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  1    Pent,  Exo   12:    2(1) |     Babylonian name of Nisan. Cf Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 5:7.~
  2    Pent,  Lev   23:   40(5) |       lived during the feast. Cf Nehemiah 8:15. However, from about
  3    Pent,  Num   15:   20(2) |        only in Ezekiel 44:30 and Nehemiah 10:33; a related Hebrew
  4    Pent,  Num   27:   21(6) |         8; Deut 33:8; Ezra 2:63; Nehemiah 7:65. Joshua was ordinarily
  5    Pent,  Num   29:   35(6) |          Deut 16:8; 2 Chron 7:9; Nehemiah 8:18. ~
  6    Pent,  Jos   15:   20(3) |         19:2-7; 1 Chron 4:28-32; Nehemiah 11:25-30. This list has
  7     His                     |          and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 and 2 Maccabees. To these
  8     His                     |            Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah form a historical work,
  9     His                     |        Jewish life were Ezra and Nehemiah.~
 10     His, 1Chr  Int          |       with the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah, a single historical work,
 11     His, 1Chr  Int          | originally the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah formed the last part of
 12     His, 1Chr    3:   19(8) |         2, 23; Ezra 3:2, 8; 5:2; Nehemiah 12:1) called son of Shealtiel.
 13     His, 1Chr    9:    2(1) |        in the names, is given in Nehemiah 11:3-24. ~
 14     His, 2Chr  Int          |      work, the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah.~The Second Book of Chronicles
 15     His, 2Chr   24:    5(1) |      time of the Chronicler (see Nehemiah 10:32) there was a fixed
 16     His,  Ezr  Int          |       the Hebrew canon are Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 and 2 Chronicles, in
 17     His,  Ezr  Int          |    Originally, however, Ezra and Nehemiah followed the Books of Chronicles,
 18     His,  Ezr  Int          |          this time were Ezra and Nehemiah.~In the present state of
 19     His,  Ezr  Int          |     Although Ezra appears before Nehemiah in this work, it seems probable
 20     His,  Ezr  Int          |           it seems probable that Nehemiah's activity preceded his.~
 21     His,  Ezr  Int          |         7:27-9:15. Compare the ""Nehemiah Memoirs'' in Nehemiah 1:
 22     His,  Ezr  Int          |            Nehemiah Memoirs'' in Nehemiah 1:1-7:72a; 11:1, 2; 12:27-
 23     His,  Ezr  Int          |          less known than that of Nehemiah. Ben Sirach, in his praise
 24     His,  Ezr    2:    1(1) |          sixth century B.C.; see Nehemiah 7:6-72 where it reappears. ~
 25     His,  Ezr    2:    2    |         with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai,
 26     His,  Ezr    2:   63(2) |        the Jewish exile leaders. Nehemiah as governor receives the
 27     His,  Ezr    2:   63(2) |         receives the same title (Nehemiah 8:9; 10:2). Urim and Thummin:
 28     His,  Ezr    4:    8(3) |       occasion for the coming of Nehemiah to Palestine (Nehemiah 1:
 29     His,  Ezr    4:    8(3) |        of Nehemiah to Palestine (Nehemiah 1:1-4; 2:1-5). Artaxerxes:
 30     His,  Ezr    7:    1(1) |       The narratives of Ezra and Nehemiah make it seem to many, however,
 31     His,  Ezr    7:    1(1) |     however, that the arrival of Nehemiah in 445 B.C. should precede
 32     His,  Ezr    8:   36(2) |     continued from this point by Nehemiah 7:72b-8:18 which may be
 33     His,  Ezr    9:    7(1) |        is perhaps to be found in Nehemiah 9:6-37, which may be read
 34     His,  Ezr   10:    6(1) |       was Eliashib's son Joiada (Nehemiah 12:10-11, 22). Since Eliashib
 35     His,  Ezr   10:    6(1) |       high priest at the time of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 3:1, 20-21; 13:
 36     His,  Ezr   10:    6(1) |         at the time of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 3:1, 20-21; 13:4, 7) and
 37     His,  Ezr   10:    6(1) |         practically certain that Nehemiah's activity in Jerusalem
 38     His,  Ezr   10:   44(4) |          of Ezra is continued in Nehemiah 9:1-5; this may be read
 39     His,  Ezr   10:   44(4) |         though the date given in Nehemiah 9:1 fits more precisely
 40     His,  Neh               |                                  Nehemiah~
 41     His,  Neh  Int          |         days of the Restoration. Nehemiah was the man of action who
 42     His,  Neh  Int          |         The biblical sources for Nehemiah's life and work are the
 43     His,  Neh  Int          |       are called the "Memoirs of Nehemiah," and have been used more
 44     His,  Neh  Int          |    questions the authenticity of Nehemiah's memoirs. From these and
 45     His,  Neh  Int          |      temperamental shortcomings, Nehemiah was a man of good practical
 46     His,  Neh  Int          |       with the work he had done. Nehemiah was a layman, and his generous
 47     His,  Neh  Int          |        laymen today.~The Book of Nehemiah is divided as follows:~                               
 48     His,  Neh  Int          |                     The Deeds of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1:1-7:72) ~                            
 49     His,  Neh  Int          |           The Deeds of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1:1-7:72) ~                            
 50     His,  Neh  Int          |         Promulgation of the Law (Nehemiah 8:1-13:31)~~~~ ~
 51     His,  Neh    1:    1    |                  1 ~The words of Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. 1
 52     His,  Neh    1:    1(1) |          1] The first mission of Nehemiah, from the twentieth year
 53     His,  Neh    1:    1(1) |          lasted from the spring (Nehemiah 2:1) of 445 B. C. until
 54     His,  Neh    1:    1(1) |       445 B. C. until 433 B. C. (Nehemiah 5:14). It is recounted in
 55     His,  Neh    1:    1(1) |          14). It is recounted in Nehemiah 1:1-6:15; 12:27-43; 6:16-
 56     His,  Neh    1:   11(2) |         royal household. Because Nehemiah could appear in the queen'
 57     His,  Neh    1:   11(2) |         in the queen's presence (Nehemiah 2:6), it is commonly presumed
 58     His,  Neh    2:   10(1) |         the province of Samaria [Nehemiah 3:32(33,34)], apparently
 59     His,  Neh    2:   10(1) |         understood as slave, and Nehemiah no doubt meant it in this
 60     His,  Neh    2:   10(1) |   together with Geshem the Arab (Nehemiah 2:19; 6:1, 2), who was probably
 61     His,  Neh    2:   13(2) |                           13-15] Nehemiah left Jerusalem by the Valley
 62     His,  Neh    2:   20(3) |         and Tobiah were Yahwist, Nehemiah would not let them participate
 63     His,  Neh    3:    8(2) |    Ephraim, or New City Gate; cf Nehemiah 3:6; 8:16.~
 64     His,  Neh    3:   16    |        repair was carried out by Nehemiah, son of Azbuk, leader of
 65     His,  Neh    6:   15(1) |        the walls of Jerusalem by Nehemiah took two years and four
 66     His,  Neh    7:    7    |         with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani,
 67     His,  Neh    7:   72(3) |         36. The gloss mentioning Nehemiah in Nehemiah 7:9 was inserted
 68     His,  Neh    7:   72(3) |     gloss mentioning Nehemiah in Nehemiah 7:9 was inserted in this
 69     His,  Neh    7:   72(3) |         simultaneous presence of Nehemiah and Ezra in Jerusalem; Nehemiah
 70     His,  Neh    7:   72(3) |  Nehemiah and Ezra in Jerusalem; Nehemiah 12:26; 12:36 are also scribal
 71     His,  Neh    8:    9    |                         9 ~Then (Nehemiah, that is, His Excellency,
 72     His,  Neh   10:    1(1) |      This section belongs to the Nehemiah narrative rather than to
 73     His,  Neh   10:    1(1) |      Ezra. It is best read after Nehemiah 13:31. In view of all this:
 74     His,  Neh   10:    1(1) |       the situation described in Nehemiah 13:4-31. ~
 75     His,  Neh   10:    2    |         document: His Excellency Nehemiah, son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah. ~
 76     His,  Neh   11:    1(1) |         Jerusalem at the time of Nehemiah is best read after Nehemiah
 77     His,  Neh   11:    1(1) |      Nehemiah is best read after Nehemiah 7:72a. It is basically the
 78     His,  Neh   12:   10(1) |     least in the early period of Nehemiah's governorship, i.e., 445-
 79     His,  Neh   12:   10(1) |         445-433 B.C. (Ezra 10:6; Nehemiah 3:1, 20, 21; 13:4, 7). Eliashib,
 80     His,  Neh   12:   10(1) |     comes, as seems probable (cf Nehemiah 12:23), from the Chronicler
 81     His,  Neh   12:   26    |      Jozadak (and in the time of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra
 82     His,  Neh   12:   27(2) |       section is best read after Nehemiah 6:15.~
 83     His,  Neh   12:   44(3) |          the days of Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:47). The gloss mentioning
 84     His,  Neh   12:   44(3) |        47). The gloss mentioning Nehemiah is not in the ancient Greek
 85     His,  Neh   12:   47    |   Zerubbabel (and in the days of Nehemiah), gave the singers and the
 86     His,  Neh   13:    1(1) | introduction to the reforms that Nehemiah instituted during his second
 87     His,  Neh   13:    1(1) |     second mission in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 13:4-31). The part of the
 88     His,  Neh   13:    4(2) |          part of the "Memoirs of Nehemiah"; it is continued in 10:
 89     His,  Neh   13:    6(3) |       time: It is not known when Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem or
 90     His, 1Mac   11:   34(7) |      postexilic Jews (Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 11:35) and the hometown
 91     His, 2Mac    1:   18(8) |      purely legendary account of Nehemiah's miraculous fire is incorporated
 92     His, 2Mac    1:   18    |          fire that appeared when Nehemiah, the rebuilder of the temple
 93     His, 2Mac    1:   18(9) |                              18] Nehemiah, the rebuilder of the temple
 94     His, 2Mac    1:   20    |          when it so pleased God, Nehemiah, commissioned by the king
 95     His, 2Mac    1:   21    |    sacrifices had been prepared, Nehemiah ordered the priests to sprinkle
 96     His, 2Mac    1:   23    |         the rest responding with Nehemiah. ~
 97     His, 2Mac    1:   31    |        the sacrifice was burned, Nehemiah ordered the rest of the
 98     His, 2Mac    1:   33    |      liquid was found with which Nehemiah and his people had burned
 99     His, 2Mac    1:   36    |                           36 ~11 Nehemiah and his companions called
100     His, 2Mac    2:   13    |       told in the records and in Nehemiah's Memoirs how he collected
101     His, 2Mac    2:   13(5) |                              13] Nehemiah's Memoirs: a lost apocryphal
102     His, 2Mac    3:    4(4) |     priestly family mentioned in Nehemiah 12:5, 18.~
103     His, 2Mac    3:   11(5) |    Tobiad family of Transjordan (Nehemiah 2:10; 6:17-19; 13:4-8).
104   WisdB,  Psa   33:    6(2) |     viewed as a vast army, e.g., Nehemiah 9:6; Isaiah 40:26; 45:12;
105   WisdB,  Sir   49:   11(2) |       rebuilding the temple, and Nehemiah, the governor, in repairing
106   WisdB,  Sir   49:   13    |        Extolled be the memory of NEHEMIAH! He rebuilt our ruined walls,
107  ProphB,  Isa   32:   14(1) |       great projecting tower" in Nehemiah 3:27. ~
108  ProphB,  Isa   56:    5(3) |        children; cf 2 Sam 18:18; Nehemiah 7:15; 13:14.~
109  ProphB,  Mal  Int          |  anonymous writer shortly before Nehemiah's arrival in Jerusalem (
110  ProphB,  Mal  Int          |      reform measures of Ezra and Nehemiah. It is likely that the author'
111    Gosp,  Mat   17:   24(21)|      upkeep (cf Exodus 30:11-16; Nehemiah 10:33). After the destruction
112    Gosp,  Joh    5:    2(3) |    sacrifice were brought in; cf Nehemiah 3:1, 32; 12:39. Hebrew: