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'Send me to the city of my ancestors' graves'

Nehemiah asks the Persian king for leave to go to the city where his ancestors are buried, so he can rebuild it.

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His first-person account, dating mostly to the late fifth century BCE, is unusually colorful and direct.

Bible reference: Nehemiah 2:5

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 187

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