- Is there identification of Nehemiah in terms of his role in the Jewish community of the exile or in the government of Persia?
- In Nehemiah 1:2, are those who come to Nehemiah from the exile or have they returned from Judah?
- From Nehemiah 1:2 does it appear that there was any earlier return or is the reference to “the remnant” an indication that only those who were not taken in exile were in Israel — and if so, would this appear to be contradictory to Ezra or, perhaps, while in the Bible following Ezra, historically to precede?
- What was the condition of the Jews (Nehemiah 1:3)?
- Is the phrase “Elohey Hashama’yim” to be found frequently or at all in earlier text?
- In Nehemiah 1:6, what two thoughts are wedded together regarding the purpose of the tefillah?
- In Nehemiah 1:8-9, what volume of the TorahRefers to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, also called the Five Books of Moses, Pentateuch or the Hebrew equivalent, Humash. This is also called the Written Torah. The term may also refer to teachings that expound on Jewish tradition. Read more does the text seem to be quoting?
- Who is “that man” referred to in Nehemiah 1:11?
- The end of Nehemiah 1:10 translates as “I was the king’s cup bearer at the time”. What time?
