Questions tagged [nehemiah]
Questions about the Book of Nehemiah, or the prophet himself
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Does the marriage crisis in Ezra 9-10 mean there were Israelites engaging in abominable practices?
Ezra 9 and 10 describes a crisis of mixed marriages.
1 After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated ...
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Nehemiah 7:61, Ezra 2:59, — "Cherub, Addon" or "Cherub-Addon"?
Nehemiah 7:61
And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel. | ...
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Why does Neh. 8:17 say that nobody celebrated the Festival of Tabernacles since Joshua, when Solomon celebrated it in 1 Kgs. 8:65?
When Nehemiah celebrates the Festival of Tabernacles for the first time with the returning exile from Babylon, it is stated that
From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had ...
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What were the ingredients of soft drink and strong drink as mentioned in Nehemia and Luke?
We read in Neh 8:10:
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send
some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord.
Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord ...
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Why is there a difference between what the Golden Calf worshippers said in Exodus 32 and Nehemiah 9?
He took the gold from them, formed it in a mold, and cast an image of a calf; and they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
Exodus 32:4
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What are the "Sabbaths," "New Moons," and "Feasts"?
Several Old Testament passages reference "Sabbaths" (Strongs 07676, shabbath), "New Moons" (Strongs 02320, chodesh), and "Set Feasts" (Strongs 04150, mow‘ed), along with ...
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Does Nehemiah 9:14 teach that the Sabbath was made known through Moses rather than from the beginning?
Nehemiah 9:5-15 lists a brief chronology of God's people from creation to Moses, emphasizing all that God had done. (The verses following show the proud, disobedient reaction of the people.) While God ...
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When did the 7 + 62 (69) weeks (483 years, in fact) start and then end, which then heralded "Messiah the Prince", as portrayed in Dan 9:25 [NASB]?
This much written about and endlessly debated time period, in my opinion, has to be understood before we can even think about ascertaining when the "70th week" of Daniel's famed prophecy ...
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Why does Nehemiah 1:5 in the NIV translate הַבְּרִית֙ וָחֶ֔סֶד "HaB'rit va-Chesed" as "[His] Covenant [of Love]"?
In Nehemiah 1:5 of the NIV Bible, we read a phrase : "[who] keeps [His] Covenant [of love]".
Is וָחֶ֔סֶד "va-Chesed" really describing the type of Covenant?
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Do the individual builders listed in Nehemiah 3 represent larger household groups?
Nehemiah 3 lists the builders who were responsible for repairing different parts of Jerusalem's wall. Sometimes the text makes explicit reference to a group of builders, e.g.:
Eliashib the high ...
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How did Nehemiah afford everything?
From Nehemiah 5:8
"As far as possible, we have bought back our fellow Jews who were sold to the Gentiles. Now you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!"
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Why does the Septuagint remove "Amen" from Nehemiah 8:6?
Truly Truly the Greek Septuagint forgot an αμην "Amen"? - In the Hebrew Tanakh the phrase "Truly Truly" can be found in [Nehemiah 8:6].
Nehemiah 8:6 "And Ezra blessed YHVH, ...
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How did God send His Spirit to the Israelites in the wilderness?
Nehemiah 9:20 NASB
You gave Your good Spirit to instruct [the Israelites], your manna you did not withhold from their mouth, And you gave them water for their thirst.
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What's the meaning of "for water" in Nehemiah 4:23?
NIV Nehemiah 4:23 Neither I nor my brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his weapon, even when he went for water.
How to translate Nehemiah 4:23?
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Who tore down the walls of Jerusalem in Nehemiah?
This is the verse in question:
"And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken ...
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