455 BC · AM 3549 · Return
Nehemiah hears of Jerusalem's distress
At Susa, Nehemiah learned that Jerusalem's wall remained broken and its gates burned. He sat down, wept, fasted, and confessed Israel's sins while appealing to God's covenant mercy and asking for favor before the king (Nehemiah 1:1-11).
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📖 Nehemiah 1:1–3
1These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, 2Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem. 3And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”
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