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For the sake of clarity, we print the structure of Ezra in Italic type
so that it will be immediately visible in contrast with the interwoven
structure of Nehemiah.
Ezra -Nehemiah as a whole
K
Neh. 1:1 to 6:19.
The Wall. Rebuilding.
External disorders overcome.
L
N
Neh. 7:1 -4.
Jerusalem.
Charge over it.
O
Ezra 1:1 -4.
The People. Emancipation.
M
P
Neh. 7:5 -73 -.
Return under Zerubbabel.
Ezra 1:5 to 2:70. Return under Zerubbabel.
Q
Neh. 7:73 to 8:18. Feast of the seventh
month (426 B.C.).
Ezra 3:1 -7.
Feast of the seventh
month (426 B.C.).
R
Ezra 3:8 -12.
The Temple.
Foundation.
R
Ezra 4:1 to 6:22.
The Temple.
Building and
Dedication.
M
P
Ezra 7:1 to 8:36.
The Return under Ezra.
Q
Neh. 9:1 -3.
Feast of the seventh
month (404 b.c.).
Ezra 9:1 -4.
Feast of the seventh
month (404 b.c.).
L
O
Neh. 9:4 to 10:39.
The People. Separation.
Ezra 9:5 to 10:44.
The People. Separation.
N
Neh. 11:1 to 12:26.
Jerusalem. Residents in it.
K
Neh. 12:27 to 13:21.
The Wall.
Dedication.
Internal disorders overcome.
The fixed points in the two divisions of the joint books of Ezra and
Nehemiah, that practically force us to accept this interwoven structure are
the following: