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Questions tagged [nehemiah]

Questions about the Book of Nehemiah, or the prophet himself

Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah was a Jewish leader during the return from Babylonian captivity.

A principle focus of the book is the rebuilding of Jerusalem after it was destroyed by Babylon, and returning the Jewish people to their land and customs.

Nehemiah in generally held to be a contemporary of Ezra.

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Why does Nehemiah say it was still the twentieth year in Nehemiah 2?

After hearing an adverse report about the survivors in Jerusalem,Nehemiah begins to pray & fast for Jerusalem.It is said it was in the twentieth year in the month of Chislev. 1st encounter with Nehemiah in Chislev Nehemiah 1:1 NKJV 1 The words of…
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Nehemiah 8, Day of Atonement cancelled this year?

Nehemiah 8:2 describes the reading of the law on the New Year (Rosh HaShanah), the day of the blowing of rams' horns (NIV) So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and…
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Which Ezra is mentioned in Nehemiah 12:1?

Nehemiah 12:1 (KJV) 1 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Ezra is said to have come from Babylon in the seventh year of Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:1). Could he…
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How did Nehemiah afford everything?

From Nehemiah 5:8 "As far as possible, we have bought back our fellow Jews who were sold to the Gentiles. Now you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!" Later, he states that he wasn't taking the usual payments given to…
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What's the meaning of "for water" in Nehemiah 4:23?

NIV Nehemiah 4:23 Neither I nor my brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his weapon, even when he went for water. How to translate Nehemiah 4:23? וְאֵ֨ין אֲנִ֜י וְאַחַ֣י וּנְעָרַ֗י וְאַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּשְׁמָר֙…
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How did Nehemiah know that Sanballat and Geshem were plotting against him (Nehemiah 6:2)?

Nehemiah 6:2: Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, "Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of Ono." But they intended to do me harm. At face value, Sanballat and Geshem just wanted to meet with Nehemiah. How did Nehemiah…
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What did the Tirshatha/ governor mean by 'till there stood up the priest with thummim and Urim' in Nehemiah 7:65?

Nehemiah 7 63 And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called after their name. 64 These sought their genealogical register,…
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