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Ezra-Nehemiah Chronology

July 5, 2018 by Krisan Marotta

Chronology of Ezra-Nehemiah - Bible Study Tools | WednesdayintheWord.com

Chronology of the post exile: Ezra-Nehemiah


Apprx. YearEvent(s)ReferencePersian King
539 BCFall of BabylonDan 5:30Cyrus 550-530BC in Persia
539 –
538
First year of Cyrus in BabylonEzra 1:1-4Cyrus 539-530BC over Babylon
538Zerubbabel and 1st return of the exilesEzra 1-6.
537Building of AltarEzra 3:1-37th month = Tishri – Sep/Oct
536Work on temple beginsEzra 3:8.
536 –
530 BC
Opposition during Cyrus’s reignEzra 4:1-5.
530 –
520 BC
Work on temple ceasesEzra 4:24Cambyses  530-522
520Work begins again under DariusEzra 5:2Darius I  522-486
520Events of book of HaggaiHag 1.
520 –
518 BC
Events of book of Zechariah 1-8Zec 1.
516Temple completedEzra 6:15.
483 –
471 BC
Events of Book of EstherEstherXerxes I (Ahasuerus) 486-465
458Ezra and 2nd return of exilesEzra 7-10.
445 –
444 BC
20th year Artaxerxes 1Neh 1:1Artaxerxes I (Artahasta)  465-425;
Chislev= Nov/Dec
444Nehemiah approaches KingNeh 2:1Nisan=Mar/Apr
444Nehemiah and 3rd return of exilesNeh 2:11.
444Wall completeNeh 6:15Elul = Aug/Sep
444 –
432 BC
Nehemiah governor of JudahNeh 5:14.
432Nehemiah goes to BabylonNeh 13:6.
430?Nehemiah returns to JerusalemNeh 13:6Xerxes II  425-424 BC;
Darius II 423-404

List of Kings of Persia

List of Kings of Babylon

List of Kings of Assyria

Series: Nehemiah: Restoration & Redemption


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Filed Under: Background & History, Charts OT, Nehemiah Tagged With: Ezra, Kings, Nehemiah

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