Nehemiah 3 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study

Nehemiah 3 Short Summary:

After motivating the people of Judah to rebuild Jerusalem, Nehemiah organized them for the reconstruction. Nehemiah 3 is a record of the rebuilding and who was assigned to each part of the wall.

Nehemiah 3 Summary

WHEN:

• 538-537 BC – Cyrus the Great of Persia frees the Jews from their Babylonian captivity.

• 516 BC – The rebuilding of the Temple is completed in Jerusalem.

• 457 BC – Ezra arrives in Jerusalem.

• 445-444 BC – Nehemiah arrives in Jerusalem.

KEY CHARACTERS:

• Jews – They joined Nehemiah to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.  

• Nehemiah – The former Jewish cupbearer to the king of Persia. He motivated the Jews to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

WHERE:

• Jerusalem – The capital of the Kingdom of Judah and the location of God’s Temple.

OUTLINE:

• REBUILDING THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM (3:1-32):

  • After motivating the people of Judah to rebuild Jerusalem, Nehemiah organized them for the reconstruction.

  • Nehemiah 3 is a record of the rebuilding and who was assigned to each part of the wall.

  • The diagram to the left shows the general location of many of the gates and towers mentioned in this chapter with their corresponding verse references.

  • The exact site of some of these locations is still debated, and you can find other diagrams that vary slightly.