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Ezra–Nehemiah is made up of three stories: (1) the account of the initial return and rebuilding of the Temple (Ezra 1–6); (2) the story of Ezra's mission (Ezra 7–10 and Nehemiah 8); (3) and the story of Nehemiah, interrupted by a collection of miscellaneous lists and part of the story of Ezra. [2]: 313. Ezra 1 – 6.
In most modern Bibles, Ezra - Nehemiah is two separate books, but that division happened long after it was written. It was originally a unified work written by a single author who lived long after the Babylonians’ invasion of Jerusalem and the exile (2 Kgs. 24-25 ). Ezra - Nehemiah picks up some fifty years later and tells of the return of ...
Jul 5, 2018 · Chronology of the post exile: Ezra-Nehemiah. *Years are approximate based on traditional dating. 539 BC: Fall of Babylon; Daniel 5:30. 539–538 BC: First year of Cyrus 539-530 BC ruling over Babylon; Ezra 1:1-4. 538 BC: Zerubbabel and 1st return of the exiles; Ezra 1-6. 537 BC: Building of Altar; Ezra 3:1-3; 7th month = Tishri, Sep/Oct.
The first wave of returnees, whose story is told in Ezra chapters 1-6, consisted of about 40,000 individuals (Ezra 2:64), led by Zerubabbel, a descendant of King David, and Joshua son of Jozadak the high priest.
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Ezra 4:7–23 jumps forward again to oppression during the reign of Artaxerxes I (464–423 BC—which was during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah). Ezra 4:24 picks up the story again from 4:5, moving back to the time of Zerubbabel but also moving forward from the reign of Cyrus to a later king, Darius (whose second year would have been 520 BC ...
Ezra-Nehemiah. This is an in-depth study of the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, which develops the story of Israel's return from exile in 539 BC under the leadership of Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah. This study is 6 hours long (recorded in 2020). This is worth 2 Bible CEUs. Ezra-Nehemiah Commentary (1.48 MB)
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The books of Ezra and Nehemiah (one book-in the Hebrew Bible) trace the story of the return of the people of God to the land of Israel after the 70-year captivity in Babylon. Scholars differ as to the chronological order of the books, some maintaining that the events of Nehemiah occur before those of Ezra. Other historians place the return under Zerubbahel...
