In chapter 5 of this work, the governor of Trans-Euphrates, Tattenai, sends a letter asking Darius to search for a decree of Cyrus, who had given Sheshbazzar various articles from the temple of Babylon.
In chapter 5 of this work, the governor of Trans-Euphrates, Tattenai, sends a letter asking Darius to search for a decree of Cyrus, who had given Sheshbazzar various articles from the temple of Babylon. The title figure fasts near the Ahava Canal and refuses to ask for horses and soldiers in order to carry out his work, and prior to this, the title figure prays to God about the intermarriage between the Israelites and the neighboring peoples, prompting a period of confession among his people, who had been working to reconstruct the city that had been destroyed during the Babylonian captivity. In this work, the title figure receives permission from Artaxerxes I to rebuild Jerusalem and its temples. For 10 points, name this book of the Old Testament that was traditionally combined with Nehemiah.
In chapter 5 of this work, the governor of Trans-Euphrates, Tattenai, sends a letter asking Darius to search for a decree of Cyrus, who had given Sheshbazzar various articles from the temple of Babylon.
Book of Ezra