An Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The Book of Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible, largely takes the form of a first-person memoir by Nehemiah, a Jew who is a high official at the Persian court, concerning the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile and the dedication of the city and its people to God's laws. Wikipedia

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A governor of Judea who was, according to the Tanakh, sent by the king of Persia to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Wiktionary