The Origins of the 'Second' Temple: Persian Imperial Policy and the Rebuilding of Jerusalem (Bibleworld)
by Diana Vikander Edelman
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Darius I, King of Persia, claims to have accomplished many deeds in the early years of his reign, but was one of them the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem? The editor who added the date to the books of Haggai and Zechariah thought so, and the author of Ezra 1-6 then relied on his dates when writing his account of the rebuilding process. The genealogical information contained in the book of Nehemiah, however, suggests otherwise; it indicates that Zerubbabel and Nehemiah were either show more contemporaries, or a generation apart in age, not some 65 years apart. Thus, either Zerubabbel and the temple show lessTags
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- 221.9 — Religion The Bible Old Testament (Tanakh) Geography, history, chronology, persons of Old Testament lands in Old Testament times
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