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Nehemiah 7

Nehemiah 7:1

Now it came to pass, when the wail was built and I had set up the doors, completing everything as it had been planned, AND THE PORTERS AND THE SINGERS AND THE LEVITE. WERE APPOINTED, the Levites who had charge of the gates and those who were entrusted with the liturgical part of the Temple service b... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:2

that I gave my brother Hansni, and Rananiah, the ruler of the palace, this office being held after the end of the monarchy, Cf 2 Kings 18:37; 2 Chronicles 26:21, in the form of prime minister to the governor, CHARGE OVER JERUSALEM; FOR HE WAS A FAITHFUL MAN AND FEARED GOD ABOVE MANY, his faithfulnes... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:3

And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot, the custom being to open them at sunrise, when the enemies might still take advantage of the shadows to attempt an attack; AND WHILE THEY STAND BY, that is, the members of the guard, ready to defend the gates, LET T... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:4

Now, the city was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded, that is, its area was very great in proportion to its population, which explains the necessity of the measures adopted by Nehemiah before returning to Shushan, as he had promised the Persian king, Ne... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:5

And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles and the rulers and the people that they might be reckoned by genealogy, his idea being to increase the number of the city's inhabitants by appropriate measures. AND I FOUND A REGISTER OF THE GENEALOGY OF THEM WHICH CAME UP AT THE FIRST, a... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:6

These are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city, Cf Ezra 2,... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:7

who came with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah (or Seraiah), RAAMIAH, NAHAMANI, MORDECAI, BILSHAN, MISPERETH, BIGVAI, NEHUM, BAANAH. It should be noted at once that the difference between the figures given in this list and those in the list of Ezra is probably due to the fact that Zerubbabel ha... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:17

The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two, this being a sample of a case where a large company from a father-house joined the caravan after the list of its members had been prepared.... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:37

The children of Lod, Hadid, a The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaotknd Ono, SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY AND ONE. For the location of the cities mentioned in this list compare the notes on Ezra 2.... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:42

The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. It seems that only four courses of priests returned from Babylon, at least at the time of the first journey under Zerubbabel. The four courses were afterward once more divided into twenty-four, with the names of the original courses which David appoin... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:45

The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:56

the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. All these belonged to the Nethinim, who were in charge of the minor tasks in the Temple.... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:57

The children of Solomon's servants, below the Nethinim in rank: THE CHILDREN OF SOTAI, THE CHILDREN OF SOPHERETH, THE CHILDREN OF PERIDA,... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:61

And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon (or Addan), AND IMMER; BUT THEY COULD NOT SHOW THEIR FATHER'S HOUSE, could not produce evidence of their descent, NOR THEIR SEED, WHETHER THEY WERE OF ISRAEL.... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:63

And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife and was called after their name, an act which now cost his descendants their rights as members of the Jewish congregation.... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:64

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore were they, as polluted, their priestly descent not being clearly shown by documents, put from the priesthood.... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:65

And the Tirshatha, the governor, at that time Zerubbabel, SAID UNTO THEM, THAT THEY SHOULD NOT EAT OF THE MOST HOLY THINGS, the special privilege of the priests, TILL THERE STOOD UP A PRIEST WITH URIM AND THUMMIM, those connected with the high priest's breastplate, Exodus 28:30, by means of which th... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:67

beside their man-servants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven; and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women, probably a guild of professional entertainers.... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:69

their camels, four hundred thirty and five; six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses. Here the list of the people and their possessions ends.... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:70

And some at the chief of the fathers gave unto the work, namely, that of restoring the Temple and of beautifying its worship. THE TIRSHATHA, in this case apparently Nehemiah himself, GAVE TO THE TREASURE A THOUSAND DRAINS OF GOLD, that is, of the Persian dance, which were the legal money of the king... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:71

And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drama of gold and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver (the daric being valued at between five and six dollars, and the pound of silver at $32).... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:72

And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drains (darics) OF GOLD, AND TWO THOUSAND POUND OF SILVER, AND THREESCORE AND SEVEN PRIESTS' GARMENTS.... [ Continue Reading ]

Nehemiah 7:73

So the priests and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities, all of which leads up to the account of the great festival celebrated in tha... [ Continue Reading ]

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