The Book of Nehemiah PART ONE—The rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem (chapters 1–6) I. THE DISTRESS OF NEHEMIAH (chapter One) A. THE NARRATIVE In 445 B.C., in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, Hanani, Nehemiah’s brother, came to the Persian Capital Shushan from the province of Judah. When Nehemiah questioned him concerning the state of Jerusalem and the condition of the returned Jewish remnant in Palestine, Hanani reported to him that the returned remnant were living in great affliction and
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