Ezra 4:20

²⁰וּמַלְכִין תַּקִּיפִין, הֲווֹ עַל־יְרוּשְׁלֶם, וְשַׁלִּיטִין, בְּכֹל עֲבַר נַהֲרָה; וּמִדָּה בְלוֹ וַהֲלָךְ מִתְיְהֵב לְהוֹן׃

Ezra 4 records a pivotal moment of opposition in the rebuilding of the temple and, later, the walls of Jerusalem. The chapter opens with the enemies of Judah offering to help build, an offer Zerubbabel and the leaders wisely refuse. This refusal triggers a sustained campaign of i

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