In
the early Hebrew manuscripts, Ezra and Nehemiah were one book as are our
two books for Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles. Ezra and Nehemiah may well
have been written by both.
1 | Exiles return to Jerusalem |
2 | List of families who returned |
3 | Rebuilding the altar |
4 | Opposition to rebuilding |
5 | More opposition – letter to Darius |
6 | Decree of Darius; temple completed |
7 | Letter from Artaxerxes; Ezra comes |
8 | Families and settling |
9 | Prayer about intermarriage |
10 | Confession; intermarriage |
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Gateway to All Lands
From History of the Persian Empire
by A.T. Olmstead, 1948.