Ezra And Nehemiah: Return From Exile & Rebuilding Jerusalem – Bible Overview

return from exile

The books of Ezra & Nehemiah pick up where 2 Chronicles left off (compare 2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1:1-4). They record the return from exile in Babylon and the restoration of Jerusalem.

The return to Judah happened in three phases. The first was led by Zerubbabel, the second by Ezra and the third by Nehemiah. There is a pattern which can be seen throughout the books with each of these men.

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