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\Nehemiah\ comforted by Jehovah. (1.) Ezra 2:2; Neh. 7:7. (2.) Neh. 3:16. |
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Nehemiah was a person in the Bible, believed to be the primary author of the book of Nehemiah. |
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(3.) The son of Hachaliah (Neh. 1:1), and probably of the |
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The name means comforted by Jehovah. The son of Hachaliah (Neh. 1:1), and probably of the |
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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 king, Artaxerxes Longimanus, seems |
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2:3). He lived in the time when Israel had been conquered by the Persians (see history of ancient Israel and Judah). In his youth he was appointed to the important office of royal cup-bearer at the palace of Shushan. The king, [Artaxerxes Longimanus]?, seems |
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attendant. Through his brother Hanani, and perhaps from other |
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attendant. Through his brother Hanani, and perhaps from other |
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up to Jerusalem and there to act as tirshatha , or governor of Judea. He went up in the spring of B.C. 446 (eleven years after |
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up to Jerusalem and there to act as tirshatha , or governor of Judea. He went up in the spring of B.C. 446 (eleven years after |
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directing him to assist Nehemiah. On his arrival he set himself |
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directing him to assist Nehemiah. On his arrival he set himself |
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the whole was completed in about six months. He remained in |
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the whole was completed in about six months. He remained in |
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for the safety and good government of the city. At the close of |
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for the safety and good government of the city. At the close of |
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soon after this the old corrupt state of things returned, showing the worthlessness to a large extent of the professions that had been made at the feast of the dedication of the walls of the city (Neh. 12. See EZRA ¯T0001294). Malachi now appeared |
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soon after this the old corrupt state of things returned. Malachi now appeared |
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worship and the outward observance of the law of Moses. Of his |
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worship and the outward observance of the law of Moses. Of his |
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age. The place of his death and burial is, however, unknown. "He resembled Ezra in his fiery zeal, in his active spirit of enterprise, and in the piety of his life: but he was of a bluffer and a fiercer mood; he had less patience with transgressors; he was a man of action rather than a man of thought, and more inclined to use force than persuasion. His practical sagacity and high courage were very markedly shown in the arrangement with which he carried through the rebuilding of the wall and balked the cunning plans of the 'adversaries.' The piety of his heart, his deeply religious spirit and constant sense of communion with and absolute dependence upon God, are strikingly exhibited, first in the long prayer recorded in ch. 1:5-11, and secondly and most remarkably in what have been called his 'interjectional prayers', those short but moving addresses to Almighty God which occur so frequently in his writings, the instinctive outpouring of a heart deeply moved, but ever resting itself upon God, and looking to God alone for aid in trouble, for the frustration of evil designs, and for final reward and acceptance" (Rawlinson). Nehemiah was the last |
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age. The place of his death and burial is, however, unknown. Nehemiah was the last |
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Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed |
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Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed |
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