Governor Nehemiah

A journey · 6 stops

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Governor Nehemiah · −445 – −430

1. Susa −446 – −446
Cupbearer to the Persian king in his winter palace, he hears that Jerusalem's walls lie in ruins. He weeps, fasts and asks the king for leave to go.
2. Babylon −445 – −445
He sets out with royal letters and an escort of cavalry and army officers, a very different journey from Ezra's.
3. Damascus −445 – −445
He gives the king's letters to the governors Beyond the River. Sanballat and Tobiah hear of it and are displeased.
4. Jerusalem −445 – −433
He inspects the ruins by night and rallies the people. Building with a tool in one hand and a weapon in the other, they finish the wall in fifty-two days.
5. Susa −432 – −431
As he promised, he returns to the king's service after twelve years as governor.
6. Jerusalem −430 – −430
Back again, he throws Tobiah's belongings out of the Temple, restores the Levites' share, and shuts the gates on the Sabbath.