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Nehemiah Scripture - Nehemiah 12:26

These [were] in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe....

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Nehemiah in Wikipedia

Nehemiah or Nechemya (English pronunciation: /ˌniː.əˈmaɪ.ə/; נְחֶמְיָה, "Comforted of/is the LORD (YHWH)," Standard Hebrew Nəḥemya, Tiberian Hebrew Nəḥemyāh) is a major figure in the post-exile history of the Jews as recorded in the Bible, and is believed to be the primary author of the Book of Nehemiah. He was the son of Hachaliah, (Neh. 1:1)...

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Nehemiah Scripture - Nehemiah 12:47

And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified [holy things] unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified [them] unto the children of Aaron....

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Nehemiah Scripture - Nehemiah 8:9

And Nehemiah, which [is] the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day [is] holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law....

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Nehemiah in Hitchcock's Bible Names

consolation; repentance of the Lord...

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Nehemiah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ne-he-mi'-a, ne-hem-i'-a (nechemyah, "comforted of Yah"): 1. Family 2. Youth 3. King's Cupbearer 4. Governor of Judea 5. Death LITERATURE Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah, is the Jewish patriot whose life is recorded in the Biblical work named after him. All that we know about him from contemporary sources is found in this book; and so the readers...

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Nehemiah in Naves Topical Bible

-1. Son of Hachaliah Ne 1:1 The cupbearer of Artaxerxes, a very trusted position Ne 1:11; 2:1 Is grieved over the desolation of his country Ne 1 Is sent by the king to rebuild Jerusalem Ne 2:1-8 Register of the people whom he led from Babylon Ne 7 Register of the priests and Levites Ne 12:1-22 Rebuilds Jerusalem Ne 2; 3; 4; 5; 6 His a...

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Nehemiah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(consolation of the Lord). 1. Son of Hachaliah, and apparently of the tribe of Judah. All that we know certainly concerning him is contained in the book which bears his name. We first find him at Shushan, the winter residence of the kings of Persia, in high office as the cupbearer of King Artaxerxes Longimanus. In the twentieth year of the ki...

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Nehemiah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

The book is not an appendix to Ezra as its distinct title proves, "the words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah," nor would the same author give two lists of those returned from Babylon (Ezra 2; Nehemiah 7), and yet leave seeming discrepancies in details. In Nehemiah 8; Nehemiah 9; and Nehemiah 10, the prominence of Ezra is probably the cause wh...

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Nehemiah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

comforted by Jehovah. (1.) Ezra 2:2; Neh. 7:7. (2.) Neh. 3:16. (3.) The son of Hachaliah (Neh. 1:1), and probably of the tribe of Judah. His family must have belonged to Jerusalem (Neh. 2:3). He was one of the "Jews of the dispersion," and in his youth was appointed to the important office of royal cup-bearer at the palace of Shushan. The...

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