EZRA / NEHEMIAH
October 12, 539 B.C. Fall of Babylon
539 / 538 B.C. Edict of Cyrus
538 B.C. Return of Sheshbazzar
536 B.C. Work on Temple Halted
September 21, 520 B.C. Work Resumed
February 19, 515 B.C. Temple Completed
Winter 479/478 B.C. Esther becomes Queen
March 7, 473 B.C. Deliverance of the Jews
March 8, 473 B.C. First Purim
Late March, 458 B.C. Ezra leaves Babylon
Late August, 458 B.C. Ezra arrives Jerusalem
March, 444 B.C. Nehemiah leaves Babylon
Spring, 444 B.C. Nehemiah arrives Jeru
539 / 538 B.C. Edict of Cyrus
538 B.C. Return of Sheshbazzar
536 B.C. Work on Temple Halted
September 21, 520 B.C. Work Resumed
February 19, 515 B.C. Temple Completed
Winter 479/478 B.C. Esther becomes Queen
March 7, 473 B.C. Deliverance of the Jews
March 8, 473 B.C. First Purim
Late March, 458 B.C. Ezra leaves Babylon
Late August, 458 B.C. Ezra arrives Jerusalem
March, 444 B.C. Nehemiah leaves Babylon
Spring, 444 B.C. Nehemiah arrives Jeru