Post-Exilic Returns to Jerusalem Sequence Date Scripture Jewish Leader Persian Ruler First 538 B.C. Ezra 1–6 Zerubbabel, Joshua Cyrus Second 458 B.C. Ezra 7–10 Ezra Artaxerxes Third 445 B.C. Nehemiah 1–13 Nehemiah Artaxerxes 1:6 all those who were around them. A basic similarity to the Exodus is seen throughout Ezra and Nehemiah. One can hear faint echoes of the Egyptians supplying treasures in order to provide splendor for the tabernacle (cf. Ex. 11:2; 12:35, 36). Here other nations around Israel