Chislev
: the 9th month of the Jewish calendar Hacaliah
: father of Nehemiah, the governor of the returned exiles Nehemiah
: leader among those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,son of Hacaliah; governor of the returned exiles,son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-Zur
Susa
: capital city of Elam and winter home of the Persian kings (OS)
(32° 11´, 48° 15´)
Artaxerxes
: a man who usurped the Persian throne 552-551BC (ZD74),a Persian king who must have reigned before 516BC (ZD74),King of Persia about 460-440BC (ZD74)
Nisan
: first month of the Jewish calendar
