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   ocr: AMan tor All Seasons - Nenemian 2 Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer pe in disgrace. a (Neh. 2:17) Sixty-five years passed. The Jews had a temple in Jerusalem, yes, out very little beyond that. The holy city was sparsely occupied; most Jews had settled in the outlying villages and towns rather than inside its crumbling walls. Indeed, with all the intermarriage and mixing with foreigners, the entire community seemed on the verge of losing its unique identity. The Jews' cultural and religious heritage was slipping away. What could stop the downhill slide? One man, ...