# Nehemiah 1:5

> Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

— Nehemiah 1:5, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- 445 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: Nehemiah 2:1 dates itself by the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, which is 445 BC by Persian chronology.

## Who ruled

- **Artaxerxes I**, king of Persia, 465-424 BC · Source: Herodotus VII; Thucydides I; the Elephantine papyri

## See also

- Exodus 20:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/20/6
- Daniel 9:4-19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/9/4
- Deuteronomy 7:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/7/21
- Deuteronomy 7:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/7/9
- Nehemiah 4:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/4/14
- 1 Kings 8:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/8/23
- Nehemiah 9:32 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/9/32
- Hebrews 6:13-18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hebrews/6/13

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/1/5
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/1
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).