Nehemiah 2:19

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Related verses

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• Nehemiah 6:6
  …that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
• Nehemiah 6:1–2
  When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—
• Psalm 44:13–14
  You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
• Mark 5:40
  And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
• Psalm 80:6
  You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.
• Ezra 4:15–16
  …that a search should be made of the record books of your fathers. In these books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, inciting sedition from ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed.
• Job 30:1
  “But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
• Luke 23:2
  And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
• John 19:12
  From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
• Acts 24:5
  We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
• Hebrews 11:36
  Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
• Jeremiah 20:8
  For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.

People

Geshem: Arab opponent of Nehemiah; tried to hinder wall rebuilding· Horonites: A people group opposed to Nehemiah's work· Sanballat: Governor of Samaria, opposed Nehemiah's rebuilding of Jerusalem· Tobiah: Ammonite official who opposed Nehemiah's rebuilding efforts

Places

Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel· Arabia: A region and its inhabitants, mentioned in various contexts

Glossary

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Arabia, Arabs· Book of Nehemiah· Geshem· Horonite· Kedar· Nehemiah (Person)· Persia, Persians· Postexilic Period· Samaria· Sanballat· Tobiah

Topics

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Arabians: Oppose Nehemiah's Rebuilding the Walls of Jerusalem· Character of the Wicked: Despising Saints· Character of the Wicked: Despising the Works of the Faithful· Contempt: Sanballat· Country: Love of· Geshem: Opposed Nehemiah in Building Jerusalem· Sanballat: An Enemy of the Jews in Rebuilding Jerusalem After the Babylonian Captivity· Scorning and Mocking: Saints Endure, on Account of Their Zeal for God's House· Tobiah: An Enemy of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah: Opposes the Rebuilding of the Wall of Jerusalem