Introduction
J. Deering, AncientPath.net

The time:  Approx. 465 B.C.

The Place:  The events of this book cover a ten-year portion of the reign of Xerxes I (486-465).  Ahasuerus is the Hebrew form of this name.  The events occurred between those recorded in the sixth and seventh chapters of Ezra.

Author:  Uncertain

Theme:  God's preservation of the Nation of Israel