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10:1 On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor , son of Hacaliah , along with Zedekiah , 10:2 Seraiah , Azariah , Jeremiah , 10:3 Pashhur , Amariah , Malkijah , 10:4 Hattush , Shebaniah , Malluch , 10:5 Harim , Meremoth , Obadiah , 10:6 Daniel , Ginnethon , Baruch , 10:7 Meshullam , Abijah , Mijamin , 10:8 Maaziah , Bilgai , and Shemaiah . These were the priests . 10:9 The Levites were as follows: Jeshua son of Azaniah , Binnui of the sons of Henadad , Kadmiel . 10:10 Their colleagues were as follows: Shebaniah , Hodiah , Kelita , Pelaiah , Hanan , 10:11 Mica , Rehob , Hashabiah , 10:12 Zaccur , Sherebiah , Shebaniah , 10:13 Hodiah , Bani , and Beninu . 10:14 The leaders of the people were as follows: Parosh , Pahath-Moab , Elam , Zattu , Bani , 10:15 Bunni , Azgad , Bebai , 10:16 Adonijah , Bigvai , Adin , 10:17 Ater , Hezekiah , Azzur , 10:18 Hodiah , Hashum , Bezai , 10:19 Hariph , Anathoth , Nebai , 10:20 Magpiash , Meshullam , Hezir , 10:21 Meshezabel , Zadok , Jaddua , 10:22 Pelatiah , Hanan , Anaiah , 10:23 Hoshea , Hananiah , Hasshub , 10:24 Hallohesh , Pilha , Shobek , 10:25 Rehum , Hashabnah , Maaseiah , 10:26 Ahiah , Hanan , Anan , 10:27 Malluch , Harim , and Baanah . 10:28 “Now the rest of the people – the priests , the Levites , the gatekeepers , the singers , the temple attendants , and all those who have separated themselves from the neighboring peoples because of the law of God , along with their wives , their sons , and their daughters , all of whom are able to understand – 10:29 hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders and enter into a curse and an oath to adhere to the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God , and to obey carefully all the commandments of the LORD our Lord , along with his ordinances and his statutes . 10:30 “We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples , and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons . 10:31 We will not buy on the Sabbath or on a holy day from the neighboring peoples who bring their wares and all kinds of grain to sell on the Sabbath day . We will let the fields lie fallow every seventh year , and we will cancel every loan . 10:32 We accept responsibility for fulfilling the commands to give one third of a shekel each year for the work of the temple of our God , 10:33 for the loaves of presentation and for the regular grain offerings and regular burnt offerings , for the Sabbaths , for the new moons , for the appointed meetings , for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel , and for all the work of the temple of our God . 10:34 “We– the priests , the Levites , and the people – have cast lots concerning the wood offerings , to bring them to the temple of our God according to our families at the designated times year by year to burn on the altar of the LORD our God , as is written in the law . 10:35 We also accept responsibility for bringing the first fruits of our land and the first fruits of every fruit tree year by year to the temple of the LORD . 10:36 We also accept responsibility, as is written in the law , for bringing the firstborn of our sons and our cattle and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks to the temple of our God , to the priests who are ministering in the temple of our God .

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  • Nehemiah

    [isbe] NEHEMIAH - ne-he-mi'-a, ne-hem-i'-a (nechemyah, "comforted of Yah"): 1. Family 2. Youth 3. King's Cupbearer 4. Governor of Judea 5. Death LITERATURE Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah, is the Jewish patriot whose life is recorded...
    [nave] NEHEMIAH 1. Son of Hachaliah, Neh. 1:1. Cupbearer of Artaxerxes, Neh. 1:11; 2:1. Is grieved over the desolation of his country, Neh. 1. Is sent by the king to rebuild Jerusalem, Neh. 2:1-8. Register of the people whom he...

  • Decision

    [nave] DECISION. Deut. 30:19; Josh. 23:8. Josh. 24:15; 1 Sam. 12:20; 1 Kin. 18:21; Psa. 37:34; Psa. 69:13; Prov. 4:25-27; Isa. 50:7; Matt. 24:13 Mark 13:13; Matt. 10:22. Matt. 25:23; Luke 7:23 Matt. 11:6. John 8:31; John 15:4, 5, ...

  • Israel

    [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...

  • Covenant

    [nave] COVENANT Sacred, Josh. 9:18-21; Gal. 3:15. Binding, Josh. 9:18-20; Jer. 34:8-21; Ezek. 17:14-18; Gal. 3:15. Binding, not only on those who make them, but on those who are represented, Deut. 29:14, 15. Blood of, Ex. 24:8. ...

  • GENEALOGY, 8 part 2

    [isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 - I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only the Cainites; boldly, skillfully compressed, as if the omitted facts were ...

  • Levites

    [nave] LEVITES The descendants of Levi. Set apart as ministers of religion, Num. 1:47-54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; Deut. 10:8; 1 Chr. 15:2. Substituted in the place of the firstborn, Num. 3:12, 41-45; 8:14, 16-18; 18:6. Religious ...

  • ADIN

    [ebd] effeminate. (1.) Ezra 8:6. (2.) Neh. 10:16.
    [isbe] ADIN - a'-din (`adhin, "adorned"): The name of a family, "the sons of Adin" (Ezr 2:15; 8:6; Neh 7:20; 10:16; 1 Esdras 5:14; 8:32), mentioned among the returning exiles. The list in Ezr 2 is placed in the midst of the narrati...
    [smith] (dainty, delicate), ancestor of a family who returned form Babylon with Zerubbabel, to the number of 454, (Ezra 2:15) or 655 according to the parallel list in (Nehemiah 7:20) (B.C. 536.) They joined with Nehemiah in a covenan...

  • Priest

    [nave] PRIEST. Before Moses Melchizedek, Gen. 14:18; Heb. 5:6, 10, 11; 6:20; 7:1-21. Jethro, Ex. 2:16. Priests in Israel before the giving of the law, Ex. 19:22, 24. Called angel, Eccl. 5:6. Mosaic Ex. 28:1-4; 29:9, 44; Num....

  • Shebaniah

    [ebd] whom Jehovah hides, or has made grow up. (1.) A Levite appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark of God (1 Chr. 15:24). (2.) Another Levite (Neh. 9:4, 5). (3.) A priest (Neh. 10:12). (4.) A Levite (Neh. 10:4).
    [isbe] SHEBANIAH - sheb-a-ni'-a, she-ban'-ya (shebhanyah, in 1 Ch 15:24, shebhanyahu): (1) Name of a Levite or a Levitical family that participated in the religious rites that followed the reading of the Law (Neh 9:4). The name is ...
    [smith] (increased by Jehovah). A Levite in the time of Ezra. (Nehemiah 9:4,5) He sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:10) (B.C. 459.) A priest or priestly family who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:4; 12:...
    [nave] SHEBANIAH 1. A priest in the time of David, 1 Chr. 15:24. 2. A Levite who joined Nehemiah in covenant, Neh. 9:4, 5; 10:10. 3. A priest who joined Nehemiah in covenant, Neh. 10:4; 12:14. 4. A Levite who joined Nehemiah in ...

  • Hanan

    [ebd] merciful. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:23). (2.) One of David's heroes (1 Chr. 11:43). (3.) Jer. 35:4. (4.) A descendant of Saul (1 Chr. 8:38). (5.) One of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:46). (6.) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra (N...
    [isbe] HANAN - ha'-nan (chanan, "gracious"): (1) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:23). (2) The youngest son of Azel, a descendant of Saul (1 Ch 8:38; 9:44). (3) One of David's mighty men of valor (1 Ch 11:43). (4) The head ...
    [smith] (merciful). One of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:23) The last of the six sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul. (1 Chronicles 8:38; 9:44) (B.C. 588.) "Son of Maachah," i.e. possibly a Syrian o...
    [nave] HANAN 1. Son of Shashak, 1 Chr. 8:23. 2. Son of Azel, 1 Chr. 8:38; 9:44. 3. One of David's mighty men, 1 Chr. 11:43. 4. One of the Nethinim, Ezra 2:46; Neh. 7:49. 5. A Levite, Neh. 8:7; 10:10. Probably identical with th...

  • JEREMIAH

    [smith] Seven other persons bearing the same name as the prophet are mentioned in the Old Testament:-- Jeremiah of Libnah, father of Hamutal wife of Josiah. (2 Kings 23:31) (B.C. before 632.) 2,3,4. Three warriors --two of the tr...

  • Malluch

    [isbe] MALLUCH - mal'-uk (mallukh, "counsellor"): (1) A Levite of the sons of Merari, ancestor of Ethan the singer (1 Ch 6:44; compare 6:29). (2) Son of Bani, among those who had foreign wives (Ezr 10:29). He is a descendant of Jud...
    [smith] (counsellor). A Levite of the family of Merari, and ancestor of Ethan the singer (1 Chronicles 6:44) One of the sons of Bani. (Ezra 10:29) and One of the descendants of Harim, (Ezra 10:32) who had married foreign wives. A...
    [nave] MALLUCH 1. A Merarite Levite, 1 Chr. 6:44. 2. Son of Bani, who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity, Ezra 10:29. 3. One of the family of Harim, who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity, Ezra 10:32. 4. A ...

  • Meshullam

    [isbe] MESHULLAM - me-shul'-am (meshullam, "resigned" or "devoted"; compare Arabic Muslim; Mesollam): An Old Testament name very common in post-exilic times. (1) The grandfather of Shaphan (2 Ki 22:3). (2) A son of Zerubbabel (1 Ch...
    [smith] (friend). Ancestor of Shaphan the scribe. (2 Kings 22:3) The son of Zerubbabel. (1 Chronicles 3:19) A Gadite in the reign of Jotham king of Judah. (1 Chronicles 5:13) A Benjamite, of the sons of Elpaal. (1 Chroni...
    [nave] MESHULLAM 1. Grandfather of Shaphan, 2 Kin. 22:3. 2. A son of Zerubbabel, 1 Chr. 3:19. 3. A Gadite of Bashan, 1 Chr. 5:13. 4. Three Benjamites, 1 Chr. 8:17; 9:7, 8. 5. An Aaronite, 1 Chr. 9:11; Neh. 11:11. 6. A priest, ...

  • Kadmiel

    [ebd] before God; i.e., his servant, one of the Levites who returned with Zerubbabel from the Captivity (Neh. 9:4; 10:9; 12:8).
    [isbe] KADMIEL - kad'-mi-el (qadhmi'el, "before God," "priest"(?); "Cadmiel" in parallel lists in 1 Esdras 5:26,58 the King James Version; omitted in Septuagint Codex Vaticanus; Codex Alexandrinus reads kai Kadmielon): A Levite (Ez...
    [smith] (before God), one of the Levites who with his family returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:40; Nehemiah 7:43) He and his house are mentioned in history on three occasions - (Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 9:4,5; 10:9) (B.C. 535-...
    [nave] KADMIEL 1. A Levite, Ezra 2:40; 3:9; Neh. 7:43; 12:8, 24. 2. A Levite who assisted in leading the devotions of the people, Neh. 9:4, 5; 10:9.

  • Harim

    [ebd] flat-nosed. (1.) The head of the second course of priests (1 Chr. 24:8). (2.) Ezra 2:32, 39; Neh. 7:35, 42. (3.) Neh. 3:11. (4.) 12:3. (5.) 10:5
    [isbe] HARIM - ha'-rim (charim): A family name. (1) A non-priestly family that returned from captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:32; Neh 7:35); mentioned among those who married foreign wives (Ezr 10:31); also mentioned among those wh...
    [smith] (flat-nosed). A priest who had charge of the third division in the house of God. (1 Chronicles 24:8) (B.C. 1014.) Bene-Harim, probably descendants of the above, to the number of 1017, came from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (E...
    [nave] HARIM 1. A priest, 1 Chr. 24:8. 2. An Israelite whose descendants returned from Babylon, Ezra 2:32, 39; 10:31; Neh. 7:35, 42. 3. The men who sealed the covenant, Neh. 10:5, 27; 12:15.

  • Liberality

    [nave] LIBERALITY. Ex. 22:29, 30 Ex. 13:2, 12. Ex. 23:15 Ex. 34:20. Ex. 25:1-8; Ex. 35:4-29; Ex. 36:3-6; Ex. 38:8; Lev. 19:5 Lev. 22:29; Num. 35:8. Deut. 12:11, 12, 17-19; Deut. 14:27-29; Deut. 15:7-18; Deut. 16:10, 17; Deut. 18:1...

  • Bani

    [isbe] BANI - ba'-ni (bani, "posterity"): (1) A Gadite, one of David's mighty men (2 Sam 23:36). (2) A Levite whose son was appointed for service in the tabernacle at David's time (1 Ch 6:46). (3) A Judahite whose son lived in Jeru...
    [smith] (built). A Gadite, one of David?s mighty men. (2 Samuel 23:36) (B.C. 1046.) A Levite of the line of Merari, and forefather to Ethan. (1 Chronicles 6:46) A man of Judah of the line of Pharez. (1 Chronicles 9:4) "Chil...
    [nave] BANI 1. A Gadite, 2 Sam. 23:36. 2. A Levite, 1 Chr. 6:46. 3. A descendant of Pharez, 1 Chr. 9:4. 4. Father of returned exiles, Ezra 2:10; 10:29. Called Biui, Neh. 7:15. 5. A Levite of the returned exiles, Neh. 3:17; 8:7...

  • PEOPLE

    [isbe] PEOPLE - pe'-p'-l: In English Versions of the Bible represents something over a dozen Hebrew and Greek words. Of these, in the Old Testament, `am, is overwhelmingly the most common (about 2,000 times), with le'om, and goy, n...

  • Rehum

    [ebd] merciful. (1.) One of "the children of the province" who returned from the Captivity (Ezra 2:2); the same as "Nehum" (Neh. 7:7). (2.) The "chancellor" of Artaxerxes, who sought to stir him up against the Jews (Ezra 4:8-24) a...
    [isbe] REHUM - re'-hum (rechum, or rechum): (1) One of the twelve heads of the Jewish community returning from captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:2; Neh 7:7 (by a copyist's error "Nehum"); 12:3; 1 Esdras 5:8, "Roimus"). (2) A Persian...
    [smith] (merciful). One who went up from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:2) (B.C. 536.) "Rehum the chancellor." (Ezra 4:8,9,17,23) He was perhaps a kind of lieutenant-governor of the province under the king of Persia. (B.C. 535.) A...
    [nave] REHUM 1. A captive who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon, Ezra 2:2. Called Nehum, Neh. 7:7. 2. A chancellor who wrote a letter to Artaxerxes, influencing him against the Jews, Ezra 4:8, 9, 17, 23. 3. A Levite who repaire...

  • Beninu

    [isbe] BENINU - be-ni'-nu (beninu, "our son"): A Levite who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant (Neh 10:13).
    [smith] (our son), a Levite; one of those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:13,14)
    [nave] BENINU, a Levite, Neh. 10:13.
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