Ezra 4:1
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Opposition to Rebuilding the Temple
4 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin(A) heard that the returned exiles[a](B) were building a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel,
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- 4:1 Lit the sons of the exile
Ezra 6:16
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Temple Dedication and the Passover
16 Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
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Ezra 6:19-20
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19 The exiles(A) observed the Passover(B) on the fourteenth day of the first month. 20 All of the priests and Levites were ceremonially clean, because they had purified themselves. They killed the Passover lamb for themselves, their priestly brothers, and all the exiles.(C)
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Ezra 10:7
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7 They circulated a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.
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Ezra 10:16
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16 The exiles did what had been proposed. The priest Ezra selected men[a] who were family heads, all identified by name, to represent[b] their ancestral families.[c] They convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter,
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Daniel 5:13
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Daniel before the King
13 Then Daniel was brought before the king. The king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the Judean exiles that my predecessor the king brought from Judah?(A)
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