466/465 BC
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Artaxerxes I · Persia
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Artaxerxes I · Persia.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 3458–3499
Reference under review · 425/424 BC
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Look up Artaxerxes I in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Artaxerxes I →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Artaxerxes I →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Artaxerxes I →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Artaxerxes I →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Artaxerxes I →Dated record
Events involving Artaxerxes I · Persia
Creation year 3458466/465 BC
Artaxerxes I begins to reign
Persian chronology places Artaxerxes I’s accession in 465 BC, or Creation year 3458. Identifying the Artaxerxes of Ezra 7 and Nehemiah with Artaxerxes I is the working view; alternative identifications remain noted for review.
Ezra 7:1, 7 · KJV
“Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.”
Persian history · Livius
Livius dates Artaxerxes I to 465–424 BC. Ezra and Nehemiah remain the direct sources for the seventh- and twentieth-year biblical events; identifying their king with Artaxerxes I is the working chronology.
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