Nehemiah means "comforted by Yahweh" in Hebrew. According to the Book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament he was a leader of the Jews who was responsible for the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian captivity.
Biblical Hebrew name.
Biblical namesake: Nehemiah was a Jewish leader who oversaw the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls after the exile and helped restore the community's faith and practices. (Nehemiah · Nehemiah 1-7, Nehemiah 8-13)
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