What was living in Judah like in the 4th century BC?

 

 

What was living in Judah like in the 4th century BC?

 

Perhaps a little strange if you were a follower of God...

 

A town in the Judean foothills, Maresha, listed as Mareshah in Joshua 15:42-44, had been emptied of Jews by Nebuchadnezzar in the 6th century. People from neighboring Edom moved in. They stayed during the Persian Empire and the area was called Idumea. Retired Greek soldiers joined them after Alexander the Great had swept through. Maresha became a diverse mix of Greek, Edom...