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Nehemiah
Sign in to savethumb|right|Nehemiah rebuilding Jerusalem, illustration by Adolf Hult, 1919 Nehemiah (; ) is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period as the governor of Yehud Medinata, the autonomous province of Judea within the Achaemenid Empire, under Artaxerxes I (465–424 BC).
Key facts
- Saint.name
- Nehemiah
- Saint.image
- Prophet nehemiah.jpg
- Saint.caption
- American Orthodox icon
- Saint.titles
- Prophet and Leader of the Israelites
- Saint.feast_day
- 13 July (Catholic)Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (Orthodox)
- Saint.honored_in
- Eastern Orthodox Church
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Book of Nehemiah narrative
- Book of Maccabees
- Book of Sirach
- In rabbinic literature
- Veneration
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|Nehemiah rebuilding Jerusalem, illustration by Adolf Hult, 1919 Nehemiah (; ) is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period as the governor of Yehud Medinata, the autonomous province of Judea within the Achaemenid Empire, under Artaxerxes I (465–424 BC).
The historicity of Nehemiah, his mission, and the Nehemiah Memoir have recently become very controversial in academic scholarship, with maximalists viewing it as a historical account and minimalists doubting whether Nehemiah existed. He is considered a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, where he is commemorated on the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers.