And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. 13:25

Trivia: Why did Nehemiah pluck out the hair of Israelite men?

Nehemiah : Politics (1)

  1. So the wall was finished ... in fifty and two days. And ...when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God. These verses are used by the supporters of Donald Trump to show that he is God's new Nehemiah. 6:15-16

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