RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nehemiah

490 BC - 403 BC

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Nehemiah (; Hebrew: נְחֶמְיָה‎ Nəḥemyā, "Yah comforts") is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period as the governor of Persian Judea under Artaxerxes I of Persia (465–424 BC). The historicity of Nehemiah, his mission, and the Nehemiah Memoir have recently become very controversial in academic scholarship, with maximalists viewing it as a historical account and minimalists doubting whether Nehemiah existed. He is considered a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, where he is commemorated on the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nehemiah is the 401st most popular religious figure (up from 440th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Israel (up from 62nd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Nehemiah is most famous for rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nehemiah ranks 401 out of 3,187. Before him are Joel, Ignatius of Antioch, Pope Urban I, Pope Nicholas II, Pope Lando, and Giovanni Battista Re. After him are Pope Zachary, Hosea, Pope Adeodatus II, Saint Monica, Pope John VII, and Saint Sava.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490 BC, Nehemiah ranks 4. Before him are Empedocles, Phidias, and Zeno of Elea. After him are Archelaus I of Macedon, Hellanicus of Lesbos, Bacchylides, Agis II, Crateuas of Macedon, Ion of Chios, Nepherites I, and Oenopides. Among people deceased in 403 BC, Nehemiah ranks 1. After him are Critias, and Theramenes.

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    Nehemiah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    490 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 75.88

    Rank: 1

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    Critias

    POLITICIAN

    460 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 73.26

    Rank: 2

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    Theramenes

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 66.75

    Rank: 3

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Nehemiah ranks 46 out of 466. Before him are John the Evangelist (10), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Procopius (500), Jeroboam (-1000), and Joel (-1). After him are William of Tyre (1130), Hezekiah (-800), Simeon (null), Judas Maccabeus (-200), Daniel Kahneman (1934), and Amos Oz (1939).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Nehemiah ranks 27. Before him are Simon the Zealot (1), Salome (14), Joachim (-100), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Joseph of Arimathea (100), and Joel (-1). After him are Simeon (null), Judas Maccabeus (-200), Barabbas (1), Haggai (-550), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), and Rabbi Akiva (50).

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