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Esther 3

Mordecai refuses to bow to Haman. King orders to kill all Jews.

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Esther 2

Esther becomes King Ahasuerus new queen.

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Esther 1

King Ahasuerus punishes Queen Vashti for disobeying.

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Nehemiah 13

Israel forgets God’s law, Nehimiah reminds them.

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Nehemiah 8

Ezra reads God's law to Israel. Israelites follow God’s law, making temporary shelters.

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Nehemiah 7

Nehemiah appoints leaders and checks genealogies.

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Nehemiah 6

Sanballat tries to scare Nehemiah. Wall is completed.

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Nehemiah 5

Famine forces many Israelites into slavery. Nehemiah orders rulers to stop charing interest.

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Nehemiah 4

Neighbors plan ambush on construction site. Israelites continue working with weapons in hand.

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Nehemiah 2

Artaxerxes sends Nehemiah to Judah. Nehemiah secretly inspects Jerusalem's walls.

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Nehemiah 1

Nehemiah hears about Israel’s shame, mourns, and prays.

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Ezra 10

Israelites divorce their pagan wives

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Ezra 9

Israelites intermarry with pagans. Ezra prays.

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Ezra 8

Ezra’s journey from Babylon to Ahava to Jerusalem.

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Ezra 7

Priest Ezra travels from Babylon to Jerusalem.

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