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Nehemiah

Nehemiah (/ˌniːəˈmaɪə/; Biblical Hebrew: נְחֶמְיָה, romanized: Nəḥemyā, lit. 'Yahweh comforts') is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period as the governor of Yehud Medinata, the autonomous province of Judea within the Achaemenid Empire, under Artaxerxes I (465–424 BC).

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Book of Nehemiah narrative

Cup-bearerJudeaEzraSamariansSanballat the Horonite
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Born
c. 473 BC Judea, Persian Empire
Died
c. 403 BC (aged 70) Judea, Persian Empire
Feast
13 July (Catholic) Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (Orthodox)
Honored in
Eastern Orthodox Church

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related to Further reading · 46
Nehemiah → Barr, Bible, Bible Dictionary, Biblical Studies, Cataldo, David Chalcraft, Dunn, Eerdmans, Eerdmans Commentary, Ezra, Ezra-Nehemiah, Gruyter, History, Ideology, Imagination, Israel, Jacob, James, Jeremiah, John William Rogerson
related to Book of Nehemiah narrative · 42
Nehemiah → Achaemenid, Achaemenid Persia, Ammonites, Arabs, Artaxerxes, BC, Dung Gate, East, East Gate, Ezra's, Fish Gate, Furnaces Tower, Golden Gate, Greeks, Hananeel Tower, Hebrew Bible, Horonite, However, If, In
related to External links · 15
Nehemiah → Archaeology, Biblical Archaeology ReviewIsrael Finkelstein, Books, Early Hellenistic, Ezra, Israel Finkelstein, Jerusalem, List, Nehemiah Built, Period, Persian, Returnees, The Jewish Encyclopedia, The Wall, Wall
related to In rabbinic literature · 11
Nehemiah → Another, Babylon, Book, Christian Old Testament, Chronicles, Ezra, Neh, One, The Baba Bathra, This, Zerubbabel
related to Book of Maccabees · 10
Nehemiah → Hasmonean, Here, Holy Scriptures, Jerusalem, Judas Maccabeus, Maccabees, Nehemiah's, See, The, Torah
related to References · 7
Nehemiah → Easton, Easton's Bible Dictionary, Matthew George, Nelson, New, Sons, This
related to Book of Sirach · 6
Nehemiah → Book, Ezra, Joshua, Sirach, The, Zerubbabel
Born · 1
Nehemiah → c. 473 BC Judea, Persian Empire
Died · 1
Nehemiah → c. 403 BC (aged 70) Judea, Persian Empire
Feast · 1
Nehemiah → 13 July (Catholic) Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (Orthodox)

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NehemiahBornc. 473 BC Judea, Persian Empire1.00infobox
NehemiahDiedc. 403 BC (aged 70) Judea, Persian Empire1.00infobox
NehemiahFeast13 July (Catholic) Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (Orthodox)1.00infobox
NehemiahHonored inEastern Orthodox Church1.00infobox
Nehemiahis aone who brought the holy fire for the altar back from the diaspora to Jerusalem and founded a library of the Holy Scriptures0.90text
Nehemiahrelated to Book of MaccabeesThe0.60section
Nehemiahrelated to Book of MaccabeesMaccabees0.60section
Nehemiahrelated to Book of MaccabeesJerusalem0.60section
Nehemiahrelated to Book of MaccabeesHoly Scriptures0.60section
Nehemiahrelated to Book of MaccabeesJudas Maccabeus0.60section
Nehemiahrelated to Book of MaccabeesHere0.60section
Nehemiahrelated to Book of MaccabeesNehemiah's0.60section

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