| Division !! Year !! Leader !! Persian King !! Edict Content !! Event and Achievement
| 1st || B.C 537 || Zerubbabel, Jeshua || Cyrus||Reconstruction of the Temple||1st return, start of temple reconstruction, observance of the Feast of Tabernacles. Various sacrifices offered (Ezra 1-Ezra 4)
| || || || Artaxerxes (Ezra 4) ||Cessation of Temple Reconstruction|| Interrupted for 18 years due to Samaritan interference (Ezra 4)
| ||B.C 530 || || |||| Daniel dies
| || || || Darius ||Resumption of Temple Reconstruction|| Temple reconstruction completed (Ezra 5-Ezra 6)
| ||B.C 586 || || Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) |||| Time of Esther (Queen)
| 2nd || B.C 458 || Ezra (Scribe) || Artaxerxes (Ezra 7,8) || Permission for free return of exiles || Religious reform movement arose. This resolved the issue of intermarriage between Jews and foreigners (Ezra 7-Ezra 10)
| 3rd || B.C 444 || Nehemiah (Governor) || Artaxerxes (Ezra 7,8) || Permission to rebuild Jerusalem wall, provision of building materials || Despite interference from Sanballat, Tobiah, etc., the wall was rebuilt and dedicated in 52 days (Nehemiah 1:1-13:31)