Arabia is referred to a few times in passing in various books, and anonymous "Arabians ... When Geshem and his cronies heard that Nehemiah is rebuilding the wall, they "mocked and ridiculed ...

The wall of Jerusalem is broken down ... Those are the first four verses of the book of Nehemiah, found towards the end of most Hebrew Bibles, and in the religion section of your local bookstore.

The wall which Nehemiah rebuilt is generally spoken of by the term “chomah.” The question is far from settled. Perhaps the book can best be comprehended through a three-fold division ...