Project Gutenberg 2012-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 127 Henry, H. A. (Henry Abraham) 1800 1879 Henry, Henry Abraham Synopsis of Jewish History From the Return of the Jews from the Babylonish Captivity, to the Days of Herod the Great E-text prepared by Chuck Greif, Jeannie Howse, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "A Synopsis of Jewish History" by H. A. Henry is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work provides an overview of Jewish history from their return from Babylonian captivity to the days of Herod the Great, focusing on the different sects, the introduction of synagogues and schools, and significant religious practices among the Jewish people of that era. The opening of the book establishes its intent to offer accessible and informative summaries of pivotal moments in Jewish history. It begins with the return of the Jews to Jerusalem, detailing their efforts to rebuild the temple and society after years of captivity. The narrative highlights the leadership of figures such as Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and later Ezra and Nehemiah, emphasizing their commitment to restoring religious practices and governance. The text illustrates the struggles faced by returning Jews, including external opposition and the internal challenges of maintaining their faith and culture during a time of transition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D. BM Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Religious 306410 2025-06-16T14:05:53.993591 text/html 299903 2012-09-05T15:00:02 text/html 178656 2025-06-16T14:06:03.366632 application/epub+zip 182450 2025-06-16T14:05:57.925581 application/epub+zip 168649 2025-06-16T14:05:56.344645 application/epub+zip 367716 2025-06-16T14:06:06.943625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343202 2025-06-16T14:06:02.265516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326381 2022-09-18T15:41:57.053948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265923 2023-09-17T15:42:13.496107 text/plain 15151 2025-06-16T14:06:07.174521 application/rdf+xml 15265 2025-06-16T14:05:56.966732 image/jpeg 4107 2025-06-16T14:05:56.653631 image/jpeg 171182 2025-06-16T14:05:54.018606 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog