Revision as of 19:35, 3 May 2018 edit 2407:7000:9611:a00:49d8:40ab:cc61:e4fe (talk) →‎Portrayal in the Book of Nehemiah (and Ezra): This event occurred under the reign of Artaxerxes I not II, as seen in the later chapters where it continues with the rule of Artaxerxes I (Ezra 7). This therefore makes the seventh year of his reign 457-458 BC and not 398 BC. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit ← Previous edit		Revision as of 00:50, 4 May 2018 edit undo 94.210.116.247 (talk) Undid revision 839490199 by 2407:7000:9611:A00:49D8:40AB:CC61:E4FE (talk) Note: The Elyphantine papiry indicate he is Artaxerxes II, look at the Johanan_(High_Priest) / Artaxerxes II Wikipedia items for info. Tag: Undo Next edit →
Line 47: * The restoration of the Temple, previously ordered by [[Ezra#Timeline\|Koresh]], was completed in year six of [[Darius II]] (Ezra 6:15). * Under [[~~Artaxerxes_I_of_Persia~~Artaxerxes_II_of_Persia#Identification\|Artaxerxes III]], during the high priesthood of [[Eliashib (High Priest)\|Eliashib]]'s (grand)son (Nehemiah 12:22) [[Johanan (High Priest)\|Johanan]] (Ezra 10:6), the king appointed the orthodox scribe Ezra as a sort of court official for Jewish affairs. In the seventh regnal year (~~457-8~~398 BC) Ezra proceeded to Jerusalem with about 1,500 Jewish families of the exile community (Ezra 7:7). They included many priests, Levites, and temple servants and brought sacrificial utensils and abundant money. Ezra was authorized to be their leader by Artaxerxes and commanded to regulate the Jews’ life according to the Mosaic Law (edict in Ezra 7:11-26). ==Interpretations of actions==

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