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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>R' Micha, I am confused by your response to R'nTK. If
her dates and representation of Daas Mikra is correct,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri> ("</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"> Ester
occurred in 482 B.C.E., 478 B.C.E., and 473 B.C.E., long after Cyrus
permitted<BR>Jews to return to Eretz Yisrael (539 B.C.E.) and the Beit
Hamikdash<BR>was completed (515 B.C.E.). (This follows the approach of the
Daat Mikra")</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>then your response ("</FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Esther's son is usually taken to be Darius II, the king
who permitted<BR>the completion of the BHMQ after the construction began under
Cyrus<BR>was interrupted.<BR>But if what "sounds right" is against the Daas
Miqra, then perhaps it<BR>is worth trying to rethink one's mental image...<BR>Or
perhaps, it just requires rethinking the return to Israel.") does not jibe with
the Daas Mikra. Clearly Darius II could not yet exist in 515 BCE according to
the Daas Mikra chronology.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>What exactly are you saying?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Kol Tuv</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Chaim Manaster</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>