Texts · 11 · Haggai

The older Aramaic sources

Ezra-Nehemiah embeds older Aramaic documents that say nothing about returning exiles. Only one leader, Sheshbazzar, comes to Judah.

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They agree with Haggai: the builders were people who had long lived in Judah.

Bible reference: Ezra 5:13–16

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 180

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