EZRA—NOTE ON Ezra 3:8 Work begins with laying the foundation in the second year of the return (c. 537 B.C.). The second month, Ziv (1 Kings 6:1), is in the spring, the same time of year when Solomon had begun his temple (2 Chronicles 3:2). The return from exile is dated starting after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem. Even though the temple still lies in ruins, the place could be called “the house of God” because it had been consecrated for worship (see Jeremiah 41:5).

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