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Shethar-Bozenai
Persian official with Tatnai
A Persian official alongside Governor Tatnai who challenged the temple rebuilding, then complied when Darius upheld Cyrus's decree.
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Shethar-Bozenai was a official who served alongside Governor of the region beyond . The two men, together with their associates, visited and challenged the Jewish community's authorization to rebuild , writing to King to request a search of the royal archives ( 5:3–6:13). When Darius found and confirmed 's original decree, he ordered Tatnai and Shethar-Bozenai to stay away from the work and even support it financially. Shethar-Bozenai appears only in these passages of Ezra.
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