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32 So we arrived safely in Jerusalem, where we rested for three days.

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Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem’s Wall

11 So I arrived in Jerusalem. Three days later,

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Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in August[a] of that year. He had arranged to leave Babylon on April 8, the first day of the new year,[b] and he arrived at Jerusalem on August 4,[c] for the gracious hand of his God was on him.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:8 Hebrew in the fifth month. This month in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred within the months of August and September 458 B.c.
  2. 7:9a Hebrew on the first day of the first month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This day was April 8, 458 B.c.; also see note on 6:15.
  3. 7:9b Hebrew on the first day of the fifth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This day was August 4, 458 B.c.; also see note on 6:15.

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