In the above passage Mr. Lanser claims that Ezra 4:1-24 does not need to be read in strictly chronological manner. The patronymic of amya, son of Bl-iqa, is Babylonian, but his own name is less straightforward. Mr. Lansers explanation above is disconcerting for several different reasons. Caroline Waerzeggers Does the Bible really give an accurate description of Darius I The Great of Persia? By the latter half of Xerxes reign, Babylon was demoted (so to speak) and over the intervening years it lost more and more of its prestige and relevance. These 3 requests cover prayer for the restoration of the temple, the city, the houses and the wall. In Ezra 6 by following the same straight forward interpretive principles that we applied to Ezra 4 & 5, we learned that the Bible in Ezra 6:14 informed us that Darius was also known by the Persian title Artaxerxes. The series lays a vital foundation for understanding both the world around us, and the Gospel itself. Moving back to your question regarding the character of Darius and when and why it changed, the implication of the gemara is that Darius was righteous in his second year, but had become wicked by his seventh. The ortho-doxy, most clearly expressed by Cameron (1941) and de Liagre Bhl (1962), held that Xerxes punished Babylon severely after the uprisings of ama-erba and Bl-imnni, by taking away the statue of Marduk from its sanctuary, by preventing further celebration of the Akitu (or new year) festival, by destroying the city, by eliminating the element King of Babylon from his official titula-ture, and by splitting the satrapy of Babylon-and-across-the-River into two smaller units. Check Sir Isaac Newtons redaction of some of Ezra and Nehemiah found in Floyd Jones OT Chronology.18 If we had to read Scripture in this way how much would we understand? In fact this official titulature became exceedingly rare during the reigns of the following Persian kings. The text then tells of efforts of their enemies to undermine those efforts. John Calvin on Daniel 9:19 says: Already God had cast away His people for 70 years, and had suffered them to be so oppressed by their enemies, as to cause the faithful the utmost mental despondency He requests God not to delay or put off.24. Cyrus was born (in Susa?) Its interesting to note as Gerard Gertoux does in the quote below that the kingdom of Babylon became a Persian province (from the official Persian perspective) only after the death of Darius. 6289).1 These dates cover a period of about 563 years. In any case, Darius as king of Assyria is attested by Darius own Behistun inscription. This king list has been taken as one piece of evidence for a gap of approximately 80 years between the return from captivity and the commencement of the 483 years of Daniel 9:2425. The name Mordecai is extremely rare in the Persian record. Im not sure how Mr. Lanser arrived at this conclusion from reading my article Queen of 127 Provinces. Daniel's 70 Weeks: Keystone of Bible Prophecy, The 13th Enumeraion: Key to the Bible's Messianic Symbolism. But it was a different story altogether when Ezra 4:7 introduces a new Persian king named Artaxerxes. [7] Do Men Still Wear Button Holes At Weddings? 6 But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: (Nehemiah 13:6). amyas function blmi(bearer of the report, chancellor) is extremely rare in Neo- and Late Babylonian material. Ezra 1 and 2 informs us of the Judean captives who left Babylon and traveled to Jerusalem. By the grace of Ahuramazda I became king; Ahuramazda granted me the kingdom. Who was Xerxes father? At the stronghold called Sikayauvati, in the district called Nisaia in Media, I slew him; I dispossessed him of the kingdom. Those who would like to verify this for yourselves, can read the article here: As weve learned in this article the Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes of Ezra 4, based upon the immediate context, can only be references to Cambyses and Bardis respectively. Ahasuerus, the Persian king of the Book of Esther, being identified by the rabbis with the one mentioned in Dan. 27 Ix[x x]x lma-da-a-aen -e-mua-namu-iudu.nta a-naIgu-ba-ruiq-bu- (lines 4142). Id encourage you to read that information. Ezra not waiting 49 years but only 27 days before making preparations for his trip to Jerusalem), we would expect these kings to be one and the same. So why is Nehemiah suddenly sad about an event that happened so long ago? The second way to look at this verse is how Mr. Lanser chooses to interpret it. Cognates include Xerxes from Ancient Greek (Xerxs), from the Shipping calculated at checkout. In the appendices of this article Ive included an interesting discussion of the only known occurrences of the title king of Bayblon used in conjunction with an unidentified Artaxerxes. He would also be remembered for his tomb in Persepolis. In Ezra 4:6-8, 23 the Bible describes a character who was part of the efforts to harass the Jewish people during the reign of Artaxerxes (Bardis/Gaumata). Lets do an experiment. Then during the reign of Cyrus son Cambyses, counselors hired by the Jewish peoples enemies petitioned Cambyses to stop the temple construction. Second, it becomes clear that, just as Cyrus was a new David, so Darius is a new Solomon. Cyrus the Younger (Old Persian: Kru), son of Darius II of Persia and Parysatis, was a Persian prince and general, Satrap of Lydia and Ionia from 408 to 401 BC. He simply says that if they do there would be a remarkable continuity in the use of the Babylon element in the Achaemenid royal titulary after Xerxes. Did Xerxes rule in a different way from Darius I and Cyrus the Great? 33 Or: men from (Syrian) Tripoli (Koehler, Baumgartner and Stamm 2000, 1886b). To briefly recap what weve explored chronologically so far, to date weve followed the Biblical history of the Jewish people, their captivity in Babylon for 70 years, and the decree of Cyrus which allowed them to return to Jerusalem and build the city and Yahwehs desolate sanctuary. Afterwards, Cambyses slew this Smerdis. Their titles admittedly vary (amya is called blmi, while Shimshai a spr), but both Stolper 1989 no. This also allows us to reasonable conclude that the Artaxerxes of Ezra 4:7 is a reference to the Persian usurper king Bardis who was deposed by Darius (son of Hystaspes). The following chart provides you with a handy reference guide for the commonly accepted succession of Persian kings and their dates and lengths of reign. After this chronological leap into the future, Mr. Lanser suggest that verse 24 jumps back from the future to the 2, Carefully notice, that verse 23 opens with the Aramaic word, But verse 23 presents a problem for Mr. Lansers interpretation. Darius also added his own monetary blessing to the effort. as it 58 and its duplicate 59: 27. Evidence is given in this paper to prove that there is no gap or space as implied by Bishop Ussher and Floyd Jones, and the Darius of Ezra 6:14 is the same king as the Artaxerxes of Ezra 7:1. 8 The quote is from Kuhrt 2014, 166 where she reflects on the 1987 article with SherwinWhite. For we see that Ezra 6 ends with the completion of the temple in the 6th year of Darius even Artaxerxes and then Ezra 7 opens in the 7th year of this same Artaxerxes, with Ezra, now that the temple was completed and dedicated, heading to Jerusalem to teach his people the Torah. Is it correct to translate and as even? Just as in the case of Ahasuerus in verse 6, it is alleged that Artaxerxes in verse 7 is a title for Darius the Great. The Reed Sea Crossing: Which Gulf of the Red Sea? So with this in mind here are the Biblical passages which set the context for our understanding the book of Ezra. The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. The book of Ezra opened with Cyrus decree and Jewish peoples return to Jerusalem under the leadership of Joshua and Zerubbabel. I clearly did not intimate such an belief in that article. By the third year of his reign he had increased the rule over 120 provinces to 127 (cf. Historical reconstruction of the fall of Babylon to Persia has been problematic due to the inconsistencies between the various source documents. Darius was his name. 17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. This excellent resource contains 12 DVDs (each 30-40 min. No other name resembling Ahasuerus, nor any name like Darius, is to be found in the list of Median kings. The first image shows edayin without its preposition and the second image with its preposition b. These names can be understood just as given elsewhere in Scripture, where they refer to Xerxes I and his son Artaxerxes Longimanus respectively. The Aramaic word edayin is used 57 times in the Old Testament. The "Artaxerxes" in verse 7 is called, in other historical records, "Smerdis" or "Bardiya," another son of Cyrus (or possibly an impostor taking his place). Historically we know that Cambyses for the most part kept with his fathers tradition of restoring religious monuments of the peoples he ruled. This erroneous basis he then uses as part of his understanding of the word edayin. +1 - Thank you that's really a lot clearer! Further the history in Ezra 4 provides some neat historical details that show the author of Ezra had an intimate understanding of Persian history from that era. in 424 or 423, as the second son of king Darius II Nothus and his wife Parysatis. In that case, when the Midrash identifies Achashverosh with Artachshasta, all that has to mean is that he and Koresh/Daryavesh shared the same title (and that in his case it was particularly apt because ). Yahweh Willing my next article Mordecai & The Chronological Context of Esther will look at the chronological relationship between Mordecai, Esther, Darius, and their Biblical and secular contemporaries. Because Ezra and Nehemiah were contemporaries this means that Nehemiahs Artaxerxes was none other than Darius I The Great. The thesis of this study is that the Persian kings named Darius, Ahasuerus, and Artaxerxes in the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther are one and the same. Your email address will not be published. Both. It is believed that her life extended into the reign of her stepson, Artaxerxes. Artaxerxes II year 4 King of Babylon, King of Lands (OECT X 191), Artaxerxes II year x Baby]lon and Lands (OECT X 229), Artaxerxes II year 24 King of Persia, Media, Babylon, and Lands (Kessler), Darius, Artaxerxes, & the Bible: Confirming Royal Persian Titulature. Their claim was that the Jewish people were building the city (which Cyrus original proclamation allowed) and if Artaxerxes didnt put a stop to the effort it would result in hurt to the king. The Bible tells us differently, and if we listen we find it places real historical people by the same name as described in the Bible in the very same time frame. And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto YHWH; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. So it seems that the enemies of the Jewish people had won. Articles related to this series: Now when [edayin] the copy of king Artaxerxes letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. Next Time This information will further enhance our understanding of the Persian era and provide us with further grounds upon which to establish a reasonable and accurate understanding of the 2nd temple era and Ezra and Nehemiahs place in it. These verses are the crux of Ezras 2, a thematic rather than chronological contextual approach, Finally, for those you who would like a play by play example of how, The Priests & Levites of Nehemiah 10 & 12: Exploring the Papponymy Assumption. Even if Artaxerxes I did use the above title, and the Kessler text from Uruk dates to his reign, the original question was did any Achaemenid ruler after Darius I and Xerxes I ever use the royal title King of Babylon immediately after their nomen. Indeed we know that he gave permission for the Temple to be rebuilt (See Ezra 6:3) and then we see in Seder Eliyahu Rabbah 19 that he wept over the Temple's destruction. The Seraiah Assumption by Rick Lanser of Associates for Biblical Research Darius Hystaspis, Artaxerxes of Ezra 7:1, Ahasuerus of Esther, and Longimanus could be the one and same person. And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they, Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until, Now when [edayin] the copy of king Artaxerxes letter. Can we visualise a temple being built with no streets to walk down, no houses to live in, and no wall set up for protection in such a vexatious period? The Seraiah Assumption by Rick Lanser of Associates for Biblical Research Let me give you several more examples. I want to make clear here that Ive never stated or frankly ever seriously entertained the idea that the Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes of Ezra 4:6 & 7 were references to Darius (Hystaspes) also known as the great. (Ezra 3:8-13 excerpted). Part VIII Darius I: A Gentile King at the Crux of Jewish Messianic History His largest restoration was that of the Palace of Darius in Susa. Their efforts to undermine the temple construction were successful with this Artaxerxes and in verse 24 it tells us that then (edayin) they were able to stop construction on the temple and it stopped until the 2. 10211024. 123124, Nos. Unfortunately for Mr. Lansers argument, he didnt verify for himself how the prefix b was used with edayin in its other occurrences in the Bible. He was the younger brother of Artaxerxes II. Did the Apostle Peter Believe in the Imminence of Christs Return? Darius was a member of the royal bodyguard of Cambyses II, the son and heir of Cyrus the Great who ruled for several years before dying mysteriously in 522. This Persian Artaxerxes ordered all construction to be stopped until he gave further notice. To subscribe to this RSS feed, copy and paste this URL into your RSS reader. In the book of Ezra the next Persian king who we see involved in the affairs of the Jewish people in the province of Babylon is Darius I. 1 (BM 74554), a receipt for barley issued at the order of the governor of Babylon and Across-the-River, and Liblu and Gadalma, two men described as sepru blmi (Aramaic scribe [and] chancellor). [i.10]King Darius says: The following is what was done by me after I became king. 1996, 121 n. 74. 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From the days of Ezra and Nehemiah to the birth of Christ, confusion and uncertainty exist in secular historical records as a consequence of the acceptance of the unreliable chronology of Ptolemy. His birth date is unknown, but he died in 401 BC during a failed battle to oust his elder brother, Artaxerxes II, from the Persian throne. Please see Mr. Lansers article here: The Seraiah Assumption: Wrapping Up Some Loose Ends. (520 BC), who ruled the Persian Empire before both Artaxerxes and Ahasuerus. Xerxes' mother was Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus. 1: 14). (Ezra 6:14-15 excerpted for brevity) Darius I cannot follow this logic, and feel constrained to search for a better solution. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top, Not the answer you're looking for? Is Artaxerxes and Cyrus the same person? Darius was a member of the royal bodyguard of Cambyses II, the son and heir of Cyrus the Great who ruled for several years before dying mysteriously in 522. 22 CAD B, 261263. Part I Cyrus to Darius: The 2nd Temple Context of Ezra 4 Addition information on the use of King of Babylon as it applies to the Persian record: (Waerzeggers, Caroline, and Maarja Seire. . one for the building of the temple and one for the city. The Reed Sea Crossing: Which Gulf of the Red Sea? Is there another name for King Ahasuerus? . So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. 24 Then [edayin] ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. Mr. Struse was honest in reporting that his source treats the edayin of Ezra 4:24 differently from its other instances, but refused to accept this because he regards it as an unreasonable, purely subjective opinion.. Verse 5 informs us that these enemies hired councilors to harass the Jewish people from the reign of Cyrus until the reign of Darius. For a possible correspondence between the blm and the Demotic senti, see Vittmann 2009, 102. The temple would be built and the foundation laid; all this by the saying, i.e. Esther reigned as the queen of Persia for a period of about 13 years. (Leiden University)*, How did the debate about Xerxes Babylonian policy develop? So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. Stack Overflow for Teams is moving to its own domain! As well explore in forthcoming articles in this series, this shift of Bible history by nearly 60 years has really skewed our view of the 2nd temple era and this is no where better demonstrated than the history of the Biblical heroine Esther and her king. Also his argument that blmi is never preceded by the determinative l (2000, 192193) is no longer standing: such writing (len -mu) is found in BM 67669. Lets do an experiment. The broken lines that follow expectedly contained the sentence. Bishop Ussher, referring to Darius Hystaspis (Ahasuerus) as the one who imposed tribute upon the land and isles of the sea, quotes Strabo who said: The first that ever brought up paying of tribute was Darius the long-armed (emphasis mine).35 Ussher then goes on to say: Strabo mistook the surname of Artaxerxes, the grandchild, and gave it to the grandfather, but without giving reason or reference for the how or the why. 24Then [] ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. periods below: The cumulative argument given above should be sufficient evidence that the Darius Hystaspis of Ezra 6:1415 is the same king as the Artaxerxes of 7:1. D.4: 31, cf. (Sefaria Transaltion & Notation). That this is Struses understanding is clear from this statement in his Queen of 127 Provinces article: The common thread of all the above references is that Darius the Great, also known as Artaxerxes or Ahasuerus (emphasis added). The earliest known blmi appears on a list of silver allotments issued to over eighty men engaged in the preparation of a visit of Cambyses in southern Babylonia in the second year of his reign (Moore 1939 no. (Jeremiah 25:8-13 excerpted for brevity), Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word [dabar] of YHWH by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, YHWH stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, YHWH God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 89). Thanks, Your email address will not be published. Calvin agrees and states that We have shown how the angel was sent by God to the holy Prophet, to alleviate his sorrow and to remove the pressure of his anxiety.25. Eclipse data has been held in high esteem within the realm of academia and upon which much of Ptolemys chronology work depended. The fall of Babylon was complete when the empire came under Persian control. This apparent discrepancy is quite simply explained by translating and Artaxerxes King of Persia as even Artaxerxes King of Persia. His birth date is unknown, but he died in 401 BC during a failed battle to oust his elder brother, Artaxerxes II, from the Persian throne. They builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel. [i.6]King Darius says: These are the countries which are subject unto me, and by the grace of Ahuramazda, As well explore in forthcoming articles in this series, this shift of Bible history by nearly 60 years has really skewed our view of the 2, Did you know that the Persian records attest to a man named Mordecai who was a high official in Persia during the 2, Curious, isnt it, that two of the three records (historical and Biblical), where Mordecai is mentioned, place him as a leader in the early years of the 2, I hope youll stay tuned. ", The Jubilee Code - His filiation seems to have been skipped, which could indicate that he was a man of high standing, whose identity was obvious. "A book that will change how you look at the Bible's Messianic Symbolism. Print, (INTRODUCTION: DEBATING XERXES RULE IN BABYLONIA Soften/Feather Edge of 3D Sphere (Cycles). Authors Note: If Darius and Artaxerxes are one and the same king (as above), then we can expect a similarity in phraseology, family life etc. apply to documents without the need to be rewritten? Was Darius I Esthers father in law or her husband? Entry 2558 in that work states that the Aramaic term generally takes a temporal sense as Struse insists, but with one exception: Used also with prepositions b [] or min meaning since. If we go to the Aramaic text of Ezra 4:24, what do we find? Ethiopia who brought gifts. He suggests instead that verses 1-5 have in view the construction efforts of the Jewish people from reign of Cyrus (the Great) unto the start of the reign of Darius (son of Hystaspes) roughly 536-521 BC. A number of chronological theories hang their convictions on the peg of secular history and floating traditions, especially the king list of Claudius Ptolemys Canon. 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