Ezra 3: Altar Rebuilt and Temple Foundation Laid

The returned exiles rebuild the altar in Jerusalem and resume daily sacrifices despite fear of their neighbors, then keep the Feast of Tabernacles. The temple foundation is laid in their second year back; priests and Levites praise God’s goodness, and elders who knew the first temple weep while others shout for joy.

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When the people gathered in Jerusalem during the seventh month, what did Jeshua and Zerubbabel build first (Ezra 3:1-2)?

An altar for burnt offerings, as Moses’ law directedA tent to shelter the ark until the temple was readyA house for the governor beside the ruined templeA city wall to protect them from hostile neighbors