Nehemiah study section
Nehemiah key people
Nehemiah, Ezra, and the opposing officials frame a story of rebuilding, revival, and reform.
Key figures
Nehemiah
The cupbearer to Artaxerxes who becomes governor of Judah and rebuilds Jerusalem’s walls in prayerful dependence on God
Artaxerxes
The Persian king who sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem with letters and provisions
Hanani
Nehemiah’s brother, whose report of Jerusalem’s ruin moves him to act
Sanballat
The Samaritan official who ridicules, threatens, and plots against the rebuilding
Tobiah
The Ammonite official who, with Sanballat, opposes the work and infiltrates the community
Ezra
The priest and scribe who reads and explains the Law to the assembled people
The Levites
Those who teach the Law, lead the great confession, and order the worship of the restored city
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