers, from the dynasty Hasmonea which is the ruler of Judea honor. Since that time he was married, he removed his wife, Doris, and sons who are 3 years old, who was also named Antipater, and married Mariamne.

In 40 BC Antigonos and the Parthians invaded Judea, and Herod left Jerusalem and fled to Rome for the first time. There he was given the title of king of Judea by Mark Antony. However, the newly conquered Judea, and Herod's reign as king in 37 BC. He ruled for 34 years.

Josephus (Ant. 17 167) reported that Herod died after a lunar eclipse. There is disagreement about whether the reign of Herod count since he was given the title of king or since he actually occupied the throne. When the first, maybe he died after a total lunar eclipse visible from Jerusalem on September 15, 5 BC. However, if we calculate the reign of 34 years since the year 40 BC (without including the years with partial lunar eclipse) then most experts argue that he died in 4 BC, although in that year there was only partial eclipse of the moon, ie on March 13. However, when the reign of Herod counting regnal from the moment when he ruled Judea, he probably died in the year 1 BC, perhaps after a total lunar eclipse visible from Jerusalem on 9 Januari/10, 1 BC.

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Nuh, Noah, Nahm

Noah (Hebrew: נוֹחַ, Noah; Tiberias: נֹחַ; Arabic: نوح) (about 3993-3043 BC) was an apostle recounted in the Torah, the Bible and the Koran. Noah was appointed prophets around the year 3650 BC. It is estimated that she lived in the South region of modern Iraq. His name is mentioned as much as 58 times in 48 verses in the New Living Translation 9 books and 43 times in the Quran.

According to the Qur'an, he had four sons namely Kan'ān, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. But the Bible records, he has 3 sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Genesis records, in his time the flood that covered the entire earth; only family she (his wife, three sons, and third-law) and the animals in the ark that Noah survived the flood. After the flood subsided, Noah's family returned to repopulation of the earth.

Suyuti tells us that Noah's name is not derived from the Arabic, but from the language of Syria, which means "grateful" or "always be grateful". The judge said he called Noah because of frequent crying, real name is Abdul Ghafar (Servant of the Most Forgiving).

While according to the story of Noah Torah's real name is Nahm which later became the name of a town, the grave of Noah was in the village of al Waqsyah Nahm built area.

Noah gets the title of God as the prophet of God and Abdussyakur which means "servant (of God) is most grateful".

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King Namrud, Namrudz, Nimrod

King Namrud (lived about the year 2275 BC-1943 BC) is also called a misspelled Namrudz bin Kan'aan (Arabic نمرود بن كنعان, British Nimrod, Hebrew: נִמְרוֹד, expertly Nimrod נִמְרֹד Tiberias; Nimrod) (2275 BC - 1943 BC) is one One was a king who ruled Mesopotamiapurba (now known country Iraq). It has a mat "a mighty hunter" who intends Great Hunter or "The Mighty Hunters", kerana discretion in the hunt. His full name is Namrudz Kan'aan son of Cush son of Ham son of Noah's son (Noah) or also sesetengah opinion (King Namrud son of Cush son of Ham son of Noah). In addition he was given the title god Bacchus or the Sun God and the Gods Wain.

Cush was the father Namrud namely the prophet Noah's grandson, when his mother was Semiramis. His mother at the age of teens have berkahwin with his father. Is believed to hold a day after intercourse with Semiramis, his father had died. By it, if he does not berbapa Namrud born.
 

His mother was a wise woman beautiful again. After he was born, his mother made him kononnya story is never touched by humans and Namrud is a holy son. It has added Namrud belief that he was the son of god. When he became an adult, he became a dashing and jealous mother with his female friend. By it, Semiramis has berkahwin with Namrud namely his own son.
 

Namrud itself is a plural word that has a sense of "Let's revolt". His name is recorded in the Torah, the Gospels and the stories of Islam.

In his day, was a king Namrud intelligent, but intelligence that made him arrogant and takkabur and so he professes to be an atheist or as God, and trying to always get great opposition from the Prophet Ibrahim His name is famous for his efforts as founder kerana Tower of Babel. Gospel According to his empire, including Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar, which is also known as ground Namrud.

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Kingdom of Akkad

Kingdom of Akkad (2300 BC). Nations family of Semitic Akkad including those from the desert. They move from an area located in the northern region of Mesopotamia. Under the leadership of Sargon, the nation's troops Akkad grew stronger and carried out the attack and managed to occupy the area of ​​Mesopotamia to defeat the kingdom of Sumer.

With the victory Akkad nation is no longer a nomadic nation. They began settling in Mesopotamia. Although the nation Akkad has won the war, but they take and replicate the Sumerian culture. Even they integrate with the conquered population.

Akkad nation worships many gods, and also has the fairy tales of heroism, like the story of Adopa, Ethane, and Gilgamesh.
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