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Nehemiah 1:2

Nehemiah 1:2
That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

That Hanani, one of my brethren,.... Either in natural relation, Neh 7:2, or being a Jew of the same nation and religion; so Jarchi interprets it, one of my companions or acquaintance:

he and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Hanani seems to have been an actual brother of Nehemiah Neh 7:2.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

I asked them concerning the Jews - Josephus gives a probable account of this business: "Nehemiah, being somewhere out of Susa, seeing some strangers, and hearing them converse in the Hebrew tongue, he…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Nehemiah 1:1-4

What tribe Nehemiah was of does nowhere appear; but, if it be true (which we are told by the author of the Maccabees, 2 Macc. 1:18) that he offered sacrifice, we must conclude him to have been a…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Nehemiah 1:1-4

Neh 1:1 to Neh 7:73 a. Extract from the memoirs of Nehemiah

1. The Superscription. -In many MSS. and editions the beginning of this book is closely united with the last verse of Ezra, and in some it…