Nehemiah 2 Footnotes

2:10 The animosity that Israel’s neighbors felt toward the nation should not be thought of as a recent development brought on by the restoration of the nation of Israel in 1948. Hostilities were the same in Nehemiah’s day.

2:16 A significant population was already established in Jerusalem when Nehemiah arrived. This fact helps to support the biblical order of the return, in contrast to the contention of some that Nehemiah’s return preceded Ezra.