Excerpt from The Books of Ezra and NehemiahEzra and Nehemiah, used at first as alternatives only, had been generally adopted.Subject. The period of history covered by these books comprises about 106 years, though they also contain references (inserted probably at the time of compilation) to events outside this period. The period itself refers mainly to two great epochs in the history of the Jewish nation, divided by a gap of nearly 60 years. These epochs may be thus summarised The Return from Captivity and the Rebuilding of the Temple. (2) The Reforms of Ezra and the Government of Nehemiah.These two books must be regarded as preserving for us a series of incidents illustrative of the beginnings of Judaism, rather than as furnishing a continuous narrative.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.