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The king's cupbearer remembered his roots
Nehemiah spent his whole life at the Persian court, likely taken young and made a eunuch for palace service. Then news of Jerusalem's ruin reached him.
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Castration was meant to sever a boy's family ties and bind him to the throne. Nehemiah rose to be the king's cupbearer and had assumed all was well back home. His brother's report changed everything.
Bible reference: Nehemiah 1:1–4
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 190–191
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