The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . ing to the commandment of the God ofIsrael, and according to the commandment ofCyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king ofPersia. 15 And this house was finished on thethird day of the month Adar, which was inthe sixth year of the reign of Darius theking. 16 IT And the children of Israel, the priests,and the Levites, and the rest of the childrenof the captivity, kept the dedication of thishouse of God with joy, 17 And offered at the dedication of thishouse of God an hundred bullocks, two hun-dred rams, four hundr


The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . ing to the commandment of the God ofIsrael, and according to the commandment ofCyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king ofPersia. 15 And this house was finished on thethird day of the month Adar, which was inthe sixth year of the reign of Darius theking. 16 IT And the children of Israel, the priests,and the Levites, and the rest of the childrenof the captivity, kept the dedication of thishouse of God with joy, 17 And offered at the dedication of thishouse of God an hundred bullocks, two hun-dred rams, four hundred lambs; and fora sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats,according to the number of the tribes ofIsrael. 18 And they set the priests in their divisions,and the Levites in their courses, for theservice of God, which is at Jerusalem; as itis written in the book of Moses. 19 And the children of the captivity keptthe passover upon the fourteenth day of thefirst month. 20 For the priests and the Levites were 565 The feasts at the dedication. EZRA 7. Ezra^s arrival in -» . ? - - ?^^ ? ^ ~^-. of Palace and the Hanging Gardens. purified together, all of them were pure, andkilled the passover for all the children of thecaiDtivity, and for their brethren the priests,and for themselves. 21 And the children of Israel, which werecome again out of captivity, and all such ashad separated themselves unto them fromthe filthiness of the heathen of the land, toseek the Lord God of Israel, did eat, 22 And kept the feast of unleavened breadseven days with joy: for the Lord had madethem joyful, and turned the heart of the kingof Assyria unto them, to strengthen theirhands in the work of the house of God, theGod of Israel. CHAPTER 7 1 Ezras pedigree from, A aron ; he goeth up to Jeru-salem. 11 The gracious commission of Artaxerxesto him. 27 Ezra blesseth God for this favour. IVTGW after these things, in the reign ofJLi Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the sonof Seraia


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