(the book of) nehemiah

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  • 72Nehemiah — noun a) A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh. b) A governor of Judea sent by the Persian king to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. See Also: Neh., Nahum …

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  • 73Nehemiah — noun Etymology: Hebrew Nĕḥemyāh Date: 14th century 1. a Jewish leader of the fifth century B.C. who supervised the rebuilding of the Jerusalem city walls and instituted religious reforms in the city 2. a narrative and historical book of canonical …

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  • 74Nehemiah — A post exilic patriot and hero. Although an OT book bears his name, little is known of him. He was said to be the cup bearer of King Artaxerxes Ⅰ of Persia, by whom he was appointed governor of Judah about 445 BCE. He supervised the rebuilding of …

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  • 75Nehemiah — n. Jewish leader of the fifth century who led exiled Jews back to Judea from Persia (Biblical); book of the Old Testament (Biblical); male first name …

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  • 76Nehemiah — Ne•he•mi•ah [[t]ˌni əˈmaɪ ə[/t]] n. 1) bib a Hebrew leader of the 5th century b.c. 2) bib a book of the Bible bearing his name …

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  • 77Nehemiah — /niəˈmaɪə/ (say neeuh muyuh) noun 1. a Hebrew leader of the 5th century BC; returned to Jerusalem to rebuild its walls. 2. a book of the Old Testament {Hebrew} …

  • 78CHRONICLES, BOOK OF — CHRONICLES, BOOK OF, one of the books of the Hagiographa section of the Bible. In the printed Jewish editions of the Bible, it appears last. In Christian Bibles Chronicles follows II Kings and precedes Ezra. book of chronicles contents Book of… …

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  • 79MALACHI, BOOK OF — MALACHI, BOOK OF, the last (12th) book of the section of the Bible called minor prophets . In the Qumran fragment 4QXIIa, however, Malachi seems to be followed by Jonah. It contains The pronouncement of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi… …

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  • 80Development of the Old Testament canon — For the Jewish canon, see Development of the Jewish Bible canon. For the New Testament canon, see Development of the New Testament canon. Part of a series on …

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