Wo lebte Esther?
„Myrte, Myrthenstrauch“), Adoptivtochter ihres Cousins Mordechai, die im 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr. in der persischen Diaspora lebte und Frau des persischen Königs Ahasveros (Xerxes I.)
Wo steht Esther in der Bibel?
Im jüdischen Kanon gehört das hebräische Esterbuch zum dritten Hauptteil des Tanach, den Ketuvim (Schriften).
Wann lebte Esther aus der Bibel?
Who is king Artaxerxes in Ezra 7?
2 Ezra 7:7 mentions a Persian king Artaxerxes: Some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers and temple servants, also came up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes. However, two Persian kings went by this name and it seems that there is some split over which Artaxerxes is being referenced here by Ezra.
What happened to the Jews in Israel under King Artaxerxes I?
Under Artaxerxes I the situation of the Jews in Israel considerably improved. The king appointed the orthodox scribe Ezra as a sort of court official for Jewish affairs. In the seventh regnal year Ezra proceeded to Jerusalem with about 1,500 Jewish families of the exile community (Ezra 7:7ff.).
Who was Ezra in the Old Testament?
Ezra was authorized to be their leader by Artaxerxes and commanded to regulate the Jews’ life according to the Mosaic Law (edict in Ezra 7:11-26). The king thus conceded a measure of autonomy. In year 20 the king sent his cupbearer Nehemiah (one of several high officials who were Jews) to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 1:1, 2:1).
Is Artaxerxes I makrocheir?
That this should be Artaxerxes I „Makrocheir“(„Long Hand“) is „clear“ from the sequence in Ezra 4:1-7 which moves from Xerxes (= Ahashuerus)to Artaxerxes. The book of Nehemiah is closely related to Ezra, of course, and Nehemiah’s own „mission“ to Jerusalem dates from the the twentieth year of Artaxerxes I (c.444 BCE):