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Adam Clarke, on Neh 2:5
Adam Clarke · 1762–1832
Neh 2:5 · Douay-Rheims
“And I said to the king: If it seem good to the king, and if thy servant hath found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldst send me into Judea to the city of the sepulchre of my father, and I will build it.”
On this verse:
“The city of my fathers' sepulchres - The tombs of the dead were sacred among the ancients, and nothing could appear to them more detestable than disturbing the ashes or remains of the dead. Nehemiah knew that in mentioning this circumstance he should strongly interest the feelings of the Persian king.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.