Nehemiah rebuilds Jerusalem's walls
Nehemiah, the Persian king's cupbearer, heard that Jerusalem's walls lay in ruins, won permission to rebuild them, and completed the work in 52 days despite threats and ridicule.
So the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.
Nehemiah 6:15 (World English Bible)
Nehemiah prayed for months before a single question from the king opened the door. He inspected the ruins by night, organized families to build the sections nearest their homes, and armed the workers when enemies plotted an attack: each built with one hand and held a weapon in the other.
Ussher counts Daniel's seventy weeks from this decree to rebuild Jerusalem, reaching the ministry of Christ.
Places
JerusalemSamariaCity of DavidSusaBeyond the RiverKidronAngleOnoOphelSiloamWater GateDung GateEast GateFish GateSheep GateTower of HananelValley GateFountain GateHorse GateBroad WallGate of YeshanahTower of the HundredTower of the OvensDragon SpringHakkephirim
Dating notes
The 20th year of Artaxerxes (Nehemiah 2:1). Ussher dates it 454 BC; conventional dating gives 445/444 BC. Both dates are used in different calculations of Daniel 9's seventy weeks.