Nehemiah 1:1 - Commentary

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Text -- Nehemiah 1:1 (NET)

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A Prayer of Nehemiah

1:1 These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, I was in Susa the citadel.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Chislev the 9th month of the Jewish calendar

· Hacaliah father of Nehemiah, the governor of the returned exiles

· Nehemiah leader among those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,son of Hacaliah; governor of the returned exiles,son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-Zur

· Susa capital city of Elam and winter home of the Persian kings (OS)