Artahsasta
: a man who usurped the Persian throne 552-551BC (ZD74),a Persian king who must have reigned before 516BC (ZD74),King of Persia about 460-440BC (ZD74)
Rehum
: a priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,a man who was one of Ezra's local adversaries,son of Bani; a Levite who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law
Simsai
: father of (Zabad?) who had Artaxerxes stop the work on the temple
Yahudi
: the Jewish religion/beliefs
Yerusalem
: the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
Darius
: king of Persia after Cyrus and Artaxerxes Smerdis; Darius I,son of Ahasuerus; Darius II the Mede,king of Persia after Darius II; Darius III the Persian
Syetar-Boznai
: a leader with Tattenai who opposed building the temple
Tatnai
: a governor under King Artaxerxes