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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.
Nehemiah 1:1 "The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah..."
The major prophets in the bible are Isaiah, Daniel, Samuel, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Note that Samuel is not considered a "major prophet" by most scholars and Daniel is not part of the Major Prophet books in the Hebrew Bible.
Nehemiah is traditionally believed to be the author of the Bible book that bears his name, the Book of Nehemiah. It records his efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
Zechariah was a contemporary of Haggai, Ezra, and Nehemiah. They were all involved in the restoration of the temple and the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
Nehemiah was a prophet in the old testament.
No
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.
No, Isaiah was a prophet. You may be thinking of Nehemiah. He was a cup bearer to King Artaxerxes the Persian King where Nehemiah and his countrymen were in exile. See Nehemiah 2:1.
Nehemiah, as he was the King's cupbearer
he was called and appointed by God for a divine work
There were three Nehemiah's in the Bible. The most notable one was the prophet Nehemiah who served the Persian King Artaxerxes. This Nehemiah was the Son of Hacaliah, and brother of Hanani. For a full discussion on Nehemiah, see the attached link:
As the Israelites had been taken into slavery by the Babylonians years earlier, just as the prophet Jeremiah said it would happen for failing to listen to God. The books of Ezra, Esther, Nehemiah were written when captive in Babylon, or shortly after they were released by Darius.
70 years
He was a prophet for exactly 23 years.
Nehemiah 1:1 "The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah..."
The major prophets in the bible are Isaiah, Daniel, Samuel, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Note that Samuel is not considered a "major prophet" by most scholars and Daniel is not part of the Major Prophet books in the Hebrew Bible.