Artaxerxes Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Artaxerx'es.
(the great warrior). 1. The first Artaxerxes is mentioned in Ezr_4:7 and appears identical with Smerdis, the Magian impostor and pretended brother of Cambyses, who usurped the throne B.C. 522, and reigned eight months.2. In Neh_2:1, we have another Artaxerxes. We may safely identify him with Artaxerxes Macrocheir or Longimanus, the son of Xerxces, who reigned B.C. 464-425. |
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Taken from: Smith's Bible Dictionary by Dr. William Smith (1884) |