0^EzraThe Proclamation of CyrusCyrus Restores the Holy VesselsThe List of Returning ExilesOfferings by the ExilesSacrifices RestoredTemple Restoration BeginsAdversaries Hinder the WorkOpposition under Xerxes and ArtaxerxesThe Decree of ArtaxerxesTemple Rebuilding ResumesTattenai’s Letter to DariusThe Decree of DariusThe Temple CompletedDedication of the TempleThe Returned Exiles Keep the PassoverEzra Arrives in JerusalemArtaxerxes’ Letter for EzraEzra Blesses GodThe Exiles Who Returned with EzraEzra Sends for the LevitesFasting for ProtectionPriests to Guard the OfferingsArrival in JerusalemIntermarriage with Neighboring PeoplesEzra’s Prayer of ConfessionShecaniah’s EncouragementThe People’s Confession of SinThose Guilty of Intermarriage