The returned exiles complete the Second Temple under Zerubbabel, with the prophets Haggai and Zechariah pressing the work; the modest house stands, enlarged by Herod, until 70 CE.
Tagged: Conservative Judaism Jewish Orthodox Judaism Reconstructionist Judaism Reform Judaism Secular Judaism
The Event
- Date
- 516 BCE (exact)
- Era
- Second Temple; Standard periodization of Jewish history
- Location
- Jerusalem
- Traditions
- Judaism
- Streams
- Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism, Reconstructionist Judaism, Secular Judaism
- Key figures
- Zerubbabel, Haggai, Zechariah
- Key texts
- Ezra 6, Haggai
Primary Sources
- Ezra 6
Secondary Sources
- Schiffman, From Text to Tradition: A History of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism (Ktav, 1991)
- Goodman, A History of Judaism (Princeton, 2018)
Provenance: HIST-0108; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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