Bible Person

Nehemiah

Meaning: consolation; repentance of the Lord · Male · 2 cross references

This Nehemiah entry refers to a returnee listed with Zerubbabel in Ezra and Nehemiah, not to Nehemiah son of Hacaliah the governor. He belongs to the first generation of restored community life in Judah. First appears in Ezra 2:2.1

AI summary: This Nehemiah matters because his cross references place the name in the foundational roll of those who returned from Babylon to begin rebuilding life in the land. The entry must be distinguished from the later governor, yet it still contributes to the communal memory of restoration. Taken together, the material presents this Nehemiah as an early returnee rather than the book's central reformer.1

Central Figure

Nehemiah

Meaning: consolation; repentance of the Lord

Ezra 2:2; Neh.