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Artaxerxes Authorizes Ezra to Lead Another Group to Jerusalem
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After these events, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah son of Azariah son of Hilkiah son of Shallum son of Zadok son of Ahitub son of Amariah son of Azariah son of…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE

Subjects:

Jerusalem, Monarchy, Finance, Temple, Aliyah
Letter to King Artaxerxes and the King’s Reply
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And in the time of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and their colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes of Persia, a letter written in Aramaic and translated. Aramaic: Rehum the commissioner and…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE

Subjects:

Temple, Leadership, Samaritans, Monarchy, Jerusalem

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters