Yehud Medinata

Yehud Medinata (Aramaic for the State of Judah), or simply Yehud, was part of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. It was located within the satrapy of Eber-Nari.

Overview

Yehud Medinata was similar to the older Kingdom of Judah but had a smaller territory. The area of Yehud Medinata is roughly the same as the previous Babylonian province of Yehud, created after the Kingdom of Judah was invaded by the Neo-Babylonian Empire (c. 597). Yehud Medinata continued to exist for two centuries, until the Greek Macedonian emperor Alexander the Great conquered it and made it part of his empire.

History

The exact period for Babylonian and Persian rule is still under debate.

YearEvent587 BCEConquest of Jerusalem by Babylonians; second deportation (first deportation in 597); Gedaliah installed as governor in Mizpah582? BCEAssassination of Gedaliah; refugees flee to Egypt; third deportation to Babylon562 BCEJeconiah, king of Judah deported and imprisoned in Babylon in 597, released; remains in Babylon539 BCECyrus the Great (Cyrus II, ruled c.550-530 BCE) conquers Babylon538 BCE"Declaration of Cyrus" allowing Jews to return to Jerusalem530 BCECambyses II (ruled 530-522 BCE) succeeds Cyrus525 BCECambyses conquers Egypt522 BCEDarius I (ruled 522 ‒ 486 BCE) succeeds Cambyses521 BCENegotiations in Babylon between Darius and the exiled Jews520 BCERainer Albertz, Israel in Exile: The History and Literature of the Sixth Century BCE, (2003)Return to Jerusalem of Zerubbabel as governor of Yehud and Joshua as High Priest520-515 BCERebuilding of the Temple (Second Temple)458? BCEArrival in Jerusalem of Ezra (7th year of the reign of Artaxerxes I, king 465-424 BCE)445/444 BCEArrival in Jerusalem of Nehemiah (20th year of the reign of Artaxerxes I)397? BCE(possible)Arrival in Jerusalem of Ezra (7th year of the reign of Artaxerxes II, king 404-358 BCE)333/332 BCEAlexander the Great conquers the Mediterranean provinces of Persian Empire; beginning of Hellenistic age

Related pages

 Judea
 Parthia
 Jewish history
 Ancient history
 Classical antiquity

References

Other websites

Maps

 Yehud Medinata map, CET – Center For Educational technology
 Yehud Medinata Border map, CET – Center For Educational technology

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Category:Autonomous areas
Category:Achaemenid satrapies
Category:Ancient Israel and Judah