Timeline of Ezra and Nehemiah

Lots of strange names, foreign rulers, and two books (originally one!) that are not always in chronological order? This timeline may help sort through the Persian rulers, Jewish leaders, and events in Ezra-Nehemiah, and it includes Esther, Haggai, and Zechariah as well.

Russ Meek November 13, 2020

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Associate Professor of Old Testament at William Tennent School of Theology

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A quick reading of the book of Ruth answers this question: a kinsman redeemer is the person who gets folks out of trouble. In Ruth’s story that’s Boaz, the true Israelite (and

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Cain, Abel, and the World Turned Upside Down

My youngest son is named Abel, so you can imagine the horror I experienced when I looked out the window one day to see his older brother, just shy of three years…

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Timeline of Ezra and Nehemiah

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