Nehemiah 2:5

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I said to the king, If it please the king, and if your servant have found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may build it.

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The Babylonian and Persian EmpiresThe Babylonian and Persian empires that carried Judah into exile and later allowed the return.

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Places in this passage

Nehemiah 2:5 mentions Beyond the River, Dung Gate, Fountain Gate, Jerusalem, Kidron, Siloam and Valley Gate.

Beyond the River · Bazminbaz
Jerusalem · Godot13
Kidron · Chris Yunker
Siloam · Tamar Hayardeni

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