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11:21 The temple attendants <05411> were living <03427> on Ophel <06077>, and Ziha <06727> and Gishpa <01658> were over <05921> them <05411>. 11:22 The overseer <06496> of the Levites <03881> in Jerusalem <03389> was Uzzi <05813> son <01121> of Bani <01137>, the son <01121> of Hashabiah <02811>, the son <01121> of Mattaniah <04983>, the son <01121> of Mica <04316>. He was one of Asaph’s <0623> descendants <01121> who were the singers <07891> responsible <05048> for the service <04399> of the temple <01004> of God <0430>. 11:23 For <03588> they were under royal <04428> orders <04687> which determined their activity <0548> day <03117> by day <03117>. 11:24 Pethahiah <06611> son <01121> of Meshezabel <04898>, one of the descendants <01121> of Zerah <02226> son <01121> of Judah <03063>, was an adviser <03027> to the king <04428> in every <03605> matter <01697> pertaining to the people <05971>. 11:25 As for <0413> the settlements <02691> with their fields <07704>, some of the people <01121> of Judah <03063> settled <03427> in Kiriath Arba <07153> and its neighboring villages <01323>, in Dibon <01769> and its villages <01323>, in Jekabzeel <03343> and its settlements <02691>, 11:26 in Jeshua <03442>, in Moladah <04137>, in Beth Pelet <01046>, 11:27 in Hazar Shual <02705>, in Beer Sheba <0884> and its villages <01323>, 11:28 in Ziklag <06860>, in Meconah <04368> and its villages <01323>, 11:29 in En Rimmon <05884>, in Zorah <06881>, in Jarmuth <03412>, 11:30 Zanoah <02182>, Adullam <05725> and their settlements <02691>, in Lachish <03923> and its fields <07704>, and in Azekah <05825> and its villages <01323>. So they were encamped <02583> from Beer Sheba <0884> to <05704> the Valley <01516> of Hinnom <02011>. 11:31 Some of the descendants <01121> of Benjamin <01144> settled in Geba <01387>, Micmash <04363>, Aija <05857>, Bethel <01008> and its villages <01323>, 11:32 in Anathoth <06068>, Nob <05011>, and Ananiah <06055>, 11:33 in Hazor <02674>, Ramah <07414>, and Gittaim <01664>, 11:34 in Hadid <02307>, Zeboim <06650>, and Neballat <05041>, 11:35 in Lod <03850>, Ono <0207>, and the Valley <01516> of the Craftsmen <02791>. 11:36 Some of <04480> the Judean <03063> divisions <04256> of the Levites <03881> settled in Benjamin <01144>.

• Neh 11:1-36 -- The Population of Jerusalem

• Nehemiah

  [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...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• 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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• HACALIAH

  [isbe] HACALIAH - hak-a-li'-a (chakhalyah, meaning doubtful, perhaps "wait for Yahweh"; the King James Version Hachaliah): Father of Nehemiah (Neh 11; 10:1).
  

• Pethahiah

  [ebd] loosed of the Lord. (1.) The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:16). (2.) A Levite (Ezra 10:23). (3.) Neh. 9:5. (4.) A descendant of Judah who had some office at the court o...
  [isbe] PETHAHIAH - peth-a-hi'-a (Pethachyah, "Yah opens up"): (1) Chief of the 19th course of priests (1 Ch 24:16). (2) One of the Levites having "foreign wives" (Ezr 10:23; Neh 9:5; "Patheus" in 1 Esdras 9:23). (3) Son of Meshezab...
  [smith] (freed by Jehovah). A priest, over the nineteenth course in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 24:16) (B.C. 1020.) A Levite in the time of Ezra, who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:23) He is probably the same who is m...
  [nave] PETHAHIAH 1. A priest in the reign of David, 1 Chr. 24:16. 2. A Levite who divorced his Gentile wife, Ezra 10:23. Probably identical with the one mentioned, Neh. 9:5. 3. A counselor of Artaxerxes, Neh. 11:24.
  

• Neballat

  [ebd] wickedness in secret, (Neh. 11:34), probably the village of Beit Nebala, about 4 miles north of Lydda.
  [isbe] NEBALLAT - ne-bal'-at (nebhallaT; Naballat): A town occupied by the Benjamites after the exile, named along with Lod and Ono (Neh 11:34). It is represented by the modern Belt Nebala, 4 miles Northeast of Lydda.
  [smith] (hidden folly), town of Benjamin, one of those which the Benjamites reoccupied after the captivity. (Nehemiah 11:34)
  [nave] NEBALLAT, a town occupied by the Benjamites after the captivity, Neh. 11:34.
  

• Uzzi

  [ebd] the Lord is my strength. (1.) The son of Bukki, and a descendant of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4). (2.) A grandson of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2, 3). (3.) A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:7). (4.) A Benjamite, ...
  [isbe] UZZI - uz'-i ('uzzi, perhaps "my strength"): (1) A descendant of Aaron and high priest, unknown apart from these sources (1 Ch 6:5,6,51 (Hebrew 5:31,32; 6:36); Ezr 7:4). (2) An eponym of a family of Issachar (1 Ch 7:2,3). (3...
  [smith] (strong). Son of Bukki and father of Zerahiah, in the line of the high priests. (1 Chronicles 6:5,61; Ezra 7:4) Though Uzzi was the lineal ancestor of Zadok, it does not appear that he was ever high priest. He must have b...
  [nave] UZZI 1. A priest. Son of Bukki, 1 Chr. 6:5, 6, 51; Ezra 7:4. 2. Grandson of Issachar, 1 Chr. 7:2, 3. 3. Grandson of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 7:7. 4. Son of Michri, 1 Chr. 9:8. 5. An overseer of the Levites, Neh. 11:22. 6. A pri...
  

• Ziha

  [ebd] drought. (1.) The name of a family of Nethinim (Ezra 2:43; Neh. 7:46). (2.) A ruler among the Nethinim (Neh. 11:21).
  [isbe] ZIHA - zi'-ha (tsicha', tsicha' (Neh 7:46), meaning unknown): An overseer of Nethinim (Neh 11:21) who are called (Ezr 2:43; Neh 7:46) "the children (or sons) of Ziha." The Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus and Alexandrinus omit N...
  [smith] (parched). The children of Ziha were a family of Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:46) (B.C. 536.) Chief of the Nethinim in Ophel. (Nehemiah 11:21) The name is probably identical with the precedin...
  [nave] ZIHA 1. One of the Nethinim, Ezra 2:43; Neh. 7:46. 2. A ruler of the Nethinim, Neh. 11:21.
  

• SIMEON (1)

  [isbe] SIMEON (1) - sim'-e-on (shim`on; Sumeon; the Hebrew root is from shama`, "to hear" (Gen 29:33); some modern scholars (Hitzig, W. R. Smith, Stade, etc.) derive it from Arabic sima`, "the offspring of the hyena and female wolf...
  

• Jeshua

  [ebd] (1.) Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chr. 24:11). (2.) A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to distribute offerings in the priestly cities (2 Chr. 31:15). (3.) Ezra 2:6; Neh. 7:11. (4.) Ezra 2:...
  [isbe] JESHUA - jesh'-u-a, je-shu'-a (yeshua`): A place occupied by the children of Judah after their return from captivity (Neh 11:26), evidently, from the places named with it, in the extreme South of Judah. It may correspond wit...
  [smith] (whom Jehovah helps), one of the towns reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity. (Nehemiah 11:26) It is not mentioned elsewhere.
  [nave] JESHUA 1. Called also Jeshuah. A priest, head of the ninth course, 1 Chr. 24:11. Nine hundred and seventy-three of his descendants returned from Babylon, Ezra 2:36; Neh. 7:39. 2. A Levite, had charge of the tithes, 2 Chr. ...
  

• Zanoah

  [ebd] marsh. (1.) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah (Josh. 15:34). It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30). Zanu'ah in Wady Ismail, 10 miles west of Jerusalem, occupies probabl...
  [isbe] ZANOAH - za-no'-a (zanoach; Codex Vaticanus Tano; Codex Alexandrinus Zano): (1) A town in the Judean Shephelah, grouped with Eshtaol, Zorah and Ashnah (Josh 15:34). The Jews reoccupied the place after the exile (Neh 11:30). ...
  [smith] (marsh). A town of Judah in the Shefelah or plain, (Joshua 15:34; Nehemiah 3:13; 11:30) possibly identical with Zanu?a . A town of Judah in the highland district, (Joshua 15:66) not improbably identical with Sanute , about 1...
  [nave] ZANOAH 1. A city of western Judah, Josh. 15:34; Neh. 3:13; 11:30. 2. A city of eastern Judah, Josh. 15:56. 3. A descendant of Caleb, 1 Chr. 4:18.
  

• Nob

  [isbe] NOB - nob (nobh; Codex Vaticanus Nomba; Codex Alexandrinus Noba, and other forms): An ancient priestly town to which David came on his way South when he fled from Saul at Gibeah (1 Sam 21:1). Here he found refuge and succor ...
  [smith] (high place) (1 Samuel 22:19; Nehemiah 11:32) a sacerdotal city in the tribe of Benjamin and situated on some eminence near Jerusalem. It was one of the places where the ark of Jehovah was kept for a time during the days o...
  [nave] NOB A city of Benjamin, Neh. 11:31, 32. Called "the city of the priests,'' 1 Sam. 22:19. Abode of Ahimelech, the priest, 1 Sam. 21:1; 22:11. Probable seat of the tabernacle in Saul's time, 1 Sam. 21:4, 6, 9. David flees ...
  

• Ananiah

  [ebd] protected by Jehovah, the name of a town in the tribe of Benjamin between Nob and Hazor (Neh. 11:32). It is probably the modern Beit Hanina, a small village 3 miles north of Jerusalem.
  [isbe] ANANIAH - an-a-ni'-a `ananyah, "Yah has covered"): (1) Grandfather of Azariah. He assisted in repairing the walls of Jerusalem after his return from the exile (Neh 3:23). (2) A town of Benjamin mentioned in connection with N...
  [smith] a place, named between Nob and Hazor, in which the Benjamites lived after their return from captivity. (Nehemiah 11:32)
  [nave] ANANIAH 1. Son of Maaseiah, Neh. 3:23; 8:4. 2. Town of Benjamin, Neh. 11:32.
  

• Hashabiah

  [ebd] regarded by Jehovah. (1.) Merarite Levite (1 Chr. 6:45; 9:14). (2.) A son of Jeduthun (25:3, 19). (3.) Son of Kemuel (26:30). (4.) One of the chief Levites (2 Chr. 35:9). (5.) A Levite (Neh. 11:22). (6.) One of the chief pri...
  [isbe] HASHABIAH - hash-a-bi'-a (chashabhyah): (1) Two Levites of the family of Merari (1 Ch 6:45; 9:14). (2) A Levite who dwelt in Jerusalem at the time of Nehemiah (Neh 11:15). (3) A son of Jeduthun (1 Ch 25:3). (4) A Hebronite, ...
  [smith] (whom God regards). A Merarite Levite. (1 Chronicles 6:45) Another Merarite Levite. (1 Chronicles 9:14) The fourth of the six sons of Jeduthun, (1 Chronicles 25:3) who had charge of the twelfth course. ver. 19. (B.C...
  [nave] HASHABIAH 1. Son of Amaziah, a Levite, 1 Chr. 6:45. 2. Son of Jeduthun, a Levite, 1 Chr. 25:3, 19. 3. Son of Kemuel, 1 Chr. 26:30; 27:17. 4. A chief Levite, 2 Chr. 35:9. 5. Son of Bui, 1 Chr. 9:14; Neh. 11:15. 6. Son of...
  

• Moladah

  [isbe] MOLADAH - mol'-a-da, mo-la'-da (moladhah; Molada): A place in the far south (Negebh) of Judah, toward Edom (Josh 15:26), reckoned to Simeon (Josh 19:2; 1 Ch 4:28). It was repopulated after the captivity (Neh 11:26). It is me...
  [smith] (birth, race), a city of Judah, one of those which lay in the district of "the south." (Joshua 15:26; 19:2) In the latter tribe it remained at any rate till the reign of David, (1 Chronicles 4:28) but by the time of the ca...
  [nave] MOLADAH Josh. 15:26; 19:2; 1 Chr. 4:28; Neh. 11:26
  

• Dibon

  [ebd] pining; wasting. (1.) A city in Moab (Num. 21:30); called also Dibon-gad (33:45), because it was built by Gad and Dimon (Isa. 15:9). It has been identified with the modern Diban, about 3 miles north of the Arnon and 12 miles...
  [smith] (wasting). A town on the east side of Jordan, in the rich pastoral country, which was taken possession of and rebuilt by the children of Gad. (Numbers 32:3,34) From this circumstance it possibly received the name of DIBON-GA...
  [nave] DIBON 1. Called also Dibon-gad and Dimon. A city on the northern banks of the Arnon, Num. 21:30. Israelites encamp at, Num. 33:45. Allotted to Gad and Reuben, Num. 32:3, 34; Josh. 13:9, 17. Taken by Moab, Isa. 15:2, 9; Je...
  

• PALESTINE, 2

  [isbe] PALESTINE, 2 - III. Palestine in the Historic Books of the Old Testament. 1. Book of Joshua: Joshua is the great geographical book of the Old Testament; and the large majority of the 600 names of places, rivers and mountains...
  

• Ramah

  [isbe] RAMAH - ra'-ma (ha-ramah, without the definite article only in Neh 11:33; Jer 31:15): The name denotes height, from root rum, "to be high," and the towns to which it applied seem all to have stood on elevated sites. (1) Code...
  [smith] (a hill). This is the name of several places in the holy land. One of the cities of the allotment of Benjamin. (Joshua 18:25) Its site is at er-Ram , about five miles from Jerusalem, and near to Gibeah. (Judges 4:5; 19:13; 1...
  [nave] RAMAH 1. Called Rama, Matt. 2:18. A city allotted to Benjamin, Josh. 18:25; Judg. 19:13. Attempted fortification of, by King Baasha; destruction of, by Asa, 1 Kin. 15:17-22; 2 Chr. 16:1-6. People of, return from the Babyl...
  

• Azekah

  [ebd] dug over, a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah (Josh. 15:35), where the five confederated Amoritish kings were defeated by Joshua and their army destroyed by a hailstrom (10:10, 11). It was one of the places re-occu...
  [isbe] AZEKAH - a-ze'-ka `azekah: A town of some importance in the Shephelah of Judah mentioned (Josh 15:35) next to Socoh. In Josh 10:10 the defeated kings of the Arnorites are described as flying before Joshua "by the way of the ...
  [nave] AZEKAH, a town of Judah, Josh. 10:10, 11; 15:35; 1 Sam. 17:1; 2 Chr. 11:9; Neh. 11:30; Jer. 34:7.
  

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