Friday, June 11, 2010

June 11 :: Ezra 1-2; John 19:23-42








Author :: thought to be Ezra

Date :: 450-444 B.C.

Compilation :: various documents, genealogies, and personal memoirs

Corresponding kings of Persia during this time period Ezra writes about; Darius, Cyrus, and Artaxerxes help fulfill God's promise to restore Israel:

:: Cyrus (559-530 B.C.)
:: Cambyses (530-522 B.C.)
:: Smerdis (522 B.C.)
:: Darius I (521-486 B.C.)
:: Xerxes I, aka Ahasuerus (486-65 B.C.)
:: Artaxerxes (464-424 B.C.)
:: Darius II (423-404 B.C.)

Information retrieved from Moody's RYRIE Study Bible (pg 720)

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