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Daniel probably died shortly after Darius took the throne in 521 BC (he would have already been well over 90 years old at this point). The book of Nehemiah begins in 444 BC, so they probably missed each other by at least 50 years. Esther was a teenager in 482 BC, so Daniel had likely been dead for about 25 years at this point. Esther would have been in her early to mid 60's when the book of Nehemiah began, although her husband, King Xerxes was assassinated 20 years earlier (he was probably bout 20-25 years older than her (do the math a 37 year old king marrying a 14 year old or so, Esther...yuck...that's not what they showed in the movie). Anyway, there's no record of whether Esther was assassinated with her husband (which was likely), or if she was assumed in to the next King's harem (also possible...although a Persian King would have probably not been interested in a 35 year old, non-virgin wife. We just don't know.
So, we know that Daniel was dead long before Esther was born and I'm going to guess that Esther probably died with her husband in 464 BC. Since Nehemiah was a leading figure in Jerusalem by 432 BC, I'm going to guess that he was born before 464 BC, so yes they probably lived at the same time. Nehemiah probably knew of Queen Esther before she died (I'm guessing she died in 464 BC) and maybe even met her a few times when He was a young boy. That being said, Esther probably didn't live to see the events of the book of Nehemiah, unless she survived the assassination, in which case she and Nehemiah may have known each other personally. I'm also guessing that Nehemiah was probably not around when the events of Esther took place or at the very least was too young to remember them clearly.
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Yes, Esther, Nehemiah, and Daniel lived during the same general timeframe in ancient Persia. Esther lived during the reign of King Xerxes (486-465 BC), Nehemiah served as cupbearer to King Artaxerxes I (465-424 BC), and Daniel served in the courts of various Babylonian and Persian kings, including during the time of Cyrus the Great and Darius the Mede.
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∙ 7y agoThe Books of Daniel and Esther are now known to have been second-century novels, and their principal characters were entirely fictional. There is no historical record of Daniel in either the extensive Babylon records or the Persian records of the period that followed, although he supposedly rose to become second-in-command of both empires. According to the Book of Esther, Esther was chosen by King Xerxes to replace his first wife, Vashti, whom he divorced in the third year of his reign, yet the real queen, Queen Amestris, is accepted by historians as Xerxes' only wife for the first several years of his reign.
On the historical evidence, Nehemiah was the only one of the three persons who actually lived. Daniel is portrayed as living for perhaps a hundred years, from just before the Babylonian Exile, although the chronology is a little confused. Esther is portrayed as living some time later, during the reign of King Xerxes. If Daniel and Esther had been real, historical people, they would have lived at different times. Nehemiah is known to have lived about 440 BCE, so this was after the story of Daniel and probably before the story of Queen Esther, although once again the chronology of the Book of Esther is very confused.
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∙ 7y agoYes, that is what tradition states. Others at that time included Mordecai, Ezra, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. See also:
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In Nehemiah 26 why was it mentioned that the Queen was sitting beside the King?
In Nehemiah 2:6, the reference to Nehemiah's request being made to the king while the queen was sitting beside him can be an indication of the queen's influence and importance in the court. It signifies her presence and potential involvement or support in the decision-making process.
What prophet coincide with Ezra and Nehemiah?
The prophet who coincided with Ezra and Nehemiah is Malachi. He is considered the last prophet in the Old Testament and his prophecies are believed to have occurred during the same time period as Ezra and Nehemiah's activities in restoring Jerusalem.
Do you know how or when she Queen Esther died?
According to Jewish tradition, Queen Esther is believed to have died on 14th of Adar, the same day she fasted to save her people from Haman's plot. However, there is no concrete historical evidence to confirm the exact date or circumstances of her death.
What books in the bible did Daniel write?
There were several persons called Daniel in the Bible. In 1 Chronicles, Daniel was the second son of David. Ezramentions a Daniel in the reign of Artaxerxes (465-424 BCE); Nehemiah also mentions a Daniel. Ezekiel talks of a Daniel, who lived early in the Babylonian Exile and whom it compares to Noah and Job, but Ezekiel does not say what he did or was famous for.The most important Daniel in the Bible is the main charactor in the Book of Daniel. That this could not be the same Daniel as the Daniel of Eziekiel is demonstrated by the different time periods described. Ezekiel's Daniel was much too early for the Daniel described in the Book of Daniel. The Daniel in the Book of Daniel is said to have risen to become the second most important person in the Babylonian Empire. After the Persian defeat of the Babylonian Empire, he also became the second most important person in the Persian Empire. He is described as miraculously surviving exotic execution attempts. Tradition says that Daniel actually wrote the Book of Daniel, but evidence internal to the book demonstrates that that could not be the case. Almost all scholars recognise the Book of Daniel as being written by an anonymous author during the third century BCE.
Who replaced Queen Vashti when she displeased her husband Xerxes?
Esther. Esther was the heroine and central figure in the Biblical book of Esther. She was crowned about 55 years after the destruction of the First Temple, and fifteen years before the Second Temple was built. The Jews were in the Babylonian exile. A few of them, such as Nehemiah, Mordecai and Daniel, rose to positions of prominence under the Babylonian kings.The last of the Prophets of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) were still living.King Cyrus had recently made his famous proclamation (2 Chronicles 36:22-23) allowing the Jews to resettle Judea (Israel), and some had gone up with Zerubavel, but the enemies of the Jews had then slandered them (Ezra ch.4), causing the Babylonian king to put a stop to the rebuilding and resettlement of Judea. This last event was around the same time that Esther became Queen.When she became orphaned, she was adopted by her cousin Mordecai.Later, when Queen Vashti refused to appear before Ahasuerus (in Esther ch.1), Memuchan, a Persian royal adviser, advised King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) to remove Vashti from being Queen of Persia, and King Ahasuerus agreed to his advice.In Esther Chapter 2, royal eunuchs advised Ahasuerus to look for a new queen. Esther was the best-looking woman, and Ahasuerus picked her to replace Vashti as Queen.Esther and her cousin Mordecai (who had once saved the king's life) later persuaded the king to cancel an order for the extermination of the Jews in his vast realm, which had been plotted by the king's chief minister, Haman. Instead, Haman was hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordecai, and the Jews were given permission to destroy their enemies. The Jewish festival of Purim celebrates this event.According to tradition, the book of Esther was written in the mid-4th century BCE, and was made part of the canon which was sealed a couple of decades after.Esther was queen for about 11 years.The name of Mordecai is the Judaised pronunciation of Marduka, which is attested in the Persepolis Texts as the name of officials in the Persian court during the period of Xerxes I. One of these officials was the biblical Mordecai.The grave of Mordecai and Esther still stands in Hamadan; and the Jews of Iran, to this day, are referred to as "the children of Esther."For the name of Esther, a number of etymologies are possible.1) Esther comes from the Persian "setareh," meaning "star".2) Esther comes from the Aramaic "istahar," meaning "moon." Beautiful as the moon (Talmud, Megillah 13a).3) Esther comes from the Semitic root ath-tar, "morning star." There is support for this too in the Talmud (Yoma 29a).4) Esther comes from the Median "astra," meaning "myrtle." The book of Esther (2:7) states that she had both names, Esther and Myrtle (Hadassah in Hebrew).See also:Why was Esther chosen as Queen?More about the Hebrew BibleJewish history timeline
Did Nehemiah and Daniel live at the same time?
According to Jewish tradition, Daniel and Nehemiah lived at the same time, around 2375 years ago. See also:Jewish history timeline
Did Esther and Daniel live in Shushan at the same time?
A:The consensus of historians and biblical scholars is that the Books of Daniel and Esther were both novels, written long after the events portrayed, and therefore both Daniel and Esther were both literary creations. Although they were not real people, Daniel is portrayed as living at a slightly earlier period than Esther.Answer 2No. Even if the Esther and Daniel stories are taken as history, Esther not only lived after Daniel (by about a century), but she was the only one who lived in Shushan (in modern day Iran). Daniel lived in Babylon (in modern day Iraq) and Persepolis (in modern day Iran).
What books of the Bible mention Daniel?
Daniel is mentioned in Ezekiel, the book of Daniel and the gospels of Matthew and Luke. The name Daniel is also in 1 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah but they are not the same Daniel as in the book of Daniel
Did esther and the queen of sheba live during the same time?
No. Esther was about 500 years later.
Did Daniel live before or after Nehemiah?
The Book of Daniel opens by telling us that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, conquered Jerusalem in the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, or 587 BCE, and ordered his eunuchs to take Jewish children who were without blemish, skilful in wisdom and knowledgeable, to be taught the Chaldean language. At this time, the book indicates that Daniel was about twelve years old. He lived on as a high official after the Persian conquest of Babylon, which occurred in 539 BCE.Nehemiah became governor of Judah in 445 BCE, some 94 years after the Persian conquest of Babylon. He therefore would have lived long after Daniel. However the history is a little more surprising than that the two people lived at different times. Most biblical scholars now recognise that the Book of Daniel was a Jewish novel compiled shortly after 167 BCE. There was a historical Nehemiah, but there was no historical Daniel.
Is queen esthers husband the same king in Nehemiah?
Yes.
What book did both protestants and catholics follow the teachings of?
All Christians, both protestant and Catholic, follow the Bible, which is made up of the Old and New Testaments. The New Testament is the same for both. The Old Testament, for Catholics, has 7 books plus some additions to Esther and Daniel, that protestants don't recognize as canonical or divinely inspired. The 7 books are Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch/Jeremy, and 1 and 2 Maccabees. The sections of Esther protestant Bibles don't have is Esther 10:4 - 16:24. The sections of Daniel they don't have is the Song of the Three Children (Daniel 3:24 - 90), the Song of Susanna (Daniel 13) and the Idol and the Dragon (Daniel 14). Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Catholics add to that 1 and 2 Esdras and (I think) the Song of Manasses.
What are the names of the Books in the Hebrew Bible?
The Jewish Tanakh (Bible) consists of: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel, etc.), Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra & Nehemiah, and Chronicles (all only in the original Hebrew).
Is xerxes of 300 the same xerxes with Esther?
Yes he is.
In Nehemiah 26 why was it mentioned that the Queen was sitting beside the King?
In Nehemiah 2:6, the reference to Nehemiah's request being made to the king while the queen was sitting beside him can be an indication of the queen's influence and importance in the court. It signifies her presence and potential involvement or support in the decision-making process.
How did gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit die?
There is nothing special with the death of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, but we know of the accidental early death of his parents, by consumption of poisonous mushrooms in 1702, when Daniel was sixteen.It was very sad for Daniel to live the rest of his life when both of his parents died on the same day.
How many days did Nehemiah use in building the temple in Jerusalem?
Nehemiah supervised the building of the city walls. The second Temple, built by many of the people at roughly the same time, took some five years to build.
