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What happened to the Jews after the Purim story?

by Rabbi Yossi Marcus

  

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About three years later, Darius II (son of Esther and Ahasuerus, who succeeded his father as king a year after the Purim story) allowed the Jews to rebuild their Holy Temple in Jerusalem. It had been in ruins for seventy years, following its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar in 422 b.c.e. (The Jewish prophets had prophesied that the Jews would be in exile for seventy years.)

Shortly thereafter the Temple was completed and the Jews began to return to their land. The Second Temple stood another 420 years, until the year 69 c.e..


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Purim
A one-day holiday celebrated in late winter commemorating the miraculous deliverance of the Jewish people from a decree of annihilation issued by Persian King Ahasuerus in the year 356 BCE.
Esther
1. Jewish wife of Persian King Ahasuerus in the 4th century BCE. Foiled the plot of Haman, the prime minister, to exterminate all the Jews. The holiday of Purim commemorates this miraculous salvation. 2. One of the 24 Books of the Bible, which chronicles the abovementioned story.
Ahasuerus
King of the Persian Empire in the 4th century BCE. Husband of Esther, heroine of the Purim story.
Jerusalem
Established by King David to be the eternal capital of Israel. Both Temples were built there, and the third Temple will be situated there when the Messiah comes.
Temple
1. Usually a reference to the Holy Temple which was/will be situated in Jerusalem. 1st Temple was built in 825 BCE and was destroyed in 423 BCE. The 2nd Temple was built in 350 BCE and was destroyed in 70 CE. The 3rd Temple will be built by the Messiah. 2. A synagogue.