Definitions
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- proper noun biblical The sixteenth book of the
Old Testament of theBible , and a book of theTanakh . - proper noun biblical A governor of
Judea sent by the Persian king to rebuild the walls ofJerusalem . - proper noun A male
given name of biblical origin.
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- noun an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
Etymologies
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Or, as it says in Nehemiah 4: 14, "Remember the Lord and fight."
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Almost all the names recur in Nehemiah (Ne 11: 1-36), although there are differences which will be explained there.
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Haggai and Zechariah were sent to reprove the people for delaying to build the temple; Malachi was sent to reprove them for the neglect of it when it was built, and for their profanation of the temple-service (for from idolatry and superstition they ran into the other extreme of impiety and irreligion), and the sins he witnesses against are the same that we find complained of in Nehemiah's time, with whom, it is probable, he was contemporary.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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If is probable that at the same time he recalled Nehemiah, or perhaps his leave of absence had previously expired.
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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.
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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.
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Until Oct. 1, a third party, typically a nonprofit such as Nehemiah, could fund a buyer's down payment and be paid back by the seller.
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16: 008: 009 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.
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16: 008: 009 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.
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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.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther) 1721
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