Kwesi Ra Nehem Ptah Akhan has written:
'Uben-Hyeng'
Johann Christian Hebenstreit has written: 'Originem symbolorum a restaurata post exilium ecclesia Judaica ex Nehem. IX ult. repetitam sistit' -- subject(s): Accessible book
Ezra Nehemiah Nesbeth has written: 'Assessment of learning goals, literacy skills and attitudes of adult learners in the national programme in Jamaica' -- subject(s): Motivation in adult education, Adult education, Literacy
The exact number is not known, but millions of people fasted, as is shown in both the Old and New Testaments, right up until the present day, where millions of Orthodox Christians in particular continue to fast every year. Here are a few of the Biblical references to fasting: OLD TESTAMENT: 1 Samuel 7:6 2 Samuel 1:12 2 Chronicles 20:30 Ezra 8:21 Nehem 1:4, and 9:1 Psalms 109:24 Jonah 3:5 Joel 2:15 Zechariah 7:5 and 8:19 NEW TESTAMENT: Matthew 4:2 Matthew 6:16 Matthew 9:14-15 Acts 13:2-3 Acts 14:23 1 Corinthians 7:5