The words of Nehemiah(A) son of Hacaliah:

News from Jerusalem

During the month of Chislev[a](B) in the twentieth year,[b](C) when I was in the fortress city of Susa,(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 1:1 = November–December
  2. Nehemiah 1:1 Artaxerxes reigned 465-425 b.c.

Vashti Angers the King

These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus,[a](A) who ruled 127 provinces(B) from India[b] to Cush.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 1:1 = Xerxes; he reigned 486-465 b.c.
  2. Esther 1:1 = modern Pakistan

I saw the vision, and as I watched, I was in the fortress city of Susa,(A) in the province of Elam.(B) I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.

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