5th century BC

The 5th century BC consists of the years 500-401BC.

Events
460 b.c.
 * 460 BC. Esther.
 * 459 BC. Ezra leads 2nd wave of Jewish refugees back to Judah; reads the scroll of the Torah, writes 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah.
 * 457 BC. Artaxerxes I of Persia decrees the re-establishment of Jerusalem's city government of Jerusalem.(Ezra 7, Daniel 9 and Nehemiah 1)
 * 445 BC. Nehemiah leads a second group to rebuild the Jewish Temple.
 * 428 BC. Samaritans build their temple on Mount Gerizim.

Prophets

 * Malachi, 420 BC

Timeline
6th century BC | 5th century BC|4th century BC