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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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In Nehemiah 26 why was it mentioned that the Queen was sitting beside the King?

Under normal circumstances in oriental, and more specifically the Persian courts it was not customary for the queen to be present at judgment time or dining with the king. The only logical answer is if she had found some special favor with the king and thus had gained entry at this time, or if she perhaps had some insight into this matter. I believe, then though I am no expert, that artaxerxes and ahasureus were the same, and as nehemiah states it was the 20th year of his reign, that the queen would have been Esther. This would explain the favorable attitutude of the king towards the Jews return, and also of the compltion of GOd placing Esther on the throne, toaid in the return of His people.


What prophet coincide with Ezra and Nehemiah?

Haggai and Zechariah were prophets at the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. Ezra 5:1 Now Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.


Do you know how or when she Queen Esther died?

The Bible doesn't say.Answer:The only information we have on Queen Esther comes from the Book of Esther, which scholars regard as a second-century-BCE Jewish novel. The Book of Esther concludes before the death of Esther, so we can never say how or when she died.


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

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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.


In Nehemiah 26 why was it mentioned that the Queen was sitting beside the King?

Under normal circumstances in oriental, and more specifically the Persian courts it was not customary for the queen to be present at judgment time or dining with the king. The only logical answer is if she had found some special favor with the king and thus had gained entry at this time, or if she perhaps had some insight into this matter. I believe, then though I am no expert, that artaxerxes and ahasureus were the same, and as nehemiah states it was the 20th year of his reign, that the queen would have been Esther. This would explain the favorable attitutude of the king towards the Jews return, and also of the compltion of GOd placing Esther on the throne, toaid in the return of His people.


Is xerxes of 300 the same xerxes with Esther?

Yes he is.


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).


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 is the Portuguese for Daniel?

The Portuguese translation for Daniel is "Daniel." It remains the same in both languages.


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.