Old Testament
Tattenai
The Persian governor of the province Beyond the River who challenged the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple.
Tattenai was a Persian official who investigated the Jewish temple reconstruction project under Darius I. He sent a formal inquiry to the king to verify the authorization for the work, which led to the discovery of Cyrus the Great's original decree. His actions demonstrate the administrative oversight of the Persian Empire and the sovereign protection of God over His people's restoration.
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Where Tattenai appears
4 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
- Artaxerxes14 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and supported Ezra's mission to Judea.
- Tobiah12 versesAn Ammonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Haggai11 versesA post-exilic prophet who urged the returned exiles to prioritize rebuilding the temple of the Lord.
- Nehemiah7 versesA cupbearer to Artaxerxes who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the people's devotion to God.
- Ebed6 versesA name shared by a rebel leader in Shechem and a descendant of Adonikam who returned from Babylonian exile.
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