5th century BC

The 5th century BC consists of the years 500-401BC.
==Events==
* 460 BC. Esther.
* 459 BC. Ezra leads 2nd wave of Jewish refugees back to Judah; reads the scroll of the Torah, writes 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah.
* 457 BC. Artaxerxes I of Persia decrees the re-establishment of Jerusalem's city government of Jerusalem.(Ezra 7, Daniel 9 and Nehemiah 1)
* 445 BC. Nehemiah leads a second group to rebuild the Jewish Temple.
* 428 BC. Samaritans build their temple on Mount Gerizim.
==Prophets==
* Malachi, 420 BC
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