Nehemiah 2 in the early church
[LXX: 2 Esdras (with Ezra); Vulgate: 2 Esdras]
12 passages quote, allude to, or echo Nehemiah 2, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Nehemiah 2:1
Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neh 2:1–8 | Fragment 49 · Julius Africanus | allusion, high confidence | after 221 |
| Neh 2:1–8 | Letter to Africanus 15 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 |
| Neh 2:1 | Commentary on Matthew 15.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Neh 2:1 | Prophetic Extracts 3.46 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Neh 2:1–8 | Demonstration of the Gospel 8.2.48 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Neh 2:1–8 | Demonstration of the Gospel 8.2.50 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Neh 2:1 | Commentary on Daniel 9, scholion 29 · Polychronius of Apamea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 400-430 |
| Neh 2:1–8 | Part 2, chapter 36 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Nehemiah 2:6
Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neh 2:6 | Commentary on Matthew 15.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
Nehemiah 2:8
And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neh 2:8 | Prophetic Extracts 3.46 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
Nehemiah 2:17
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neh 2:17 | Letter 76.3 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Nehemiah 2:20
So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neh 2:20 | On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God 14 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |