How it works
The Bible tells how Nehemiah lived in Persia, far from Jerusalem, and worked in the king's palace as his cupbearer.
Men from Jerusalem brought news that the city wall was broken down and its gates had burned. Nehemiah wept and prayed, and then he made a plan.
The king said yes when Nehemiah asked to go and build. He gave Nehemiah letters for the governors on the way, and wood for the gates.
In Jerusalem the families each built a part of the wall, with guards beside them. After fifty-two days the wall was finished.