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16 Adar 3390 - 371 B. C. E.:
King Cyrus (Koresh) of Persia permitted the building of the second Beit Hamikdash
On this day they began to rebuild the wall. This day was declared a Yom Tov as cited in Megillat Taanit.
16 Adar 3802 (3390?) - 42 C. E.:
King Cyrus (Koresh) of Persia permitted the building of the second Beit Hamikdash
On this day they began to rebuild the wall. This day was declared a Yom Tov as cited in Megillat Taanit.
16 Adar 3802 (3390?) - 42 C. E.:
Rebuilding of Yerushalayim Chomah
(Wall) Begun (c. 42 CE). King
Agrippa I, appointed by the Roman Emperor to rule over Judea, was
pious and kind to his subjects. During his reign, the Jews began to
prosper and live comfortably. The Sages of the time accorded him great
respect.
Agrippa I started construction to repair, broaden and heighten the chomah (wall) around Yerushalayim.
The Romans, wary of the Jews' rising prosperity, placed many obstacles
in his way. Nonetheless, the wall was completed, though the finished
product was not as magnificent as originally planned.
The 16th of Adar, the day when the construction of a gate for the wall
commenced, was designated a holiday.
The parallels are striking!
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