Nehemiah rebuilt the temple and the walls of the city that had been destroyed. He developed a new type of Judaism, more restrictive, more severe with idolatry. He focused on restoring the protective wall around Jerusalem and joined Ezra in leading a religious revival.
| Author | Ezra, according to Jewish tradition |
| For whom it was written | For the Jews who returned from exile. |
| Chapter amount | 13 |
| Verse amount | 406 |
| Nehemiah | – |
| 1 | Nehemiah learns of the sad state of Jerusalem and prays to God. |
| 2 | King Artaxerxes allows Nehemiah to go to Jerusalem and build the walls of the city. |
| 3 | Talks about those who worked on the building of the walls. |
| 4, 5 | The enemies intend to delay the building of the walls, but Nehemiah helps the people resolve the problems that arise. |
| 6, 7 | The enemies conspire to surprise and intimidate Nehemiah, but the wall is completed in 52 days. |
| 8, 9 | Ezra reads the Law before the people. There is repentance and confession of sin. |
| 10 | Lists the names of those who sealed the covenant. They promise to obey God, not to marry idolaters, promise to render worship to God on the Sabbaths and to offer to God. |
| 11 | List of those who dwelled in Jerusalem. |
| 12 | The priests who came to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel and the dedication of the wall, the wall is committed to God. |
| 13 | Nehemiah removes various abuses and leads the people to obey the Word of God. |