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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

Categories:

Literature
Rebuilding Jerusalem
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In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, wine was set before him; I took the wine and gave it to the king—I had never been out of sorts in his presence. The king…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE

Subjects:

Jerusalem, Temple, Samaritans, Finance, Conscription

Categories:

Literature
Darkhe Tsiyon (Paths to Zion)
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There are several ways to get to Jerusalem, as follows. One route is via Vienna, which is a point of departure for group travel to Constantinople, with traders going from Vienna to Ofen [Budapest]…

Contributor:

Moses Hirsh Porges

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1615

Subjects:

Travel, Finance, Cities, Jerusalem, Dress

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Travel Writing, Reportage