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Nehemiah 1
Distraught by the state of Jerusalem, Nehemiah fasts and prays to God, confessing his sins.
People: Nehemiah - Hanani - יהוה YHVH God
Places: Kingdom of Judah - Jerusalem
Related Articles: Hachaliah - Shushan - Babylonian captivity - Fasting - Prayer - Confession - Moses
English Text: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeNehemiah 2
Artaxerxes grants Nehemiah's request to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the ruined city.
PEOPLE: Artaxerxes - Nehemiah - God - Asaph - Sanballat - Tobiah - Geshem
PLACES: Kingdom of Judah - Jerusalem
RELATED ARTICLES: Hebrew calendar - Horonite - Ammonite - Children of Israel - Kohen - Arabian
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay–Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeNehemiah 3
The city of Jerusalem is rebuilt and the defensive wall repaired. The names of people who worked on the restoration are listed.
PEOPLE: Eliashib - Zaccur - Meremoth - Meshullam (son of Berechiah) - Zadok (son of Baana) - Tekoites - יהוה YHVH - Jehoiada - Meshullam (son of Besodeiah) - Melatiah - Jadon - Uzziel - Hananiah[disambiguation needed] - Rephaiah - Jedaiah - Hattush - Malchijah - Hashub - Shallum - Hanun - Malchiah - Shallun - Nehemiah (son of Azbuk) - Levites - Rehum - Bavai - Ezer - Baruch - Benjamin - Hashub - Azariah - Binnui - Palal- Pedaiah - Parosh - Nethinim - Zadok (son of Immer) - Shemaiah - Hananiah[disambiguation needed] - Hanun - Malchiah
PLACES: Jericho - Gibeon - Mizpah - Jordan River - Jerusalem - Zanoah - Bethhaccerem - Siloah - Beth-zur - Keilah - Ophel - Miphkad
RELATED ARTICLES: High priest - Sheep gate - Imri - Hassenaah - Urijah - Koz - Berechiah - Meshezabeel - Baana - Old Gate - Paseah - Besodeiah - Gibeonite - Meronothite - Harhaiah - Apothecary - Hur - Harumaph - Hashabniah - Harim - Pahath-Moab - Halohesh - Dung Gate - Rechab - Colhozeh - City of David (historic) - Azbuk - Bani - Hashabiah - Henadad - Jeshua - Zabbai - Kohen - Maaseiah - Ananiah - Uzai - Immer - Shecaniah - Shelemiah - Zalaph - Berechiah
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeNehemiah 4
The neighboring nations express animosity toward the Jews. Nehemiah prays to God as Judah prepares for battle.
People: Sanballat - Tobiah - יהוה YHVH God - Arabians - Ashdodites
Places: Samaria - Jerusalem - Kingdom of Judah
Related Articles: Ammonite - Habergeon
English Text: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeNehemiah 5
Nehemiah speaks out against usury and accuse the Jews of enslaving their brethren.
People: Nehemiah - יהוה YHVH God
Places: Kingdom of Judah
Related articles: Usury - Kohen - Artaxerxes
English text: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeNehemiah 6
Nehemiah's enemies request a meeting, but suspecting an ambush, he refuses. He prays to God for strength. Meanwhile, the wall around Jerusalem is completed.
People: Sanballat - Tobiah - Geshem - Nehemiah - Gashmu - God - Shemaiah - Noadiah
Places: Ono - Jerusalem - Kingdom of Judah
Related articles: Arab people - Delaiah - Mehetabeel - Second Temple - Prophet - Shecaniah - Arah - Johanan - Meshullam - Berechiah
English text: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeNehemiah 7
The defensive wall around Jerusalem is finished and the doors are put into place in the city gates. A genealogical record is found of the Israelites who returned from the Babylonian captivity.
People: Nehemiah - Levites - Hanani - Hananiah[disambiguation needed] - יהוה YHVH God - Nebuchadnezzar - Zerubbabel - Jeshua - Azariah - Raamiah - Nahamani - Mordecai - Bilshan - Mispereth - Bigvai - Nehum - Baanah - Parosh - Shephatiah - Arah - Pahath-Moab - Joab - Elam - Zattu - Zaccai - Binnui - Bebai - Azgad - Adonikam - Adin - Ater of Hezekiah - Hashum - Bezai - Hariph - Gibeon - Jedaiah - Immer - Pashur - Harim - Kadmiel - Hodevah - Asaph - Shallum - Ater - Talmon - Akkub - Hatita - Shobai - Nethinim - Ziha - Hashupha - Tabbaoth - Keros - Sia - Padon - Lebana - Hagaba - Shalmai - Hanan - Giddel - Gahar - Reaiah - Rezin - Nekoda - Gazzam - Uzza - Phaseah - Besai - Meunim - Nephishesim - Bakbuk - Hakupha - Harhur - Bazlith - Mehida - Harsha - Barkos - Sisera - Tamah - Neziah - Hatipha - Solomon - Sotai - Sophereth - Perida - Jaala - Darkon - Giddel - Shephatiah - Hattil - Pochereth - Zebaim - Amon - Telmelah - Telharesha - Cherub - Addon - Immer - Delaiah - Tobiah - Nekoda - Habaiah - Koz - Barzillai - Tirshatha
Places: Jerusalem - Kingdom of Judah - Bethlehem - Netophah - Anathoth - Bethazmaveth - Kiriath-Jearim - Chephirah - Beeroth - Ramah - Gaba - Michmas - Bethel - Ai - Nebo - Elam - Harim - Jericho - Lod - Hadid - Ono - Senaah
Related articles: Babylonian captivity - Kohen - Urim and Thummim
English text: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeNehemiah 8
On the first day of the seventh month (Tishri), Ezra and his assistants read the Torah aloud to the whole population from the morning until midday. The event culminates in an enthusiastic seven-day celebration of the Festival of Sukkot.
People: Ezra – יהוה YHVH God – Mattithiah – Shema – Anaiah – Urijah – Hilkiah – Maaseiah – Pedaiah – Mishael – Malchiah – Hashum – Hashbadana – Zechariah – Meshullam – Jeshua – Bani – Sherebiah – Jamin – Akkub – Shabbethai – Hodijah – Kelita – Azariah – Jozabad – Hanan – Pelaiah – Levites – Nehemiah – Tirshatha – Children of Israel
Places: Jerusalem
Related articles: Torah – Moses – Kohen – Amen – Sukkot – Babylonian captivity – Joshua – Nun
English text: American Standard – Douay–Rheims – Free – King James – Jewish Publication Society – Tyndale – World English – WycliffeNehemiah 9
The Israelites gather to worship and praise God with prayer, fasting, confession of sins, and reading of the Torah.
PEOPLE: Children of Israel - יהוה YHVH God - Levites - Jeshua - Bani - Kadmiel - Shebaniah - Bunni - Sherebiah - Bani - Chenani - Hashabniah - Hodijah - Pethahiah
PLACES: Ur of the Chaldees - Egypt - Red Sea - Sihon - Heshbon - Bashan - Canaan - Assyria
RELATED ARTICLES: Fasting - Confession - Torah - Heaven - Abraham - Canaanites - Hittites - Amorites - Perizzites - Jebusites - Girgashites - Pharaoh - Crossing the Red Sea - Pillar of Fire (theophany) - Biblical Mount Sinai - Mitzvah - Biblical Sabbath - Moses - Golden Calf - Holy Spirit - Manna - Og
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeNehemiah 10
The Israelites reinstitute many forgotten practices, make sacrifices and vow not to forsake God.
People: Nehemiah - Zidkijah - Seraiah - Azariah - Jeremiah - Pashur - Amariah - Malchijah - Hattush - Shebaniah - Malluch - Harim - Meremoth - Obadiah - Daniel - Ginnethon - Baruch - Meshullam - Abijah - Mijamin - Maaziah - Bilgai - Shemaiah - Levites - Jeshua - Binnui - Kadmiel - Shebaniah - Hodijah - Kelita - Pelaiah - Hanan - Micha - Rehob - Hashabiah - Zaccur - Sherebiah - Shebaniah - Hodijah - Bani - Beninu - Parosh - Pahath-Moab - Elam - Zatthu - Bani - Bunni - Azgad - Bebai - Adonijah - Bigvai - Adin - Ater - Hizkijah - Azzur - Hodijah - Hashum - Bezai - Hariph - Anathoth - Nebai - Magpiash - Meshullam - Hezir - Meshezabeel - Zadok - Jaddua - Pelatiah - Hanan - Anaiah - Hoshea - Hananiah[disambiguation needed] - Hashub - Hallohesh - Pileha - Shobek - Rehum - Hashabnah - Maaseiah - Ahijah - Hanan - Anan - Malluch - Harim - Baanah - Nethinim - יהוה YHVH God - Israelites
Related articles: Tirshatha - Hachaliah - Kohen - Azaniah - Henadad - Torah - Moses - Mitzvah - Biblical Sabbath - Shekel - Sacrifice - Second Temple - First Fruits - Tithe - Aaron
English text: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeNehemiah 11
The names of the chiefs living in Jerusalem.
People: Levites - Nethinim - Athaiah - Maaseiah - Gabbai - Sallai - Joel - Judah - Jedaiah - Jachin - Seraiah - Adaiah - Amashai - Zabdiel - Shemaiah - Shabbethai - Jozabad - Mattaniah - Bakbukiah - Abda - Akkub - Talmon - Ziha - Gispa - Uzzi - Pethahiah
Places: Jerusalem - Kingdom of Judah - Ophel - Kirjatharba - Dibon - Jekabzeel - Jeshua - Moladah - Bethphelet - Hazarshual - Beersheba - Ziklag - Mekonah - Enrimmon - Zareah - Jarmuth - Zanoah - Adullam - Lachish - Azekah - Beersheba - Valley of Hinnom - Geba - Michmash - Aija[disambiguation needed] - Bethel - Anathoth - Nob[disambiguation needed] - Ananiah - Hazor[disambiguation needed] - Ramah[disambiguation needed] - Gittaim - Hadid - Zeboim - Neballat - Lod - Ono[disambiguation needed]
Related articles: Casting lots - Kohen - Solomon - Tribe of Judah - Tribe of Benjamin - Uzziah - Zechariah - Amariah - Shephatiah - Mahalaleel[disambiguation needed] - Perez[disambiguation needed] - Baruch[disambiguation needed] - Colhozeh - Hazaiah - Adaiah - Joiarib - Zechariah - Shiloni - Sallu - Meshullam - Joed - Pedaiah - Kolaiah, - Maaseiah - Ithiel - Jesaiah - Zichri - Senuah - Joiarib - Hilkiah - Meshullam - Zadok - Meraioth - Ahitub[disambiguation needed] - Jeroham - Pelaliah - Amzi - Zechariah - Pashur - Malchiah - Azareel - Ahasai - Meshillemoth - Immer - Hashub - Azrikam - Hashabiah - Bunni - Micha - Zabdi - Asaph - Shammua - Galal - Jeduthun - Bani - Hashabiah - Mattaniah - Micha - Meshezabeel - Zerah - Judah
English text: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeNehemiah 12
A list of the priests and musicians involved in the celebration of the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
People: Zerubbabel - Jeshua - Seraiah - Jeremiah - Ezra - Amariah - Malluch - Hattush - Shecaniah - Rehum - Meremoth - Iddo - Ginnetho - Abijah - Miamin - Maadiah - Bilgah - Shemaiah - Joiarib - Jedaiah - Sallu - Amok - Hilkiah - Jedaiah - Binnui - Kadmiel - Sherebiah - Judah - Mattaniah - Bakbukiah - Unni - Joiakim - Eliashib - Joiada - Jonathan - Jaddua - Meraiah - Hananiah[disambiguation needed] - Meshullam - Jehohanan - Melicu - Shebaniah - Joseph - Harim - Adna - Meraioth - Helkai - Zechariah - Meshullam - Zichri - Miniamin - Moadiah - Piltai - Shammua - Jehonathan - Mattenai- Uzzi - Sallai - Kallai - Eber - Hashabiah - Nethaneel - Johanan - Obadiah - Talmon - Akkub - Nehemiah - Hoshaiah - Azariah - Benjamin - Azarael - Milalai - Gilalai - Maai - Hanani - Eliakim - Maaseiah - Michaiah - Elioenai - Eleazar - Malchijah - Elam - Ezer - Jezrahiah - God
PLACES: Jerusalem - Netophathi - Geba - Azmaveth - Kingdom of Judah
RELATED ARTICLES: Kohen - Levite - Shealtiel - Darius the Persian - Book of the Chronicles - David - Gilgal - Dung Gate - Mattaniah - Michaiah - Zaccur - Old Gate - Sheep Gate - Sacrifice - First Fruits - Tithe - Solomon - Asaph - Aaron
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeNehemiah 13
The Torah is read before the congregation, after which the Israelites enact religious reforms. Nehemiah prays for God to remember him.
PEOPLE: Israelites - God - Eliashib - Tobiah - Levites - Nehemiah - Shelemiah - Zadok - Pedaiah - Hanan - Joiada - Sanballat the Horonite
PLACES: Jerusalem - Babylon - Kingdom of Judah - Tyre - Ashdod
RELATED ARTICLES: Moses - Ammonite - Moabite - Balaam - Kohen - Sacrifice - Tithe - Artaxerxes - Zaccur - Mattaniah - Biblical Sabbath - Solomon - First Fruits
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - Wycliffe