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Daily Old Testament: Nehemiah 1-3 and My Own Article on "Friends and Scripture" (Part 8)

Nehemiah 1 – Written in the first person, Nehemiah is, at the time of the return, a cupbearer for the Persian king Artaxerxes. The account begins in the year 446 according to a note in my Jerusalem Bible. He is living in Susa when his brother Hanani comes with other men from Judah with news of the terrible condition of the people there. Susa is one of the oldest cities in the world, in the Zagros Mountain area [southeastern Iran today] and home of both Daniel and…

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Added by Irene Lape on 10th mo. 2, 2013 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

Daily Old Testament: Ezra 9-10 and My Own Article on "Friends and Scripture" (Part 7)

Ezra 9 – Ezra, continuing his first person account, which was begun in chapter 8, says that officials approached him to tell him that the people of the land have not held themselves separate from the pagan people—the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzies, Jebusties, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians and Amorites. They “have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons” (9:2). Ezra says, “When I heard this, I tore my garment and my mantel, and pulled hair from my…

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Added by Irene Lape on 10th mo. 1, 2013 at 5:30am — No Comments

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