1 I am Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, and in this book I tell what I have done.
During the month of Chislev in the twentieth year that Artaxerxes ruled Persia, I was in his fortress city of Susa,
Chislev: The ninth month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-November to mid-December.
Artaxerxes: Probably Artaxerxes I, who ruled Persia 465-425 B.C.
Susa: Capital of Elam Province, the winter home of Persian kings.