What was the goal of Nehemiah’s opposers? The main opposers were Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem, influential men living near Judah.
كَانَ مُقَاوِمُو نَحَمْيَا ٱلْأَلِدَّاءُ سَنْبَلَّطَ وَطُوبِيَّا وَجَشَمًا ،‏ رِجَالٌ ذَوُو نُفُوذٍ عَاشُوا قُرْبَ يَهُوذَا .‏