2 Chronicles

Ezrac. 400 BCE

2 Chronicles closes the Hebrew Bible with Cyrus of Persia's decree permitting the Jews to return and rebuild the Temple — a note of hope that defined post-exilic Judaism's orientation toward restoration and renewal.

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2 Chronicles closes the Hebrew Bible with Cyrus of Persia's decree permitting the Jews to return and rebuild the Temple — a note of hope that defined post-exilic Judaism's orientation toward restoration and renewal.

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