Personalities · 12 · Nehemiah

Sanballat, governor of Samaria

Nehemiah's chief adversary, confirmed by sources outside the Bible, governed powerful Samaria along with his sons.

Rivalry between provinces.

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His daughter married into Jerusalem's high-priestly family, which explains the intensity of Nehemiah's polemics.

Bible reference: Nehemiah 4:1–2

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 198

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