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NASB | Nehemiah 2:1 And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Nehemiah 2:1 ¶ In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was placed before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not [previously] been sad in his presence. |
Bible Question: Where do most scholars place the date for Nehmiah being given permission to rebuild the temple? And why? |
Bible Answer: Nehemiah writes that the King Artaxerxes gave permission to rebuild the temple in the twentieth year of his reigned in the month of Nissan. That would figure out to be March 14 of 445BC. Why that date? Because that is when history records the the month of Nissan would occur in the 20th year of the reign of Artaxerxes. If you want to learn more on this I suggest you read. The Book of Daniel by Clarence Larkin pub Larkin press; The Handwritting on the Wall by Dr. David Jeremiah pub World Publishing; Daniel by Paul Yonggi Cho pub Creation House Publishing EdB |
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