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of   the   book   of   Nehemiah   was   taken   from   the   work   composed   by   the 

prophet Nehemiah himself; follows from the testimony of its author。 (See 

chap。   i。)。   (3)   But   it   is   obvious   that   the   whole   of   the   passage   contained 

between   chap。   viii。   and   chap。   xii。   verse   26;   together   with   the   two   last 

verses of chap。 xii。; which form a sort of parenthesis to Nehemiah's words; 

were added by the historian himself; who outlived Nehemiah。 

     Endnote 22。 (1) 〃I suppose no one thinks〃 that Ezra was the uncle of 

the first high priest ; named Joshua (see Ezra vii。; and 1 Chron。 vi:14); and 

went to Jerusalem from Babylon with Zerubbabel (see Nehemiah xii:1)。 (2) 

But it appears that when he saw; that the Jews were in a state of anarchy; 

he   returned   to   Babylon;   as   also   did   others   (Nehem。   i;2);   and   remained 

there till the reign of Artaxerxes; when his requests were granted and he 

went a second tim to Jerusalem。 (3) Nehemiah also went to Jerusalem with 

Zerubbabel in the time of Cyrus (Ezra ii:2 and 63; cf。 x:9; and Nehemiah 

x:1)。 (4) The version given of the Hebrew word; translated 〃ambassador;〃 

is not supported by any authority; while it is certain that fresh names were 

given to those Jews who frequented the court。 (5) Thus Daniel was named 

Balteshazzar; and Zerubbabel Sheshbazzar (Dan。 i:7)。 (6) Nehemiah was 

called Atirsata;   while   in   virtue   of   his   office   he   was   styled   governor;   or 

president。 (Nehem。 v。 24; xii:26。) 

     Endnote 23。 (1) 〃Before the time of the Maccabees there was no canon 

of   sacred   books。〃   (2)   The   synagogue   styled   〃the   great〃   did   not   begin 



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before the subjugation of Asia by the Macedonians。 (3) The contention of 

Maimonides; Rabbi Abraham; Ben…David; and others; that the presidents 

of this synagogue were Ezra; Daniel; Nehemiah; Haggai; Zechariah; &c。; 

is a pure fiction; resting only on rabbinical tradition。 (4) Indeed they assert 

that the dominion of the Persians only lasted thirty…four years; and this is 

their    chief    reason     for   maintaining       that   the    decrees     of   the   〃great 

synagogue;〃   or   synod   (rejected   by   the   Sadducees;   but   accepted   by   the 

Pharisees) were ratified by the prophets; who received them from former 

prophets; and so in direct succession from Moses; who received them from 

God Himself。 (5) Such is the doctrine which the Pharisees maintain with 

their wonted obstinacy。 (6) Enlightened persons; however; who know the 

reasons for the convoking of councils; or synods; and are no strangers to 

the   differences   between   Pharisees   and   Sadducees;   can   easily   divine   the 

causes which led to the assembling of this great synagogue。 (7) It is very 

certain   that   no   prophet   was   there   present;   and   that   the   decrees   of   the 

Pharisees; which they style their traditions; derive all their authority from 

it。 



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