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Nehemiah 06 General Notes
Structure and formatting
The building of the wall is completed in this chapter.
Some translations prefer to set apart quotations. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 6:6-7, which is an extended quotation.
Special concepts in this chapter
Miracle
Completing this city wall in only fifty-two days was considered proof that God had helped the Jews, especially given the opposition that they had experienced from the people in surrounding areas.