Artaxerxes
PersonA king living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.7 (though some think this is another Artaxerxes)) referred to as Artaxerxes (אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא), or Artaxerxes (Aramiac אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא); son of Xerxes I or Ahasuerus and Vashti; brother of Darius.
Their thread through Scripture
- Ezra 4:7
In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Syrian, and delivered in the Syrian language.