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The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors with their...

The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place....

When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, and in the...

But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead...

From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers...

Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews. Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are...

When I heard their outcry and these charges, I was very angry. I pondered them in my mind and then accused the nobles and officials. I...

Moreover, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, until his...

When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left in...

One day I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home. He said, “Let us meet in the...

The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan and Pelaiah—instructed...

All the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of...

After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed. I put in...