【梨子015】評論

(A) It was issued by the king of Judah.(B) It was given to an official of Persia.(C) It appeared more than three thousand years ago.The concept of a travel document, which shows a person is under a ruler’s protection while in a foreign land, has probably existed since rulers and states were first invented. But the earliest mention of an object which we might recognize as a passport appeared in about 450 B.C. The Hebrew Bible states that Nehemiah, an official(B) serving King Artaxerxes(A) of ancient Persia(B), asked permission to travel to Judah. The King agreed and gave Nehemiah a letter “to the governors of the province beyond the river,” requesting safe passage for him as he travelled through their lands.