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The book of Nehemiah was likely written in the 5th century BC, around 430-420 BC, during the time of Nehemiah's governorship of Judah.
Haggai and Zechariah were prophets at the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. Ezra 5:1 Now Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.
According to Jewish tradition, Daniel and Nehemiah lived at the same time, around 2375 years ago. See also:Jewish history timeline
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The Book of Nehemiah was primarily written in Hebrew, which was the common language of the Jewish people during that period. However, it also contains some sections in Aramaic, particularly in the context of the Persian Empire's influence. This reflects the linguistic diversity of the time and the interactions between different cultures.
He didn't "have" to. It was considered a great honor to be a cupbearer to the king in his time.
Nehemiah's wall in Jerusalem is traditionally believed to have been approximately 2.5 miles long, with a height ranging from 20 to 40 feet and a width of about 8 to 12 feet. However, exact measurements can vary based on archaeological findings and interpretations of historical texts. The wall served as a protective barrier for the city during the time of Nehemiah in the 5th century BCE.
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Nehemiah supervised the building of the city walls. The second Temple, built by many of the people at roughly the same time, took some five years to build.
Ezra was presumably active during the time of Persian king Artaxerxes II, but some think he was active during the reign of Artaxerxes I which would make him a contemporary of Nehemiah. The Book of Ezra (7:1ff) gives Ezra the same genealogy as 1 Chronicles (5:34ff) gave Jesus ben Yehozedek 100 years earlier, apparently making them brothers in spite of the difference of so many years. There must at the very least have been some confusion about the historicity of Ezra. With the many parallels between the actions of Ezra and Nehemiah, some believe it is possible that Ezra was a priestly fiction. Ezra 5:2 says that Zerubbabel began to build the Temple, completing it (Ezra 6:15) in the sixth year of the reign of Darius, obviously before the time of Nehemiah or Ezra. Nehemiah 6:15 says the city wall was completed by Nehemiah in 52 days.