Rebuilding the Temple at Jerusalem

When the Persian Empire conquered the Babylonians, one of

Cyrus the Persian''s first acts was to decree that any Jew who had

been deported to Babylon, by Nebuchadnezzar, nearly 70 years

earlier could return to his homeland to help rebuild the temple. His

proclamation read: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me

all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build

a temple for him in Jerusal...