Verse 1 Nisan first month i.e. April. Verse 10 Tobiah Two Tobiahs are distinguished by many: (1) "Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite," Nehemiah 2:10,19; 4:3,7 6:1,12,14. (2) A Jew, unable to prove his genealogy. But the reference to the latter (Nehemiah 7:62) indicates that he was already dead. But one Tobiah, and he the Ammonite, is active in this book. Verse 19 laughed The obstacle of ridicule.