-445 ⟶ Artaxerxes I Grants Nehemiah Permission to Rebuild Jerusalem

Artaxerxes I gives Nehemiah permission to rebuild Jerusalem.
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✡️ Jews Return to Jerusalem, Ending Babylonian Captivity

Jews transported to Babylon are allowed to return to Jerusalem, bringing to a close the Babylonian captivity.⟶
Jews Return to Jerusalem, Ending Babylonian Captivity (-537)
Babylonian ExileJewish HistorySecond Temple PeriodReligious FreedomPersian EmpireExileCyrus the Great
IraqIraqIsraelIsraelIranIran

🕍 Jerusalem Temple Construction Completed

12 March 515 BC: Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem.⟶
Jerusalem Temple Construction Completed (-515)
JudaismTemplePersian EmpireReligious ArchitectureSecond TempleBiblical HistoryAchaemenid Empire
IsraelIsraelIranIran

🕍 Ezra Leads Second Return of Jews from Babylon

Ezra leads the second body of Jews from Babylon to Jerusalem.⟶
Ezra Leads Second Return of Jews from Babylon (-459)
ExileBabylonian ExileJudaismSecond Temple PeriodReligious LeadershipJewish Diaspora
IsraelIsrael

📜 Artaxerxes I's Decree Re-establishing Jerusalem's Government

Decree of Artaxerxes I to re-establish the city government of Jerusalem. See Ezra 7, Daniel 9 and Nehemiah 1 in Old Testament.⟶
Artaxerxes I's Decree Re-establishing Jerusalem's Government (-457)
Persian EmpireJudaismReligious LawSecond Temple Period
IsraelIsraelIranIran

🕍 Artaxerxes I Grants Nehemiah Permission to Rebuild Jerusalem

Artaxerxes I gives Nehemiah permission to rebuild Jerusalem.⟶
Artaxerxes I Grants Nehemiah Permission to Rebuild Jerusalem (-445)
Persian EmpireJudaismTempleArtaxerxes IReligious FreedomBiblical HistorySecond Temple Period
IranIranIsraelIsraelPalestinePalestine

📜 Essenes Conceal Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran

The Essenes place the Dead Sea Scrolls in the caves at Qumran.⟶
Essenes Conceal Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran (68)
JudaismReligious TextsSecond Temple PeriodArchaeology
IsraelIsraelPalestinePalestine