| Nehemiah 2 | |
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,_cropped.png) Nehemiah presenting King Artaxerxes with a pyxis, miniature from the Bible of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Alcobaça, c. 1220s (National Library of Portugal ALC.455, fl.147). | |
| Book | Book of Nehemiah |
| Category | Ketuvim |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 16 |
Nehemiah 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible,[1] or the 12th chapter of the book of Ezra-Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible, which treats the book of Ezra and the book of Nehemiah as one book.[2] Jewish tradition states that Ezra is the author of Ezra-Nehemiah as well as the Book of Chronicles,[3] but modern scholars generally accept that a compiler from the 5th century BCE (the so-called "Chronicler") is the final author of these books.[4] From the time he hears about Jerusalem during the month of Kislev (November/December), Nehemiah waited until the month of Nisan (March/April) to petition Artaxerxes I of Persia to be allowed to go and help the rebuilding of Jerusalem.[5] His petition is granted by the king, and although with less authority than Ezra over the officials of "Beyond-the-River", Nehemiah was given an official position with an escort of officers and cavalry.[5]
- ^ Halley 1965, p. 235.
- ^ Grabbe 2003, p. 313.
- ^ Babylonian Talmud Baba Bathra 15a, apud Fensham 1982, p. 2
- ^ Fensham 1982, pp. 2–4.
- ^ a b Grabbe 2003, p. 321.
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